On My Own (Yasmin song)

"On My Own"
Single by Yasmin
from the album Yasmin
Released 30 January 2011
(see release history)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2010
Genre R&B/Soul
Length 3:53
Label Ministry of Sound/Levels Recordings
Writer(s) Yasmin Shahmir
Producer Shy FX
Yasmin singles chronology
"Runaway"
(2010)		 "On My Own"
(2011)		 "Finish Line"
(2011)

"On My Own" is the first official single by DJ and singer-songwriter Yasmin. The single was released on 30 January 2011 for digital download.

Yasmin did an acoustic performance for The Biz Sessions at The Sun. She performed her song "On My Own", "Finish Line" and a cover of Ellie Goulding’s "Starry Eyed".[1]

Contents

Critical reception

Nick Levine of Digital Spy Blog gave the song a positive review stating:

Pop songs about working goddamn hard, making it against the goddamn odds and becoming goddamn rich and famous are as common as the Wombles' SW19 domicile, particularly if you've got an N-Dubz album (or three) on your iPod. Consequently, this debut single from disc-spinner-cum-crooner Yasmin Shahmir is actually pretty refreshing.

That's because she's singing about reaching for the goddamn stars rather than patting herself on the back for having shot right past them - "And if I fail, at least I know I did it on my own," she admits with a modesty that most wannabe popstars would need blackmailing to feign. Thing is, the track itself - a midtempo trip-hoppy nugget with a stealthily ingratiating chorus and a breakdown Neneh Cherry wouldn't sniff at - suggests failure isn't terribly likely, so we're just going to have to keep our fingers crossed that this humble young lady remembers Take That's ever-prescient advice: "Neeeeever forget…" .[2]

Music video

The music video was uploaded to YouTube on 3 December 2010.[3]

Track listing

Digital download
No. Title Length
1. "On My Own" (Radio Edit) 3:53
2. "On My Own" (BURNS ESM Remix) 6:02
3. "On My Own" (Stenchman Remix) 4:00
4. "On My Own" (Instrumental) 3:47

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
UK Indie (The Official Charts Company)[4] 6
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[5] 39

Release history

Region Date Format
United Kingdom 30 January 2011[6] Digital download

References

  1. ^ "Beauty Yasmin is XX-tra special". The Sun. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/bizsessions/3379744/Yasmin-celebrates-XX-scoop-with-a-Biz-Session-at-The-Sun.html. 
  2. ^ Nick Levine. "Yasmin: 'On My Own'". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a300981/yasmin-on-my-own.html. 
  3. ^ "Yasmin - On My Own (Official Video) (OUT NOW!)". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsNBQJEofQM. 
  4. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Indie Chart. The Official Charts Company.
  5. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
  6. ^ "On My Own - EP". iTunes. http://www.apple.com/uk/itunes/. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/on-my-own-ep/id409141783. 

External links

Yasmin
Singles
"On My Own"  • "Finish Line"  • "Light Up (The World)"
Featured singles
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