1973 (song)

1973 is the first extract of the album studio All the Lost Souls of James Blunt.

Origin

" 1973" was written by Mark Batson and James Blunt. The song was inspired by a scene of club with Ibiza, where Blunt has a residence. The song was remixée by Pete Tong and Dave Spoon like part of their Ibiza 2007 Remix Project , and Tong started to play the remix in July 2007 as DJ with the Pasha, the club which inspired the song and which opened in 1973.

Blunt acknowledged on KISFM on September 8th that " Simona" , the name of the woman in the song, was based on that of a true woman whom it met in a club.

Ironically, Blunt was born only in 1974.

Exit

Interpreted for the first time by Blunt during its American northern round of the autumn 2006, 1973 was distributed the July 23rd 2007 to several radio stations for its diffusion. It was put in remote loading exclusively on the network Verizon Wireless at the United States at this same date. Starting from August 7th, 2007, the song was largely placed at the disposal in paid downloading. The versions CD and vinyls left the September 3rd 2007.

There exist four different small pockets for this title. On the versions CD and 7 inches (13,5 cm), the name of James Blunt is written with photographs of various neon signs. Under his name, one can see the title of the song superimposed on an adaptation of the small pocket of the album All the Lost Souls , where several photographs of Blunt constitute the decoration, but this time with a filtering amber; the photographs being under the title of the song are development. Small pocket CD/DVD is similar, but the title uses a different bill of character and a filter color ruby is used. In the promotional version, the name of Blunt is written with letters of neon and the title is located on what seems to be a scene of theater. These small pockets were designed by Bose Hakes. The song reached the first place in the hit-parades British and German the August 21st 2007.

B-Sides

Dear Katie was composed by Paul Beard, who is with the keyboard for Blunt for a long time. Blunt deals with the song while Beard made the choruses and plays to with it of the keyboard. Beard also mixed the song.

So Happy was composed by Felix Howard and James Blunt. Howard also took part in other songs for other artists, of which Sugababes.

Annie was composed by Blunt and Jimmy Hogarth. It is also one of the titles of the album All the Lost Souls ; she is interpreted at the time of concerts since October 2006. Blunt and Hogarth collaborated on several songs in the past, from of which So Long Jimmy drawn from the album Back to Bedlam . B-side is a accoustic version of the song, interpreted by Blunt and Paul Beard.

Video clip

The video, in which Blunt of our time walks in the streets of the years 1970, reflects the nostalgic tone of the song. " The years 1970 seem me to have been one time of excess and large flamboyance, " he, " say; but also a manner of living in amusant." The video was turned in the Universal Backlots with Los Angeles.

Individual left on CD

CD1:
1. " 1973"
2. " Dear Katie"

CD2:
1. " 1973"
2. " Annie" direct of Garden Shed
3. " So Happy" Single
4. " 1973" on CD-Rom

7'':
A. " 1973"
B. " So Happy"

Promotional
1. " 1973" (Radio Version)

Reception

The song entered in 4th position the U.K. Individual Chart, becoming the third individual one of James Blunt to appear in signal 10 and its fifth individual left to enter the U.K. Individual Chart. In Swiss, the song made its entry in 1st position, becoming there its second success appearing in signal 10. It also was in 1st position with the Venezuela.

In the United States, the song made its first appearance in the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Individual where it reached the 2nd place. It then entered in 73ème position the Billboard Hot 100 with the exit of the corresponding album. The title reached the 77ème place in the Pop 100.

From 86ème, the song spent second in the Billboard 'S Europe year Hot 100 Singles. It became the first of Blunt to being in 1st position in the United World Chart.

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