Pack Up

"Pack Up"
Single by Eliza Doolittle featuring Lloyd Wade [uncredited]
from the album Eliza Doolittle
B-side I'll Be Your Pillow, Skinny Genes (Unplugged)
Released 5 July 2010
Format Digital download
Genre Indie pop, folk, jazz, soul
Length 3:11
Label Parlophone
Writer(s) Tim Woodcock, Eliza Doolittle, Felix Powell, George Asaf, Matthew Prime
Producer Matt Prime
Eliza Doolittle singles chronology
"Skinny Genes"
(2010)		 "Pack Up"
(2010)		 "Rollerblades"
(2010)

"Pack Up" is the second single from British singer–songwriter Eliza Doolittle, taken from her debut album Eliza Doolittle. It was released on 5 July 2010. The song lyrics contain the title of the 1915 song "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag". Lloyd Wade sings the main hook with Doolittle. The single was Doolittle's debut in most European counties.

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Critical reception

Nick Levine of Digital Spy Blog gave the song a positive review stating: "Quirky? You betcha, but the result is also a lovely summery pop song - just one of many lovely summery pop songs on Doolittle's upcoming album."[1]

Music video

The music video was shot in Jamaica. It shows Eliza travelling to different places within a Jamaican town by bus and motorbike.

Track listings

Digital download
No. Title Length
1. "Pack Up"   3:11
2. "I'll Be Your Pillow"   2:38
3. "Skinny Genes" (Unplugged) 3:05

Chart performance

"Pack Up" debuted on the Irish Singles Chart at number 15 on 9 July 2010, marking Doolittle's first appearance in that country. The following week the single rose a single place to number 14 and later peaked at number 6.

The single also debuted on the UK Singles Chart on 11 July 2010 at number 12, beating previous single's "Skinny Genes" peak of number 22, the next week it climbed to number 8 making it her first top 10 hit. On the third week in the UK Singles Chart, the single rose to number 5, making it also her first top 5 hit and has since been certified Silver by the BPI for sales of 200,000 in the UK. However, it was revealed on The Biggest Selling Girls of 2010 that "Pack Up" had sold 400,000 copies, and has since been certified Gold.

It was also used in Hollyoaks in 2010 as shown as a tribute video to Stephanie Roach.

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 96
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 10
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[4] 34
Denmark (Tracklisten)[5] 37
European Hot 100 Singles[6] 35
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 16
Germany (Media Control AG)[8] 49
German Airplay Chart[9] 40
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 6
Italy (FIMI)[11] 24
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[12] 19
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[13] 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 75
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[15] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
Dutch Singles Chart[16] 66
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[17] 28

Use in television and other media

In early 2011, the song has featured on British television in the advertisement for Kinder Surprise.[18] The song is also used in a Brazilian soap opera called Insensato Coração and it is included on the soap opera's soundtrack. It was featured on the season 2 premiere of "Mob Wives".

Release information

Country Release date Format
United Kingdom 5 July 2010 Digital download

External links

References

  1. ^ Nick Levine (5 July 2010). "Eliza Doolittle: 'Pack Up'". Digital Spy. bbc.co.uk. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a236783/eliza-doolittle-pack-up.html. 
  2. ^ "Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 6th December 2010". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on December 15, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5v0YxAICO. Retrieved December 20, 2010. 
  3. ^ "Ultratop.be – Eliza Doolittle – Pack Up" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Eliza Doolittle – Pack Up" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  5. ^ "Danishcharts.com – Eliza Doolittle – Pack Up". Tracklisten. Hung Medien.
  6. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/european-hot-100?begin=1&order=position
  7. ^ "Finnishcharts.com – Eliza Doolittle – Pack Up". Suomen virallinen lista. Hung Medien.
  8. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  9. ^ German Airplay Chart, Retrieved on 2011-06-03
  10. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association.
  11. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Eliza Doolittle – Pack Up". Top Digital Download. Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Eliza Doolittle – Pack Up" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  13. ^ "Archive Chart". Scottish Singles Top 40. The Official Charts Company.
  14. ^ "Eliza Doolittle – Pack Up – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
  15. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
  16. ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. http://dutchcharts.nl/yearchart.asp?cat=s. Retrieved 2011-01-03. 
  17. ^ "2010 Year-end UK Singles". BBC (BBC Online). 2010-12-26. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/2010/singles. Retrieved 2010-12-26. 
  18. ^ [1]
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