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The Message (Andrea Begley Album)
''The Message'' is the debut studio album by British singer Andrea Begley. The album was released in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2013 by Capitol Records. The album has peaked to number 7 on the UK Albums Chart and number 61 on the Irish Albums Chart. Singles * " My Immortal" was released as the lead single from the album in June 2013. The single has peaked to number 30 on the UK Singles Chart and number 70 on the Irish Singles Chart. * " Dancing in the Dark" was released as the second single from the album in October 2013. Track listing Chart performance Release history See also *List of UK top-ten albums in 2013 The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom. Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical albums and digi ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Message, The 2013 albums Andrea Begley albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Begley
Andrea Begley is a singer-songwriter from Pomeroy, Northern Ireland, who is most notable for winning the second series of the BBC talent search ''The Voice UK'', beating the favourite to win, Leah McFall. She is the niece of Irish country music singer Philomena Begley. Music career Having grown up performing in all-Ireland '' fleadhanna'' (Irish dance and music festivals) and singing competitions, Begley began songwriting and performing in open mic and other events in Belfast following completion of a law degree, in 2008. 2012: RTÉ's ''The Hit'' In 2012, she took part in the pilot episode of RTE 2 song-writing competition show, The Hit, with her original composition ''The Message'' being selected by producer Steve Lillywhite for the final eight. 2013: ''The Voice UK'' Andrea Begley auditioned for The Voice UK, with The Script's Danny O'Donoghue choosing her for his team. After being crowned the winner, she was signed to Capitol Records and moved to London to record h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breakfast At Tiffany's (song)
"Breakfast at Tiffany's" is a song by American alternative rock band Deep Blue Something. Originally appearing on their 1993 album '' 11th Song'', it was later re-recorded and released on their 1995 album '' Home''. Released as a single in July 1995, the song was the band's only hit in the United States,Pete Freedman, "Saturday Night Live Remembers Deep Blue Something," ''Dallas Observer'', April 22, 2010. Found aDallas Observer website Accessed July 21, 2010. peaking at number five on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in January 1996. Outside the United States, "Breakfast at Tiffany's" topped the UK Singles Chart and peaked within the top ten on the charts of Australia, Flanders, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, and Sweden. Todd Pipes said in a '' Q'' magazine article about the promotion of "Breakfast at Tiffany's", "As the song had 'breakfast' in the title, radio stations thought it would be genius to have us on at breakfast time. We'd be up 'til 3 am and they'd wonder w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of UK Top-ten Albums In 2013
The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom. Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical albums and digital downloads. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 2013, as well as albums which peaked in 2012 and 2014 but were in the top 10 in 2013. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced). One-hundred and seventy-two albums were in the top ten this year. One album from 2011 and seventeen albums from 2012 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while ''Beyoncé'' by Beyoncé was released in 2013 but did not reach its peak until 2014. ''Halcyon'' by Ellie Goulding debuted in 2012 and re-entered the top 10 in 2013, but its peak position was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Will Tear Us Apart
"Love Will Tear Us Apart" is a song by English rock band Joy Division, released in June 1980 as a non-album single. Its lyrics were inspired by lead singer Ian Curtis's marital problems and struggles with epilepsy. The single was released the month after his suicide. The song was certified platinum in the UK, selling over 600,000 copies, and has an ongoing legacy as a defining song of the era. In 2002, ''NME'' named "Love Will Tear Us Apart" as the greatest single of all time, while ''Rolling Stone'' named it one of the 500 best songs ever in 2004, 2011, and 2021. Background "Love Will Tear Us Apart" was written about Ian Curtis' troubled relationship with his wife, Deborah Woodruff, whom he married in August 1975. Additionally, it deals with his own struggles with epilepsy, which he was diagnosed with in 1979, and the overwhelming stress of holding down a day job and his growing career as a singer. At a Joy Division gig in October 1979, Curtis met Belgian journalist and music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falling Slowly
"Falling Slowly" is a song in the indie folk and indie rock genres that was written, composed and performed by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová. The song was featured on the soundtrack of the 2007 Irish musical romance film ''Once'', which starred Hansard and Irglová, and for which it won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 80th Academy Awards. The song was also recorded by Hansard's band The Frames. History The song was written and composed while ''Once'' was in production. The film's director and screenwriter, John Carney, developed the script around songs which Hansard and Irglová had provided to him. In the movie, the duo play the song in the Waltons Music shop across from the George's Street Arcade in Dublin, with Hansard on guitar and Irglová on piano. The couple performed it at gigs in various European venues over the next two years. Versions appeared in 2006 on two albums: '' The Cost,'' which Hansard's band The Frames recorded and released, and ''The Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take On Me
"Take On Me" is a song by the Norwegian synth-pop band A-ha. The original version, recorded in 1984 and released in October of that same year, was produced by Tony Mansfield and remixed by John Ratcliff. The 1985 international hit version was produced by Alan Tarney for the group's debut studio album, ''Hunting High and Low'' (1985). The recording combines synth-pop with a varied instrumentation, including acoustic guitars, keyboards, and drums. The original 1984 version "Take On Me" failed to chart in the United Kingdom, as did the second version in the first of its two 1985 releases. The second of those 1985 releases charted in September 1985, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart in October. In the United States in October 1985 the single topped Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboards Hot 100, no doubt bolstered by the wide exposure on MTV of director Steve Barron's innovative music video featuring the band in a live-action pencil-sketch animation sequence. The video won six aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latch (song)
"Latch" is a song by English electronic music duo Disclosure, featuring vocals from English singer Sam Smith. It was released as a digital download on 8 October 2012, by PMR Records. The lead single from their debut studio album, ''Settle'' (2013), the song debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 26 and peaked at number 11.Watch: Disclosure Reveal New Video For ‘Latch’ , , 9 October 2012, retrieved 30 October 2012 In the United States, "Latch" was a , peaking at number seven on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel (Sarah McLachlan Song)
"Angel" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan. The song first appeared on McLachlan's fourth studio album, '' Surfacing'', in 1997 and was released as the album's fourth and final single in September 1998. The lyrics are about the death of Jonathan Melvoin (1961–1996), the Smashing Pumpkins' touring keyboard player, from a heroin overdose, as McLachlan explained on ''VH1 Storytellers''. It is sometimes mistitled as "In the Arms of an Angel" or "Arms of the Angel". "Angel" was McLachlan's second consecutive top-five hit on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number four. It also spent 12 weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart, placing as the number-one song on that chart for 1999. In McLachlan's native Canada, it reached number seven on the ''RPM'' Top Singles chart and number three on the Adult Contemporary chart. Outside North America, the song has charted in several countries in the years following its release, including reach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lightning Bolt (song)
"Lightning Bolt" is a song by English singer-songwriter Jake Bugg. It was released on 27 April 2012 in the United Kingdom via digital download, the third from his self-titled debut studio album ''Jake Bugg'' (2012). Released as a single on 24 December 2012, it reached No. 26 in the UK Singles Chart in the week beginning 13 January 2013. It was Bugg's first UK Top 40 single and remains one of his biggest hits and more recognisable songs. Style and content The "lightning bolt" of the title represents a sudden and unexpected situation in which the singer finds himself, a burst of fortunate events. The chorus describes the singer as someone who takes everything that has been put on his plate for him: "I just stand by and I wait my time". But he will take the chance when it comes his way: "when I see the signs I jump on that lightning bolt". He doesn't want to be one of those people who "walk with gritted teeth" and "toe the line", those who don't take chances and believe there aren' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Smile (Semisonic Song)
"Secret Smile" is a song by American rock band Semisonic. The single, released to American radio on January 11, 1999, gained the band brief international popularity. A live version of the song recorded at The Gorge Amphitheatre, as well as a mix by The Orb had previously been released as a B-side to " Singing in My Sleep". The song was featured in the film '' Simply Irresistible'' and in the TV series '' Charmed'' and ''Dawson's Creek''. Composition Songwriter Dan Wilson has said that the melody for the song came to him in a dream, and he woke up in the middle of the night, rushed to a piano, and wrote it down. "...''Secret Smile'', the first half of it came to me in a dream. I woke up in very early morning hours with this song playing in my head. I got up, ran to a piano, and I wrote down the words that I heard in my mind and I played the chords on the piano and wrote down the names of the chords. Then I went back to sleep. And then the next day when I woke up, I remembered the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capitol Records
Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) is an American record label distributed by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note in the United States in 1942 by Johnny Mercer, Buddy DeSylva, and Glenn E. Wallichs. Capitol was acquired by British music conglomerate EMI as its North American subsidiary in 1955. EMI was acquired by Universal Music Group in 2012, and was merged with the company a year later, making Capitol and the Capitol Music Group both distributed by UMG. The label's circular headquarters building is a recognized landmark of Hollywood, California. Both the label itself and its famous building are sometimes referred to as "The House That Nat Built." This refers to one of Capitol's most famous artists, Nat King Cole. Capitol is also well known as the U.S. record label of the Beatles, especially during the years of Beatlemania in America from 1964 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ho Hey
"Ho Hey" is a song by American folk rock band the Lumineers. It was released on June 4, 2012, as the lead single from their self-titled debut studio album (2012). The music video was released on March 11, 2012. "Ho Hey" reached number one for 18 non-consecutive weeks on the ''Billboard'' Rock Songs chart, as well as two weeks in the top spot on the ''Billboard'' Alternative Songs chart and eight weeks in the top spot on the Adult Pop Songs chart, and reached number 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, becoming their first single to do so, as well as their first top 5 single. It also reached number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Top 40 chart, behind "Locked Out of Heaven" by Bruno Mars. It is also their first single to be certified in the US. Background information The song was originally created during Schultz and Fraites' time in New York as a kiss-off to disinterested concert-goers. "That song was an effort to get under people's skin at shows in Brooklyn, where everyone is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
