"This Year's Love" is a song by British singer-songwriter David Gray from his fourth studio album, ''

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'' (1998). Originally released as the album's first single on 29 March 1999, it was re-issued on 5 March 2001. The single peaked at number 20 on the

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and number 27 on the

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. Gray himself makes an appearance in the film of the same title. "This Year's Love" and a previously unreleased track, "Monday Morning", is featured on the film's soundtrack. "This Year's Love" also appears in the films '' The Girl Next Door'', ''

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'', and ''

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Track listings

UK CD single (1999) # "This Year's Love" # "Nightblindness" # "Over My Head" UK CD1 and cassette single (2001) # "This Year's Love" (Strings remix) – 4:00 # "Flame Turns Blue" – 3:59 # "The Lights of London" – 4:43 UK CD2 (2001) # "This Year's Love" (16.12.00) – 4:22 # "Roots of Love" – 4:30 # "Tired of Me" – 3:42

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the ''

'' album booklet. Studio * Recorded and engineered at

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(London, England) Personnel * David Gray – writing, vocals, piano, production *

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– bass, production * Tim Bradshaw – keyboards *

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– production * Jon Bailey – recording, engineering

Charts

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Release history

References

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