Gecko (song)

"Gecko"
Single by Oliver Heldens
Released 13 January 2014[1]
Genre
  • Future house
Length 2:46
Label Musical Freedom / Spinning Records
Writer(s) Oliver Heldens
Producer(s) Oliver Heldens
Oliver Heldens singles chronology
"Panther"
(2013)		 "Gecko"
(2014)		 "Gecko (Overdrive)"
(2014)

"Gecko" is a song by Dutch producer Oliver Heldens. It was released as a digital download on 13 January 2014 in the Netherlands. The song has charted in Belgium and the Netherlands. The song was written and produced by Oliver Heldens.

Track listing

Digital download
No. Title Length
1. "Gecko" (Radio Edit) 2:46

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 46
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[3] 22
France (SNEP)[4] 73
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 32

Gecko (Overdrive)

"Gecko (Overdrive)"
Single by Oliver Heldens featuring Becky Hill
Released 22 June 2014[6]
Recorded 2013
Genre
  • Future house
Length 2:45
Label FFRR Records
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Oliver Heldens
Oliver Heldens singles chronology
"Gecko"
(2014)		 "Gecko (Overdrive)"
(2014)		 "Koala"
(2014)
Becky Hill singles chronology
"Powerless"
(2014)		 "Gecko (Overdrive)"
(2014)		 "Caution to the Wind"
(2014)

Oliver Heldens released a second version of the song titled "Gecko (Overdrive)" featuring guest vocals from English singer-songwriter Becky Hill. It was released as a digital download on 22 June 2014. It debuted at number 1 on both the UK Dance Chart and the UK Singles Chart. Notably, "Gecko (Overdrive)" is the last number one in the United Kingdom to be based on sales alone, as streaming became incorporated into the chart the following week. [7]

Music video

A music video was created for the song containing gruesome imagery. 4Music commented that they were praying that their parents don't see this and get ideas.[8] The video begins with a man (acted as name: Doug Willen) who rushes home from work to surprise his wife (acted as name: Twila Ilgenfritz) for their wedding anniversary. He searches all over the house but can't seem to find her. He starts to meditate and a hand emerges from the anniversary cake. The woman jumps out and starts throwing her husband around the kitchen, dances sexually with him and kissing him aggressively before their daughter (acted as name: Michaela Annette) and her boyfriend (acted as name: Tim Allan) walk in on them. The four all have a very uncomfortable dinner, where the man and woman begin to act sexually again. The daughter and her boyfriend go upstairs, where the boy sees the woman has got tentacles. He and the daughter go into her room and uncomfortably kiss. While the man and woman use their tentacles and drip red and blue goo on each other, the daughter gets a pink tentacle and pulls her boyfriend into a kiss. The video ends with the man driving the boyfriend home.

Track listing

Digital download
No. Title Length
1. "Gecko (Overdrive)" (Radio Edit) 2:46
2. "Gecko (Overdrive)" (Extended Edit) 4:57
3. "Gecko (Overdrive)" (Jack Beats Remix) 4:54
4. "Gecko (Overdrive)" (Matrix & Futurebound Remix) 3:38
5. "Gecko (Overdrive)" (DJ S.K.T Remix) 4:25

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 71
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 35
Germany (Media Control Charts)[11] 23
Hungary (Single Top 40)[12] 40
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 30
Latvia (European Hit Radio)[14] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 48
Poland (Dance Top 50)[16] 6
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[17] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 55
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 23
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[20] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[21] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22] 35

References

  1. ↑ iTunes - Muziek - 'Gecko - Single' van Oliver Heldens
  2. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Oliver Heldens – Gecko" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Oliver Heldens – Gecko" (in French). Ultratip.
  4. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Oliver Heldens – Gecko" (in French). Les classement single.
  5. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Oliver Heldens – Gecko" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  6. ↑ iTunes - Music - Gecko (Overdrive) [Remix Bundle - EP by Oliver Heldens & Becky Hill]
  7. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/oliver-heldens-and-becky-hill-knock-ella-henderson-off-number-1-3124/
  8. ↑ "This Week's Fresh Music Top 20". 4 July 2014. 4Music. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ "The ARIA Report: Issue 1274 (Week Commencing 28 July 2014)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Oliver Heldens x Becky Hill – Gecko (Overdrive)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  11. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Oliver Heldens x Becky Hill – Gecko (Overdrive)". GfK Entertainment.
  12. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  13. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 27, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.
  14. ↑ "European Hit Radio". Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  15. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Oliver Heldens x Becky Hill – Gecko (Overdrive)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  16. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-07-05". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  18. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Oliver Heldens x Becky Hill – Gecko (Overdrive)". Singles Top 60.
  19. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Oliver Heldens x Becky Hill – Gecko (Overdrive)". Swiss Singles Chart.
  20. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-07-05" UK Dance Chart.
  21. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-07-05" UK Singles Chart.
  22. ↑ Copsey, Rob (31 December 2014). "The Official Top 100 Biggest Songs of 2014 revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 December 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)