It's My Party (Jessie J song)

"It's My Party"
Single by Jessie J
from the album Alive
Released 6 September 2013
Format Digital download, CD single
Genre
Length 3:38
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • John Larderi
  • Claude Kelly
Jessie J singles chronology
"Wild"
(2013)		 "It's My Party"
(2013)		 "Thunder"
(2013)

"It's My Party" is a song by English singer-songwriter Jessie J, released as the second single from her second studio album, Alive (2013). The song was written by Jessie J, Claude Kelly, John Lardieri and Colin Norman, and produced by Lardieri and Kelly. The track premiered on UK radio on 5 August 2013 and was officially released in the UK via iTunes on 15 September 2013. Jessie J recorded the official video at the end of June and it was directed by Emil Nava.

Background

"It's My Party" is a mid-tempo song in the key of A major, written by Jessie J, Claude Kelly John Lardieri & Colin Norman. The song received its first radio play on Capital FM on 5 August 2013 and was released on 15 September 2013. The song shares its title with Lesley Gore's 1963 hit song. Speaking on the syndicated radio show, In:Demand with Alex James, Jessie revealed that it was her detractors who inspired the song. "A lot of the time the haters - I hate calling them haters but that's the easiest way to sum it up - they need love more so than anyone else," she said. "I don't think hate does anything for the world. It doesn't do any good. I wanted to make sure I had a song that represented what I'm about."

Reception

"It's My Party" garnered mixed reviews from critics. UnrealityTV gave It's My Party three stars (out of five) wrote, "I feel Jessie’s vocals are distorted at times on It’s My Party, the chord is too high – it was the same problem with Wild at points in the song".[1] Kevipod of DirectLyrics said, "On the first listen, "It's My Party" sounds like a big utter mess. It strikes as generic, not current, the vocals are a mess, and the talking she does is...I cannot find the right words to describe this. What's happening to Jessie J this era?. For real!".[2]

Karen Lanza of PopCrush commented: "Hearing a song called ‘It’s My Party,’ you expect to indulge the recording artist as much as you do your bestie when she throws herself a birthday bash. It is, after all, her party, and she’ll most likely do whatever the heck she wants. But it doesn’t mean you have to like it. With her newly released single, Jessie J fails to take full advantage of the listener’s goodwill following the urban-edged ‘Wild,’ the well-received first track off of her as-yet-untitled second album. With its frantic beats and eff-off lyrics, ‘It’s My Party’ aims to be a full-stop dance-floor anthem for the waning days of summer. The lyrics are indeed fun — who doesn’t love telling off haters? — but the tune itself is lacking the hooks to keep you from forgetting it the second its 3 minutes, 38 seconds are over".[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Emil Nava. Jessie told about the song's music video. "It's basically me having parties," she said. "Three very different parties that I kind of bring together as one big party. There's some cameos in there, some of my best mates in there (Daley and model Jourdan Dunn). It's a fun video where it's just me being silly. A lot of humor."

John Walker of MTV Buzzworthy commented: "The clip opens on our boisterous heroine alone in a hallway, where she peeps through the keyholes into two very different party scenes: the first prim and proper, the second completely OOC. Obviously Jessie picks the fun party, where she bounces around with her newfound freak friends and breaks into the chorus: "It's my party/ I'll do what I want"."[4]

Track listing

Digital download - single
No. Title Length
1. "It's My Party"   3:38
Digital download - EP[5]
No. Title Length
1. "It's My Party" (All About She UKG Mix) (featuring MC Neat) 3:44
2. "It's My Party" (All About She Night Mix) 4:11
3. "It's My Party" (Westfunk & Steve Smart Club Mix) 4:51
4. "It's My Party" (Instrumental Edit) 3:38
No. Title Length
1. "It's My Party"   3:38
2. "It's My Party" (Westfunk & Steve Smart Radio Edit) 2:55

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Alive.[6]

  • Songwriting – Claude Kelly, Colin Norman, Jessica Cornish, John Larderi
  • Production – Claude Kelly, Johnny Blk
  • Additional production – Colino Fresh
  • Vocal production – Claude Kelly

  • Programming – Colino Fresh
  • Mixing – Serban Ghenea
  • Engineering – Mark Goodchild, Joel Peters, Justin Pancione, John Hanes
  • Mastering – Stuart Hawkes

Charts

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 12
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[8] 4
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[9] 20
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[10] 15
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 12
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[12] 4
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[14] Gold 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Silver 200,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Germany 6 September 2013[16] CD single Universal Music
United Kingdom 15 September 2013[17] Digital download Lava Records, Island Records

References

  1. ↑ "Review: Jessie J – It’s My Party". Unreality TV. August 5, 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "New Song: Jessie J - 'It's My Party' [Review]". Direct Lyrics. Kevipod. August 5, 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "JESSIE J, ‘IT’S MY PARTY’ – SONG REVIEW". Pop Crush. Karen Lanza. August 5, 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Jessie J - "It's My Party"". MTV Buzzworthy. John Walker. August 8, 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "iTunes - Music - It's My Party (Remixes) - EP by Jessie J". iTunes. 2013-09-13.
  6. ↑ Alive (Media notes). Jessie J. Island Records. 2013.
  7. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Jessie J – It's My Party". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jessie J – It's My Party" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jessie J – It's My Party" (in French). Ultratip.
  10. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  11. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 38, 2013". Irish Singles Chart.
  12. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2013-09-28". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  13. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2013-09-28" UK Singles Chart.
  14. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  15. ↑ "British single certifications – Jessie J – It's My Party". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 October 2014. Enter It's My Party in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
  16. ↑ It's My Party (2-Track): Amazon.de: Musik
  17. ↑ "It's My Party by Jessie J - Download It's My Party on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 10 August 2013.

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