Kickstarts (song)

"Kickstarts" is a song by British recording artist Example. This is the third single from Example's second album, Won't Go Quietly. The song was available to download on 13 June 2010, with a physical single release on 14 June 2010. Production was handled by British drum and bass musician Sub Focus.

Critical reception

Robert Copsey of Digital Spy Blog gave the song a positive review stating:

Having scored that all-important breakthrough hit with 'Won't Go Quietly' earlier this year, Elliot 'Example' Gleave now faces the tricky task of following it up. The Londoner recently told us he was gunning for plenty of radio play and a well-received video with this one – but does 'Kickstarts' warrant that kind of attention?

The answer is a resounding "Yes!" Example reckons producer Sub Focus has brought a "hardcore club edge to a lyrically poppy single" here – and he's not wrong, with lines like "You're my girl in a golden crown / Princess I don't wanna let you down" cloaked in loads of clubby beats and a squiggly synth riff. It all adds up to a self-proclaimed slice of "grown-up rave" that's as refreshing as sipping a pint of cider in a pub garden on a hot summer's day. Nice .^[1]

Track listing

Digital download ^[2]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kickstarts" (Radio Edit)	3:01
2.	"Kickstarts" (Extended Mix)	5:31
3.	"Kickstarts" (Wideboys Stadium Mix)	6:32
4.	"Kickstarts" (Afrojack Remix)	6:31
5.	"Kickstarts" (Fenech Soler Remix)	5:45

Chart performance

"Kickstarts" debuted on the Irish Singles Chart at number 8 on 18 June 2010, marking Example's most successful single in the country, after "Won't Go Quietly" reached a peak of number 36 in January 2010. Likewise, "Kickstarts" received similar success on the UK Singles Chart, debuting at number 3 beating the previous single's peak of number 6, but also at number 1 on the UK Dance Chart and UK Indie Chart, marking his second consecutive number 1 on both charts. The single also managed to reach a peak of number 11 on the European Hot 100 Singles chart.

Chart (2010–12)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^{[ 1]}	35
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)^{[ 1]}	4
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)^{[ 1]}	34
Czech Republic (IFPI)^{[ 1]}	9
European Hot 100 Singles^[3]	11
Germany (Media Control AG)^{[ 1]}	72
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)^{[ 1]}	23
Ireland (IRMA)^{[ 1]}	8
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^{[ 1]}	12
Scotland (Official Charts Company)^{[ 1]}	2
Slovakia (IFPI)^{[ 1]}	12
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)^{[ 1]}	1
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)^{[ 1]}	1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^{[ 1]}	3
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^{[ 1]}	23

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
UK Singles Chart^[4]	44
Chart (2011)	Position
UK Singles Chart^[5]	198

Release history

Region	Date	Format
Ireland^[6]	13 June 2010	Digital download
United Kingdom ^[2]	13 June 2010	Digital download

References

↑ Music – Singles Review – Example: 'Kickstarts'. Digital Spy (2010-06-14). Retrieved on 2010-12-03.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Kickstarts – EP by Example – Download Kickstarts – EP on iTunes. Itunes.apple.com (2010-06-13). Retrieved on 2010-12-03.
↑ European Hot 100. Billboard.com (2010-11-27). Retrieved on 2010-12-03.
↑ http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2010.pdf
↑ http://ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2011.pdf
↑ http://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/kickstarts-extended-mix/id369678730

External links

Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

v t e Example singles

Discography

What We Made (2007)	"I Don't Want To" "So Many Roads" "Me & Mandy" "What We Made"

Won't Go Quietly (2010)	"Watch the Sun Come Up" "Won't Go Quietly" "Kickstarts" "Last Ones Standing" "Two Lives"

Playing in the Shadows (2011)	"Changed the Way You Kiss Me" "Stay Awake" "Natural Disaster" "Midnight Run"

The Evolution of Man (2012)	"Say Nothing" "Close Enemies" "Perfect Replacement"

TBA (2014)	"All the Wrong Places" "Kids Again"

Featured singles	"Monster" "Game Over" "Unorthodox" "Daydreamer" "We'll Be Coming Back" "Thursday"

Other songs	"Hooligans" "Shot Yourself in the Foot Again"

Songwriting credits	"Chasing the Sun"

v t e Popjustice £20 Music Prize Winners

"No Good Advice" (Girls Aloud, 2003) "Some Girls" (Rachel Stevens, 2004) "Wake Me Up" (Girls Aloud, 2005) "Biology" (Girls Aloud, 2006) "Rehab" (Amy Winehouse, 2007) "Call the Shots" (Girls Aloud, 2008) "The Promise" (Girls Aloud, 2009) "Kickstarts" (Example, 2010) "Higher" (The Saturdays, 2011)

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