Pack Up

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

"Pack Up" is the second single by British recording artist 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.

Critical reception

Nick Levine of Digital Spy 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 Doolittle travelling to different places within a Jamaican town by bus and motorbike. The video ends with her sitting in a dinghy after throwing a suitcase into the sea (an interpretation of the lyric "pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and bury them beneath the sea").

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 top 40 hit 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.

It was also used on Hollyoaks in 2010 as shown as a tribute video to Steph Cunningham.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 96
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 10
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[4] 11
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 34
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[6] 2
Denmark (Tracklisten)[7] 37
European Hot 100 Singles[8] 35
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 16
Germany (Media Control Charts)[10] 49
German Airplay Chart[11] 40
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 6
Italy (FIMI)[13] 24
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 19
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[15] 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 75
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
Dutch Singles Chart[18] 66
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[19] 28

In popular culture

In early 2011, the song has featured on British television in the advertisement for Kinder Surprise.[20] 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". It was also played in the background of Cher Lloyd's audition on The X Factor UK in 2010. It was also used in the closing credits to the last live edition of ITV's coverage of the 2010 Tour De France.

Release information

Country Release date Format
United Kingdom 5 July 2010 Digital download

References

  1. ↑ Nick Levine (5 July 2010). "Eliza Doolittle: 'Pack Up'". Digital Spy.
  2. ↑ "Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 6th December 2010". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Eliza Doolittle – Pack Up" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Eliza Doolittle – Pack Up" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Eliza Doolittle – Pack Up" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Eliza Doolittle – Pack Up" (in French). Ultratip.
  7. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Eliza Doolittle – Pack Up". Tracklisten.
  8. ↑ "Billboard - Music Charts, Music News, Artist Photo Gallery & Free Video". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "Eliza Doolittle: Pack Up" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  10. ↑ "Chartverfulgong > Eliza Doolittle > Pack Up – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  11. ↑ German Airplay Chart, Retrieved on 2011-06-03
  12. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 29, 2010". Irish Singles Chart.
  13. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Eliza Doolittle – Pack Up". Top Digital Download.
  14. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Eliza Doolittle – Pack Up" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  15. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2010-07-24". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  16. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Eliza Doolittle – Pack Up". Swiss Singles Chart.
  17. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2010-07-31" UK Singles Chart.
  18. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  19. ↑ "2010 Year-end UK Singles". BBC (BBC Online). 26 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  20. ↑ Video on YouTube

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