| "All Time Low" | ||||
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| Single by The Wanted | ||||
| from the album The Wanted | ||||
| B-side | "Fight for This Love" | |||
| Released | 25 July 2010 (see release history) |
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| Format | CD single, digital download | |||
| Recorded | Rokstone Studios, London, United Kingdom | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop | |||
| Length | 3:23 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Writer(s) | Steve Mac, Wayne Hector, Ed Drewett | |||
| Producer | Steve Mac | |||
| The Wanted singles chronology | ||||
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"All Time Low" is a pop song by British boy band The Wanted, written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector, Richard Jobling and Ed Drewett. It was released as their debut single in the United Kingdom on 25 July 2010 on digital download format and on 26 July 2010 on CD single format through Geffen Records. The song peaked at number one in the United Kingdom and at number nineteen in Ireland. "All Time Low" is upbeat with prominent dance-pop musical characteristics. It has so far garnered a positive response from contemporary music critics. The song was accompanied by a music video which was released on 3 June 2010. The Wanted have performed "All Time Low" live at the Summertime Ball, Arqiva Awards, and on various television shows including: GMTV and The Hollyoaks Music Show, and online shows such as SBTV and The 5:19 Show. On 2 July 2010, BBC online magazine Slink used "All Time Low" in their 'Snapped' feature.[1]
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After forming and being signed to Geffen Records in 2010 through mass auditioning, The Wanted recorded "All Time Low".[2] It was one of six songs recorded by the band at the time for their debut album due for release in late 2010.[3][4] The track was co-written by its producer Steve Mac in collaboration with Wayne Hector and Ed Drewett. It was mixed by Dann Pursey and Ren Swan. Lyrically, "All Time Low" is written in reference to rising from the difficulty of having someone special constantly on your mind. Speaking to Orange U.K., Max George from the band interpreted what the song was about:
It's basically about a girl you can't get out of your mind - whatever you do, you just can't - and it describes how to get up from this all time low.[5]
Orange UK described "All Time Low" as having a "lovesick" theme to it.[6] The lines "Waiting at the station/I'm late for work, a vital presentation" were said to take reference to Microsoft PowerPoint by music website Popjustice.[7] While the line "I'm in pieces, seems like peace is the only thing I'll never know" was highlighted by Fraser McAlpine of the BBC as being the most memorable in the song in addition to having a devilish internal rhyme.[8] "All Time Low" acts as The Wanted's debut single and first single from their debut album. The single was first released on digital download format in Ireland and the United Kingdom on 25 July 2010[9]. The following day "All Time Low" was released on CD single format in both countries on 26 July 2010.[10]
In August 2010, they performed the song in Hannover, Germany at The Dome 55.[11] On 11 September 2010, they performed the song at the Freedom Festival in Hull alongside "Heart Vacancy" and "Lose My Mind".[12]
"All Time Low" received critical praise from Ryan Love of Digital Spy who gave the song a four out five star rating. Love described the song as "a bit of a surprise" and gave praise to its opening "quite simply immense" strings. Love went on to call the song a "fresh 'n' fizzy indie-tinged pop gem".[13] "All Time Low" received its second four out of five star rating after a review by Fraser McAlpine from the BBC. McAlpine reviewed the track mentioning: "Now, for a transparent piece of silly old pop music, this has class cooties. The telltale signs are there in the string riff, and the mature, subtle way they approach the singing, and the restraint with which they have applied the autotune." He went on to say that the song was good despite sampling a melody from Coldplay's "The Scientist" (2002). McAlpine added that the song boasts a memorable line with a devlish internal rhyme: "I'm in pieces, it seems like peace is the only thing I'll never know".[8]
"All Time Low" first debuted in Ireland on 29 July 2010 at number 19. The song debuted at number one in the United Kingdom for the week ending 7 August 2010.
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| Preceded by "We No Speak Americano" by Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP |
UK Singles Chart number-one single 1 August 2010 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "Beautiful Monster" by Ne-Yo |
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| United Kingdom/Ireland | 25 July 2010[9] | Digital download | Geffen Records |
| 26 July 2010[10] | CD single | ||
| Germany | 9 August 2010[25] | Digital download | |
| 22 October 2010[26] | CD single | ||
| Canada[16] | 1 July 2011 | Digital download | Def Jam Recordings |
| United States[16] |
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