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Jeremy Williams-Chalmers
Arts Correspondent
@jeremydwilliams
3:04 PM 21st December 2012
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Top 50 Singles: 30-21
30 Lana Del Rey - Ride
29 STRANGERS - Safe/Pain
Sum up the single in one sentence...
'Safe/Pain; is a song about growing numb to emotion the older you get. Its a very personal song with a universal message.
What is the funniest feedback you have received for the single?
Someone said it sounds like Chris Martin singing back by Skrillex Production.
What is the worst feedback you received?
We got a great response generally for this single, although someone said it sounded like I was talking in the verse.
What are your own thoughts...
We are proud of this song. We will rework it slightly for the album, but love the production and the songwriting on the single.
28 Little Mix - Wings
27 Walk To The Moon - Anna Sun
26 McFly - Love Is Easy
25 CAAN - Every Little Thing
Sum up the single in one sentence...
This was my first real anthem, the first one the fans new all the words to and would sing back at me at shows.
What is the funniest feedback you have received for the single?
"I love it, buy everything this man does, forever." Eddy TM (XFM)
What is the worst feedback you received?
A slightly scary YouTube comment on the first video we put up said "It's slightly left of middle from your average synth pop, which makes it cool. Move away from this and you will crash and burn."
What are your own thoughts...
I love it. My production stepped up a notch again. It got me a deal with Reebok. It was playlisted on XFM. It had awesome remixes from Kanye West protege Mr. Hudson, Man Like Me and Starlings. AND it was my first serious chart position. Lyrically it was a really emotional track for me, so it holds a special place in my heart.
24 Fun. - We Are Young
23 Emeli Sande - Next To Me
22 Ane Brun ft. Jose Gonzalez - Worship
Sum up the single in one sentence...
A song about cherishing and taking advantage of life.
What is the funniest feedback you have received for the single?
A friend of mine thought the lyrics in the chorus was "you never wash it.."
What is the worst feedback you received?
Maybe not the worst, but more interesting, quite a few assumes that it's José who plays the guitar on this track, but it's really me, and that is a complement, he's such a fabulous guitarist :)
What are your own thoughts...
I'm very very pleased with this recording and the tune itself. It was one of those songs that I had lying around for a couple of years without really knowing how to produce it or play it. Tobias Fröberg, the producer, built this sonic landscape around these quite simple and compact words, and then the amazing string arrangements by Jocke Milder. The production is a world of it's own, you step into it and you come out 6 minutes wanting to go back and start again (album version is 6 minutes) And the fact that I got José Gonzáles on board is magic. One of my favorite artists and people!
21 Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child
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