Beat to My Melody
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"Beat to My Melody" is a song by German recording artist Lena Meyer-Landrut for her fourth studio album "Crystal Sky". The song will be released by Universal Music Germany as the album's third single on April 1st, 2016.
Background and release
"Beat to My Melody" is a elecrtonic pop song, featuring oriental elements in it's production. The song was written by Lena Meyer-Landrut, Jonny Coffer, Katrina Noorbergen and Sam Preston and was recorded at Jonny Coffers studios in London. It was prduced by British producer Biffco and the German producer Duo Beatgees, who prduced 13 of 14 tracks of the album "Crystal Sky".[1][2]
The song was remixed by German producer team Madizin for the re-release of "Crystal Sky" where it can be found as a bonus track. The mix also serves as the single version of the song.[3].
Cover art
The cover design follows the designs of the previous single covers and that of the album cover, using the same kaleidoscopic effect and the same font work. The picture used is a still from the music video for "Wild & Free".
Music video
The accompanying music video was shot in Berlin and features scenes filmed at the Heinrich-von-Kleist-Park in Schöneberg. It was directed by German director Vi-Dan Tran, who also directed the videos for Lena's previous singles "Wild & Free" aswell as the album tracks "Catapult" and "Home", and was co-directed by German singer Lary, who made her directing debut with this video. The video was produced by the BNTB-Agency.[4] A first version of the video featuring the "Dayne S Remix" of the single was released exclusivley on Lena's YouTube channel on March 25th, 2016. The video for the single version is due to be released on April 1st, 2016.
Promotion
The song was first performed live at the "Grand Prix Party" for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 on May 24th, 2015 broadcated by the ARD. She also performed the song for MTV Germany in an episode of "MTV Live Sessions"[5]. She also performed the song on German Telenovela "Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten" along with "Traffic Lights" to promote the album, the performance was broadcated on October 15, 2015.[6] The song is part of her setlist of the "Carry You Home Tour" in support of her fourth studio album.
On March 25th, 2016 a music video for the "Dayne S Remix" of the single was exclusivley released on her YouTube channel. A remix EP of the song will be released on April 1st, 2016.[7].
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label |
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Germany | April 1, 2016 | Digital download – Remix EP | Universal Music Germany |
References
- ^ "Crystal Sky" album liner notes.
- ^ "Lena - Beat To My Melody (Track By Track)". Lena Meyer-Landrut (in German). Lena Meyer-Landrut on YouTube. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "Neu für den Sektor: Lena - "Beat To My Melody (Madizin Remix)"". WDR (in German). WDR. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ Directing and productions credits on video
- ^ "MTV Live Sessions: Lena". MTV Germany (in German). mtv.de. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "Auftritt bei GZSZ: Lena Meyer-Landrut singt im "Mauerwerk"". n-tv (in German). n-tv.de. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "Instagram post". Lena Meyer-Landrut (in German). Lena Meyer-Landrut on Instagram. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2016.