"Release Me" is a song performed by Australian singer-songwriter,
Zoë Badwi
Zoë Badwi (born 4 May 1986) is an Australian singer, songwriter, model, and actress.Zoe Badwi – Release Me (Vinyl) at Discogs Discogs. Retrieved 10 December 2010. It was released digitally on 15 November 2008.Release Me – Single – Zoe Badwi
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. Apple Inc. Retrieved 28 August 2010. "Release Me" reached number one on the ARIA Clubs Chart and received two nominations including "Best Dance Release" at the 2009 ARIA Music Awards and "Dance Work of the Year" at the 2010 APRA Awards.
Background
In an interview with ''Auspop'', Badwi stated that while she was playing with her band at a venue in
Melbourne
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, Grant Smillie of Australian duo
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was having a Sunday afternoon drink and that she saw him tapping his foot. "He came up to me afterwards and he said You’re great, do you write your own stuff?. I said, yeah, I sure do and he said, I’ll send you some beats – and we’ll see what happens. So he sent me some beats and I wrote "Release Me" and went around to sing it to him and the other guy from TV Rock van Goughand they both just said yep, we love it."Interview: Zoe Badwi Auspop. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
Music video
The music video for "Release Me" was filmed during a performance by Badwi at the Sensation Dance Party on New Year's Eve 2008. She explained, "They were just looking for someone to sing on the new years eve countdown. And then they asked me and we thought it was being filmed anyway, we should see about using that as my film clip for the single. Turns out they used it as promo for the party all over the world." It was released on 15 January 2009.Neon Records – Zoe Bawdi – Release Me
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. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
Charts
"Release Me" reached number one on the ARIA Clubs Chart and stayed in that position for seven weeks.Zoe Badwi Biography Peppermint Blue. Retrieved 29 August 2010
Track listings
*Digital download
# Release Me (
TV Rock
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Edit) – 3:26
# Release Me (J Nitti Mix) – 6:22
*Italy vinyl
# Release Me (TV Rock edit) – 6:45
# Release Me (Mind Electric Mix) – 5:38
# Release Me (J Nitti Mix) – 6:22
# Release Me (Ryan Riback "Raise Your Hands" Mix) – 6:34
*UK CDrZoe Badwi – Release Me (CDr) at Discogs Discogs. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
# Release Me (Radio Edit) – 3:31
# Release Me (TV Rock Mix) – 6:50
# Release Me (J Nitti Mix) – 6:27
# Release Me (Ryan Riback Mix) – 6:39
# Release Me (Mind Electric 12" Mix) – 5:41
# Release Me (Mind Electric Dub Mix) – 5:41
*AUS/UK Remixes
# Release Me (UK Radio Edit) – 3:04
# Release Me (TV Rock Edit) – 6:45
# Release Me ( Cahill Radio Edit) – 3:30
# Release Me (Cahill Club Mix) – 6:23
# Release Me (Pitron & Sanna Mix) – 8:15
# Release Me (Niels Van Gogh Mix) – 6:07