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, it was released as the album's second single in February and early March 2006 throughout Europe and as the lead single in North America. "Put Your Records On" was a commercial success, topping the UK R&B Chart and peaking at number two on

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. It was nominated for Record of the Year and

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. A cover by American indie rock project

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, released in 2020, became a commercial success after going viral on

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Song information

The opening verse of the track pays homage to "

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" by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Produced by Steve Chrisanthou, "Put Your Records On" entered and peaked at number two on the

on 26 February 2006 – for the week ending dated 4 March 2006 – beaten to the top by " Sorry" by

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. It topped the UK Singles Downloads Chart and the

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. In the United States, the single peaked at number 64 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and had sold 945,000 downloads as of January 2010. The song earned a

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nomination for

and Record of the Year in 2007. The song was used in the 2006 film ''

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'' starring

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and is also featured in the 2009 film Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel as a cover by

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Track listings

*UK CD single #"Put Your Records On" #"Another Rainy Day" *International CD single #"Put Your Records On" #"Another Rainy Day" #" Since I've Been Loving You" (

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) #"Since I've Been Loving You" (Led Zeppelin cover) *7-inch single :A. "Put Your Records On" :B. "Since I've Been Loving You" (Led Zeppelin cover) *Digital download #"Put Your Records On" (acoustic) *

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digital download version 1 #"Put Your Records On" #"Since I've Been Loving You" (Led Zeppelin cover) *iTunes Store digital download version 2 #"Put Your Records On" #"Another Rainy Day" *iTunes Store single #"Put Your Records On"

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of '' Corinne Bailey Rae''. * Corinne Bailey Rae – acoustic guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals, percussion, songwriting * John Beck – keyboards, songwriting *

– electric guitar, horn sampling, percussion, production, programming, recording, songwriting, Spanish guitar * Jim Corry –

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* Sam Dixon – bass * Jimmy Hogarth – additional production * Jason Rae –

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* Cara Robinson – additional backing vocals * Malcolm Strachan – trumpet * Joe Tatton –

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* Jeremy Wheatley – mixing

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Release history

Ritt Momney version

A cover of "Put Your Records On" was released by American

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solo project

(real name Jack Rutter) on 24 April 2020, originally independently through

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and later re-released through Disruptor Records and

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. The song became a

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after gaining popularity on the

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in September 2020. Domestically, it peaked at number 30 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song also charted in the top 40 of 15 countries, and peaked in the top 10 in Australia and New Zealand.

Background

During Rutter's childhood, his mother often played Rae's recording of "Put Your Records On" while driving. He referred to the original as "one of the greatest pop songs of all time". He recorded "Put Your Records On" in the basement of his parents' home after experiencing a bout of depression brought on by the

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. In an interview with ''

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'', Rutter said, "I couldn’t handle writing a depressing song...I started playing around with the idea of manifesting happiness instead of projecting my own sadness." The cover gained traction after being used in a makeup video on TikTok by user Skiian, starting a trend on the platform.

Commercial performance

Following its viral success, "Put Your Records On" debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 96, having received 5.8 million streams and one thousand digital downloads domestically in the tracking week ending 1 October, eventually peaking at number 30. The song peaked at number 55 on the ''

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'' Global 200 chart. The song also debuted at number 82 on the US ''

'' Top 100. Elsewhere, "Put Your Records On" debuted at number 36 in Australia, eventually peaking at number 10. The song also peaked at number 18 in Ireland, and at number 25 in the United Kingdom.

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References

External links

* {{Authority control Corinne Bailey Rae songs 2006 songs 2006 singles 2020 singles Capitol Records singles Columbia Records singles Disruptor Records singles EMI Records singles Songs written by Corinne Bailey Rae Songs written by John Beck (songwriter) Songs written by Steve Chrisanthou