Put Your Records On
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| Single by Corinne Bailey Rae | ||
| from the album Corinne Bailey Rae | ||
| Released | February 20, 2006 | |
| Format | CD single, DVD single, 7" vinyl single | |
| Recorded | 2005 | |
| Genre | Soul | |
| Length | 03:35 | |
| Label | EMI | |
| Writer(s) | Corinne Bailey Rae, John Beck, Steve Chrisanthou | |
| Producer(s) | Steve Chrisanthou | |
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| Corinne Bailey Rae singles chronology | ||
| "Like a Star" (2005) |
"Put Your Records On" (2006) |
"Trouble Sleeping" (2006) |
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"Put Your Records On" is the second single from English soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae's debut album Corinne Bailey Rae, released in February and early March 2006 throughout Europe.
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[edit] Song information
The song was co-written by Corinne Bailey Rae, John Beck, and Steve Chrisanthou, and produced by Steve Chrisanthou. It crashed into the UK charts at number two and was only kept off the top spot by Madonna's "Sorry." The carefree, chilled out style of both the song and the video – set in South Africa – caught people's imagination and created hype around Corinne that a British urban music artist hasn't enjoyed since Craig David and Ms. Dynamite's emergence in 2000 and 2002 respectively.[citation needed]
"Put Your Records On" is currently enjoying a wealth of critical and commercial acclaim[citation needed] which has helped rocket the album to number one in its first week of release. The track has topped a wealth of charts including the UK Top 40 Downloads and the UK Top 40 R&B Singles; it was also a smash hit on radio and is currently at number two on the UK Top 50 Airplay. As of March 1, 2006, Corinne Bailey Rae became only the second female solo act to top the UK Top 40 Downloads in history.
The acoustic version of this song was a featured "Free Single of the Week" at the Canadian and the U.S. iTunes Music Store. On March 7, 2007, American Idol contestant Antonella Barba sang this song for her Top 16 performance.
The song earned a 2007 Grammy Award nomination for "Song of the Year".[1]
The single ended 2006 as the 40th best selling single of the year, with 2,267,000 copies sold.[2]
[edit] Track listings and formats
- UK CD single
- "Put Your Records On"
- "Another Rainy Day"
- International CD single
- "Put Your Records On"
- "Another Rainy Day"
- "Since I've Been Loving You"
- DVD single
- "Put Your Records On"
- "Put Your Records On" (video)
- "Put Your Records On" (live at Bush Hall)
- "Since I've Been Loving You"
- 7" vinyl single
- "Put Your Records On"
- "Since I've Been Loving You"
- Download
- "Put Your Records On" [Acousic]
[edit] Credits
- Written by Corinne Bailey Rae, John Beck and Steve Chrisanthou
- Produced and recorded by Steve Chrisanthou
- Additional production by Jimmy Hogarth
- Lead vocals performed by Corinne Bailey Rae
- Backing vocals by Corinne Bailey Rae and Cara Robinson
- Acoustic guitar performed by Corinne Bailey Rae
- Percussion performed by Corinne Bailey Rae
- Electric guitar, Spanish guitar, horns and percussion by Steve Chrisanthou
- Keyboards performed by John Beck
- Hammond organ performed by Joe Tatton
- Alto Sax performed by Jason Rae
- Tenor Sax performed by Jim Corry
- Trumpet performed by Malcolm Strachan
- Bass performed by Sam Dixon
- Published by Global Talent Publishing and Good Groove Songs
- Recorded at The Idle Studio
[edit] Charts
- Put Your Records On (2006) (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- Corinne Bailey Rae's most acclaimed song to date, it rose to #2 on the UK Singles Chart and was nominated for two Grammy Awards, in the categories of Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
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| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| UK Top 75 Singles | 2 |
| UK Top 40 R&B Singles | 1 |
| UK Top 40 Downloads | 1 |
| UK Top 50 Airplay | 2 |
| UK TV Airplay | 16 |
| Argentina Top 40 Singles | 2 [1] |
| Australia ARIA Top 100 Singles | 30 |
| Austria Top 75 Singles | 26 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 17 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles | 8 |
| Germany Top 100 Singles | 75 |
| Ireland Top 50 Singles | 27 |
| Italy Top 50 Singles | 19 |
| Mexico Digital Sales Chart | 20 |
| Mexico Top 100 Airplay | 38 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Top 50 Singles | 6 |
| Peru Top 15 | 7 |
| Spain Los 40 Principales | 19 |
| Spain Top 100 | 1 |
| Switzerland Top 100 Singles | 23 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 64 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 68 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs | 61 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 99 |
