Lovelight

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"Lovelight"
Single by Robbie Williams
from the album Rudebox
B-side "Mess Me Up"
Released 13 November 2006
Format CD single
DVD single
Recorded New York City, U.S.
Genre Dance-pop, electropop
Length 4:02
Label Chrysalis Records–EMI
Writer(s) Lewis Taylor
Producer Mark Ronson
Robbie Williams singles chronology
"Kiss Me"
(2006)		 "Lovelight"
(2006)		 "She's Madonna"
(2006)
Alternative cover
DVD Single

"Lovelight" is a pop song written and originally performed by Lewis Taylor for his 2003 album Stoned, Part I. In 2006, the song was covered by British singer Robbie Williams. It was produced by Mark Ronson, and was released as the second single from Williams' seventh solo album, Rudebox, in the fourth quarter of 2006.

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[edit] Music video

"Lovelight" features a music video that was directed by Jake Nava and filmed in Vienna, Austria during a break from Williams' European "Close Encounters Tour". The video features Williams performing in a dark club (Semper Depot, Lehárgasse 6-8, Vienna-Mariahilf) accompanied by female dancers. The video premiered on ITV1 in the UK on October 6, 2006.[1]

[edit] Chart performance

"Lovelight" debuted at number twenty-eight on the UK singles chart, a week before its physical single release. The song debuted on the Download Chart at number twenty-five, before peaking at number fifteen. After it's physical release, Lovelight reached Number 8 in the UK Singles Charts. In Sweden, the song debuted at number twenty-three on the Top 60 Singles Chart on digital single sales only. In Australia, "Lovelight" debuted at number thirty-eight on the ARIA Top 40 Digital Track Chart. The album on which Lovelight is featured, "Rudebox", made number one in both the UK and Australia. In The Netherlands the song was also a hit, peaking at number 2 in the Dutch Mega Top 50 and at number 8 in the Dutch Top 40.

[edit] Tracklisting

UK CD1

  1. Lovelight - 4:02
  2. Mess Me Up - 5:13

UK CD2

  1. Lovelight [Album Version] - 4:02
  2. Lovelight [Soulwax Ravelight Vocal Mix] - 6:56
  3. Lovelight [Kurd Maverick Vocal Mix] - 6:47
  4. Lovelight [Soul Mekanik Mekanikal Mix] - 6:10
  5. Lovelight [Dark Horse Mix] - 6:25
  6. Lovelight [Soulwax Ravelight Dub] - 6:26

UK DVD Single

  1. Lovelight [Video] - 4:02
  2. Mess Me Up [Audio] - 5:13
  3. Lovelight (Soul Mekanik Mekanikal Remix) [Audio] - 6:10
  4. Trailer & Photo Gallery

[edit] Credits and personnel

  • Lead vocals: Robbie Williams
  • Backing vocals: N'Dea Davenport
  • Fender Rhodes: Raymond Angry
  • Roland Strings: Raymond Angry
  • Trumpet: Dave Guy
  • Tenor Saxophone: Neil Sugarman
  • Baritone Saxophone: Ian Hendrickson-Smith
  • Bass Guitar: Andrew Levy, Mark Ronson
  • Electric Guitar: Mark Ronson
  • Percussion: Sam Koppelman, Mark Ronson
  • Scratches: Mark Ronson
  • Beats: Mark Ronson
  • Mixed by Serban Ghenea

[edit] Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position[2]
Finnish Singles Chart[3] 6
Danish Singles Chart[4] 7
European Hot 100 Singles[5] 15
UK Singles Chart[6] 8
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[7] 8
Dutch Top 40[8] 9
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart 18
Germany Singles Top 100[9] 21
Sweden Singles Top 60 23
Swiss Singles Top 100[10] 25
ARIA Singles Chart[11] 25
Austria Singles Top 75[12] 26
Polish Singles Chart 27
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart 28
Ireland Singles Top 50 28
Romanian Singles Chart[13] 30
Czech IFPI Chart[14] 78

[edit] External links

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "ITV deliver exclusive screening of Robbie Williams' new 'Lovelight' video". http://www.creativematch.co.uk/viewNews/?92808. Retrieved November 2, 2006. 
  2. ^ "Music Square – "Lovelight" World Charts". http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/11291. Retrieved November 12, 2006. 
  3. ^ Singles "Finnish Singles Chart". http://www.yle.fi/lista/listat/tuote.php?id=7349Finnish Singles. Retrieved November 23, 2006. 
  4. ^ "Danish Singles Chart". http://allcharts.org/music/denmark/singles.htm. Retrieved November 24, 2006. 
  5. ^ "Robbie Williams Album & Song Chart History" European Hot 100 for Robbie Williams. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
  6. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart". http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/singles.shtml. Retrieved November 19, 2006. 
  7. ^ "US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?f=Hot+Dance+Club+Play&pageNumber=Top+11-25&g=Singles. Retrieved April 3, 2008. 
  8. ^ "Mega Top 50". Archived from the original on October 30, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20061030191428/http://www.megacharts.nl/full.jsp. Retrieved November 27, 2006. 
  9. ^ "Germany Singles Top 100". http://www.mtv.de/hitlistgermany/index.php. Retrieved November 24, 2006. [dead link]
  10. ^ "Swiss Singles Top 100". http://www.mtv.de/hitlistschweiz/index.php. Retrieved November 24, 2006. [dead link]
  11. ^ "ARIA Singles Chart". http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1U50. Retrieved November 26, 2006. 
  12. ^ "Austria Singles Top 75". http://mtv.de/hitlistaustria/index.php. Retrieved November 24, 2006. [dead link]
  13. ^ "Romanian Top 100" Please see "Issue 48" of the year 2006
  14. ^ "?". http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=2&titul=144100&sec=cf666412ff41f7a1dd5057d2f31132f5. 
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