"Curtain Call" is a single by English singer-songwriter

Aiden Grimshaw Aiden Samuel Grimshaw (born 4 December 1991) is an English singer, songwriter and actor who is better known by his stage name Butterjack. He successfully made it to the live shows in the seventh series of ''The X Factor'' in 2010 and finished ...

. The song was written by Grimshaw, Jarrad Rogers and Steve Rushton. It was released on 13 August 2012 via

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. It was released as the second single from Grimshaw's debut album ''

Misty Eye ''Misty Eye'' is the debut studio album released by British singer-songwriter Aiden Grimshaw on 20 August 2012. The album was produced by Jarrad Rogers, Joel Pott and includes the singles "Is This Love" and " Curtain Call". It received mostly ve ...

''. The song features vocals from

Labrinth Timothy Lee McKenzie (born 4 January 1989), better known by his stage name Labrinth, is an English singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer. After initially pursuing a career in music production, Simon Cowell signed him to his record labe ...

's sister ShezAr.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Curtain Call" was first released onto YouTube on 11 July 2012 at a total length of three minutes and fifty-nine seconds.

Critical reception

Robert Copsey of ''

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'' gave the song a positive review, stating:

'Curtain Call' opens with similar intensity levels to his previous track, laying his heart on the line over a backdrop of cooing strings as he asks his gal to "lose control with me tonight" with alcohol-infused numbness. Fortunately, his acuteness is countered by an epic, lighter-waving chorus that soars majestically with the aid of
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's sister Sherelle. The result, like a generous dose of morphine, will draw a smile every time. .Aiden Grimshaw: 'Curtain Call' - Single review

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Track listing

Chart performance

Release history

References

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