Change (Daniel Merriweather song)
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Single by Daniel Merriweather featuring Wale |
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from the album Love & War | ||||||||||||||||||||
Released | 2 February 2009 (UK) 30 January 2009 (US & CA) |
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Format | CD single Digital download |
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Genre | R&B, alternative hip hop | |||||||||||||||||||
Length | 3:24 (w/Wale) 3:04 (solo edit) |
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Writer(s) | Daniel Merriweather/Andrew Wyatt | |||||||||||||||||||
Producer(s) | Mark Ronson | |||||||||||||||||||
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"Change" is a song by the Australian singer/songwriter Daniel Merriweather featuring a rap verse from rapper Wale. It was written by Merriweather and Andrew Wyatt and produced by Mark Ronson. It was released on 30 January 2009 in the United States and Canada, and 2 February 2009 in the UK (where the song peaked at no.8).
The song is included on Merriweather's album Love & War. The music video was directed by Elliot Jokelson.
Daniel Merriweather performed this song on the Seven Network's Sunrise on the morning of 26 June 2009; just after this performance news of Michael Jackson's death was broken.
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Reviews
Digital Spy gave the song 3/5 stars saying that "Lead single 'Change' is a typically snazzy Ronson production — there are horns and lightly funky beats as you'd expect".[1]
Angryape.com had this to say about the song "newcomer Daniel Merriweather is already well on his way to a top 10 hit before this single has even touched radio airwaves. Perhaps best known as the "voice" on Ronson's 2007 hit 'Stop Me' or Wiley's Cash In My Pocket,".[2]
Thebeatreview.com gave the song 5/5 stars saying that it was "a pretty decent R&B song filled with stumping basses, satisfying drums and incorporated with some piano and saxophone/trumpet/horn. It's funky, soulful yet proving to be very catchy".[3]
The Daily Music Guide gave the song 3/5, commenting that the "results possibly aren't as mind-blowing as perhaps the PR says on the tin" but is "a decent enough pop song".[4]
CD Single track listing
- "Change"
- "I Think I'm In Love"
Chart performance
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[5] | 41 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] | 11 |
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[7] | 16 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] | 13 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] | 31 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] | 71 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 6 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12] | 8 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2009) | Position |
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Swiss Singles Chart[13] | 80 |
References
- ↑ Digital Spy rating
- ↑ Angry Ape Review
- ↑ Beatreview.com review
- ↑ Daily Music Guide review
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Daniel Merriweather feat. Wale – Change". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Daniel Merriweather feat. Wale – Change" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Daniel Merriweather feat. Wale – Change" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
- ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Daniel Merriweather feat. Wale – Change". GfK Entertainment.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Daniel Merriweather feat. Wale search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Daniel Merriweather feat. Wale – Change" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Daniel Merriweather feat. Wale – Change". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2009-02-08" UK Singles Chart.
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External links
- Use Australian English from September 2012
- All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English
- Use dmy dates from February 2011
- Singlechart usages for Germany2
- Singlechart usages for UK
- Singlechart called without artist
- Singlechart called without song
- 2009 singles
- Daniel Merriweather songs
- Wale (rapper) songs
- Song recordings produced by Mark Ronson
- 2009 songs