Real Love (Clean Bandit and Jess Glynne song)

"Real Love"
Single by Clean Bandit and Jess Glynne
from the album New Eyes (Special Edition)
Released 16 November 2014
Format Digital download
Genre
Length 3:39
Label
Writer(s)
  • Richard Boardman
  • Robert Harvey
  • Cleo Tighe
  • Sarah Blanchard
  • Jessica Glynne
  • Janée Bennett
  • Jack Patterson
  • Grace Chatto
Producer(s)
  • Clean Bandit
  • Starsmith
  • The Six
Clean Bandit singles chronology
"Come Over"
(2014)		 "Real Love"
(2014)		 "Stronger"
(2015)
Jess Glynne singles chronology
"Right Here"
(2014)		 "Real Love"
(2014)		 "Hold My Hand"
(2015)

"Real Love" is a song by English electronic group Clean Bandit and English recording artist Jess Glynne. It was released on 16 November 2014[1] as a joint single, taken from the special edition of the group's album New Eyes. The two have previously collaborated on the hit song "Rather Be".

Background

After the huge success of Clean Bandit's song "Rather Be", which Glynne featured on, they decided to collaborate again after the writing collective 'The Six' presented them with "Real Love".[2] It was released on 16 November 2014 as a digital download.

Commercial performance

In the UK Singles Chart the song debuted at number two, making it Clean Bandit's third UK top 10 hit and Glynne's fourth.[3] In Europe the song is also a remarkable success. In 2015 it was released on the US dance radio and it peaked at number 20.

Music video

The music video was made by Clean Bandit and features some their fans kissing, interspersed with clips of Clean Bandit and Glynne performing the song on the studio. The video was released on 20 October 2014 and has since then received more than 22 million views on YouTube.[4]

Track listing

Digital download – single[5]
No. Title Length
1. "Real Love"   3:39
Digital download – EP[6]
No. Title Length
1. "Real Love" (Tough Love Remix) 5:38
2. "Real Love" (Henry Krinkle Remix) 4:59
3. "Real Love" (DJ S.K.T Remix) 5:07
4. "Real Love" (Extended) 4:59

Charts

Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 13
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 22
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[9] 9
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[10] 12
France (SNEP)[11] 131
Germany (Media Control Charts)[12] 2
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[13] 26
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[14] 36
Ireland (IRMA)[15] 26
Israel (Media Forest)[16] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17] 35
Poland (Dance Top 50)[18] 19
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[19] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 37
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[21] 2
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[22] 1
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[23] 18
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[24] 20
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[25] 20

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[26] Platinum 70,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Gold 400,000double-dagger

^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Italy[28] 3 October 2014 Contemporary hit radio Warner Music
United Kingdom[1] 16 November 2014 Digital download
United States[29] 27 January 2015 Dance radio Big Beat Records

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Real Love: Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon (UK).
  2. ↑ "Clean Bandit premiere brand new single 'Real Love' with Jess Glynne". Digital Spy.
  3. ↑ "Band Aid 30's Do They Know It's Christmas goes straight in at Number 1". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne - Real Love [Official Video]". YouTube. 20 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Real Love - Single by Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne". iTunes Store UK.
  6. ↑ "Stereo Boutique". Stereo Boutique.
  7. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne – Real Love". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne – Real Love" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne – Real Love" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne – Real Love" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne – Real Love" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  12. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne – Real Love". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  14. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  15. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 47, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.
  16. ↑ "Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne – Real Love Media Forest". Israeli Airplay Chart. Media Forest. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne – Real Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  18. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-11-29". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  20. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne – Real Love". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  21. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-11-29" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  22. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-11-29" UK Dance Chart. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  23. ↑ "Clean Bandit Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for Clean Bandit.
  24. ↑ "Clean Bandit Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay for Clean Bandit.
  25. ↑ "Clean Bandit Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Clean Bandit.
  26. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  27. ↑ "British single certifications – Clean Bandit ft Jess Glynne – Real Love". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 January 2015. Enter Real Love in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
  28. ↑ Andreani, Sara (1 October 2014). "Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne - Real Love (Radio Date)". Warner Music. Earone. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  29. ↑ "WebCite query result". webcitation.org. Retrieved 17 February 2015.