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"Wonderful Life"
Song
B-side"Affair"

"Wonderful Life" is a song by British synthpop duo Hurts from their debut album, Happiness. It was released as their debut single in Denmark on 3 May 2010, and was released as their second single in the United Kingdom on 22 August 2010. The song peaked at number two in Germany, and reached top ten positions in Denmark, Switzerland and Austria. It also charted in Belgium. This song is one of the biggest foreign hit ever in Serbia. After one year from premiere, it's still in top 10 airplay chart in Serbia.

Background

In an interview with entertainment website Digital Spy lead singer Theo Hutchcraft said of the song: "It's basically based on two extremes: the first being a man who wants to kill himself and the second being love at first sight. He's standing on the bridge about to jump and he's stopped by a woman. They see each other and fall in love. She basically says, 'Come with me, it's all going to be fine'. The song only offers a snippet of someone's life, so we don't know what happens at the end of it."[1]

Critical reception

Digital Spy gave the song five out of five stars writing: "Over noirishly simmering synths, frontman Theo Hutchcraft tells the story of a suicidal man saved from jumping off the Severn Bridge by the strike of love at first sight. The rest, quite frankly, speaks for itself. Classy video? Check. Haunting vocals? You got 'em. Epic instrumental breakdown two-thirds of the way through? Seriously, it's all here."[2] The Guardian reviewer Paul Lester wrote: "Wonderful Life is a heart-piercing future classic. Close your eyes and you're transported back to 1987, with the pristine production and melodies."[3] Fraser McAlpine of BBC Chart Blog gave the song four out of five stars and described it as a sad song with "bitterly optimistic lyrics".[4] Brent DiCrescenzo from Time Out Chicago gave "Wonderful Life" four out of five stars and called it a "immaculately crafted, melodramatic pop song[s]"[5] Sarah Walters of City Life gave the song three out of five stars. She felt the song was "a product of the 1980s", and wrote, "There are countless debts in here: the sentimental synth of the Pet Shop Boys or Fiction Factory, the dancefloor savvy of The Beloved, the emotional lyrical arch China Crisis or the dashes of saxophone used by Spandau Ballet and Black".[6] (Coincidentally, Black was a one-hit wonder band with a song of the same title).[7] Altsounds.com gave the song a favourable review, stating: "It isn't ground-breaking by any means but it is a good example of pop music done well. Sure the lyrics aren't the greatest [...] but the chorus is good and will rattle around in your brain for quite a few hours after you have finished listening to it."[8]

Track listing

Personnel

Source:[9]

Charts and certifications

Release history

Region Date Format
Denmark 3 May 2010 Digital download
Germany 30 July 2010[36]
6 August 2010[37] CD single
United Kingdom 22 August 2010[38] Digital download
23 August 2010[39] CD single

References

  1. ^ Balls, David (27 December 2009). "Music - Interview - Ones To Watch: Hurts". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  2. ^ Copsey, Robert (23 August 2010). "Music - Singles Review - Hurts: 'Wonderful Life'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  3. ^ Lester, Paul (27 July 2009). "New band of the day – No 593: Hurts". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ McAlpine, Fraser (15 January 2010). "Chart Blog: Hurts - 'Wonderful Life'". BBC Music. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  5. ^ DiCrescenzo, Brent. "Tracks | Hurts - Wonderful Life". Time Out Chicago. Retrieved 3 September 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Text "Music review" ignored (help); Text "Summer Camp - Round the Moon" ignored (help)
  6. ^ Walters, Sarah. "Single Review: Hurts - Wonderful Life - Releases - Music". Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  7. ^ Lester, Paul (27 July 2009). "Hurts (No 593)". The Guardian. London.
  8. ^ "Hurts - Wonderful Life [Single]". Altsounds.com. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  9. ^ (Media notes). {{cite AV media notes}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |Format= ignored (|format= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |Publisher= ignored (|publisher= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |Type= ignored (|type= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |Year= ignored (|year= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Hurts – Wonderful Life" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  11. ^ "Hurts – Wonderful Life" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  12. ^ "Hurts – Wonderful Life" (in French). Ultratip.
  13. ^ [http://www.europeanhitradio.com/topi European Hit Radio Top 40 Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  14. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 39. týden 2010 in the date selector.
  15. ^ "Hurts – Wonderful Life". Tracklisten.
  16. ^ "Hurts – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Hurts. [dead link]
  17. ^ "Hurts: Wonderful Life" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  18. ^ German Airplay Chart, Retrieved on 2011-06-03
  19. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  20. ^ "Chart Track: Week 36, 2010". Irish Singles Chart.
  21. ^ "Hurts – Wonderful Life" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  22. ^ ZPAV Top5 Airplay 30.10. - 05.11.2010 Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  23. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201041 into search.
  24. ^ "Hurts – Wonderful Life". Singles Top 100.
  25. ^ "Hurts – Wonderful Life". Swiss Singles Chart.
  26. ^ "Hurts: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  27. ^ http://austriancharts.at/2010_single.asp
  28. ^ [http://www.europeanhitradio.com/topi European Hit Radio Top 40 Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  29. ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts-year-end/european-hot-100-singles?year=2010#/charts-year-end/european-hot-100-singles?year=2010
  30. ^ http://www.einslive.de/musik/charts/2011/jahrescharts.jsp
  31. ^ German Airplay Chart, Retrieved on 2011-06-03
  32. ^ "MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 2010" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved 10 March 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  33. ^ http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=2010
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  35. ^ http://ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin
  36. ^ "Wonderful Life: Hurts". Amazon.de. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  37. ^ "Wonderful Life: Hurts". Amazon.de. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  38. ^ "Wonderful Life: Hurts". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  39. ^ "Wonderful Life: Hurts". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
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