Replay (Iyaz song)
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| Single by Iyaz | |||||||||||
| from the album Replay | |||||||||||
| Released | 7 July 2009 (U.S.) 25 August 2009 (U.S. radio) 4 January 2010 (UK) 19 February 2010 (GER)[1] |
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| Format | Digital download | ||||||||||
| Genre | Reggae fusion, R&B | ||||||||||
| Length | 3:01 | ||||||||||
| Label | T.I.M.E., Beluga Heights, Reprise Records | ||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Rock City, Keidran Jones, Jonathan Rotem, Jason Derülo | ||||||||||
| Producer | J. R. Rotem | ||||||||||
| Certification | 3x Platinum (RIAA)[2] Gold (BPI) |
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"Replay" is a song performed by British Virgin Islands recording artist Iyaz. It is the first single released from his debut album Replay, which was released on 8 June 2010.
The single "Replay" was produced by J. R. Rotem who credits himself at the beginning of the song via his signature "J.R." sample. "Replay" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #96 and has peaked at #2. In the United Kingdom, the song charted at #1 on the UK Singles Chart on 10 January 2010 and stayed there for 2 weeks until it was knocked off the summit by "Fireflies" by Owl City. The combined figure of the official music video and prequel video on YouTube is about 98 million views.
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[edit] Music video
The official music video features Iyaz wearing headphones and listening to music on a beach. Other various scenes feature Iyaz singing with a background of the British Virgin Islands' flag, and partying on the beach during the night. The video was directed by Rock Jacobs. A prequel video was also filmed that features the full-length beach scenes with Iyaz and his love interest.
[edit] Remixes
- "Replay" (Official Remix) (featuring Flo Rida)
- "Replay" (Official Remix #2) (featuring Sean Kingston, Nipsey Hussle, Bizzy Bone, & Rock City)
[edit] Covers
- Chicago 5-piece pop/rock band, Good Luck Jane, released a rock version at the end 2009.[3]
- The Washington-based duo He Is We recorded a version for the 2010 compilation "Rockin Romance II."
- New Jersey pop punkers Man Overboard released a free acoustic cover of the song.[4]
- The Gregory Brothers auto-tuned clips from the State of the Union speech given by U.S. President Barack Obama into a cover of Replay.[5]
- "Weird Al" Yankovic covered part of this song for the polka medley off his latest album Alpocalypse.
[edit] Track list
Replay - Promo CD
- "Replay (Jason Nevins Club Mix)"
- "Replay (Donni Hotwheel Club Mix)"
- "Replay (Ruff Loadez Club Mix)"
- "Replay (Remix featuring Flo Rida)"
- "Replay (Album Version)"
[edit] Chart performance and certification
The song debuted in the UK at number one on 10 January 2010, selling over 106,000 copies in its first week, the highest sale for any new year release since Michelle McManus sold 118,000 copies of "All This Time" in the equivalent week in January 2004.[6] After two weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart and six weeks at the top of the UK R&B Chart, "Replay" was succeeded by Owl City's "Fireflies" and Rihanna's "Rude Boy", respectively. It was the first song released in 2010 in the UK to be certified Gold with sales in excess of 400,000.[7] In June 2010, it was announced that "Replay" was the third highest selling single of the year in the UK at that point.
[edit] Chart procession and succession
| Preceded by "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga |
UK Singles Chart number-one single 10 January 2010 – 23 January 2010 |
Succeeded by "Fireflies" by Owl City |
[edit] See also
- List of Mainstream Top 40 number-one hits of 2009 (U.S.)
- List of number-one singles from the 2010s (UK)
- List of number-one R&B hits of 2010 (UK)
- List of number-one singles in Australia in 2010
- List of number-one hits of 2010 (Switzerland)
- List of Rhythmic Top 40 number-one singles of 2010 (U.S.)
[edit] References
- ^ Music - - Singles Release Diary - Digital Spy
- ^ a b RIAA - Gold & Platinum - 18 December 2010
- ^ Good Luck Jane op Myspace Music – Gratis gestreamde MP3’s, foto’s en Videoclips
- ^ Man Overboard Stuck On Replay - News Article - AbsolutePunk.net
- ^ now to post a comment! (31 January 2011). "Songify This - Obama Sings to the Shawties (replay extended)". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej_H8wYo2s4. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
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- ^ Music Week - Owls rule the singles roost
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – Iyaz – Replay". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Iyaz – Replay – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Iyaz – Replay" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Iyaz – Replay" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Iyaz Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Iyaz. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ "Danishcharts.com – Iyaz – Replay". Tracklisten. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Iyaz search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40.
- ^ "Iyaz Album & Song Chart History" European Hot 100 for Iyaz. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ "Finnishcharts.com – Iyaz – Replay". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Iyaz – Replay" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
- ^ "French Download Single Top 50 - 20 February 2010" (in french). Lescharts. http://www.lescharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=si&year=2010&date=20100220. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Iyaz – Replay". Top Digital Download. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Charts.org.nz – Iyaz – Replay". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Iyaz – Replay". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Iyaz – Replay" Canciones Top 50. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Iyaz – Replay". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Iyaz – Replay – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Chart Stats – Iyaz – Replay" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats.
- ^ "Iyaz Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Iyaz. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ "Iyaz Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Iyaz. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ "Year End Charts - Year-end songs - The Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/charts-year-end/hot-100-songs?year=2009#/charts-year-end/hot-100-songs?year=2009. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2010". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2010.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ^ "Charts Year End: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/chart_display.jsp?f=Canadian+Hot+100&g=Year-end+Singles. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. http://dutchcharts.nl/yearchart.asp?cat=s. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
- ^ European Hot 100 | Billboard.com
- ^ "FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Ricerche e dati di mercato". Fimi.it. 17 January 2011. http://www.fimi.it/dett_ddmercato.php?id=73. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
- ^ "Topul celor mai difuzate piese în România în 2010" (in Romanian). România Liberă. http://www.romanialibera.ro/arte/muzica/exclusiv-topul-celor-mai-difuzate-piese-in-romania-in-2010-211604.html. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ "2010 Year-end UK Singles". BBC (BBC Online). 26 December 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/2010/singles. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Replay')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Replay&strInterpret=&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked.
- ^ http://www.fimi.it/temp/cert_Nielsen_week1211.pdf
- ^ RIANZ
- ^ "http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accr2010.htm". Aria.com.au. 31 July 2010. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.auaccreds2010.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
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