Denial (song)
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| Single by Sugababes from the album Change |
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| B-side | Hey There Delilah (Radio One Live Lounge) | ||||
| Released | 10 March 2008 (see release history below) |
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| Format | Digital download, CD single | ||||
| Recorded | 2007 | ||||
| Genre | Pop/Rock, R&B, Electronic, Dance | ||||
| Length | 3:31 (album version) 3:29 (radio edit) |
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| Label | Island | ||||
| Writer(s) | K. Buchanan, H. Range, A. Berrabah, F. Turner, E. Malloy, V. Brown | ||||
| Producer | Flex Turner | ||||
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"Denial" was released by the British girl group Sugababes on March 17, 2008, and was released as the third single from their fifth studio album Change.[1]
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[edit] Song information
The Sun confirmed on 5 December 2007 that this was the next single to be released from the album. Fans did not believe this was true due to the fact that another song from the album "My Love Is Pink" was sent to radio stations and added to music download sites such as 7digital and iTunes. [2] Keisha Buchanan confirmed in an upclose gig on the 13 December that "Denial" would be the third single. A video of where she announced it can be seen here. [3]. The release marks a milestone in the bands career as it is the groups 21st single in under 8 years.[4] The B-Side to "Denial" is set to be their cover of the Plain White T's "Hey There Delilah".
In Germany "Denial" is the official title song used for the Sugababes Starcollection at Deichmann, that sell shoes created and presented by the Sugababes.[5]
On the 7th March, Denial was officially released on iTunes and is now available for digital download. On the 8th March, the Sugababes gave a performance live on ITV's Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, and on the 19th March they performed the single on GMTV.
[edit] Chart Performance
"Denial" was moderately successful, making its debut on the UK Singles Chart at number sixty-four on 2 March 2008, due to downloads from their album "Change". A week later, "Denial" climbed thirty places to number thirty-four. Upon physical release, the song managed a peak of #15 in the UK Singles Chart, Making it the second single in a row from "Change" to miss the UK top 10.
In the Irish Singles Chart, "Denial" debuted at number fifty, on chart dated 7 March 2008. The following week, "Denial" climbed from number fifty to number twenty nine. It peaked at number eighteen on 20 March 2008 upon physical single release.
Although the single failed to peak within the top 10 in the UK or Irish Singles Chart, the single has had great success within Europe, entering within the top 10 in 7 different countries. The success of Denial in Europe has been similar to that of second singles, which have been released from previous albums, such as "Ugly". In the Austrian Singles Chart, "Denial" entered at number 7, before peaking at number 4 after a further two weeks staying at number 7, making it the Sugababes' third highest charting song in the chart, along with About You Now. Also, "Denial" peaked at number fifty-five in the Romanian Singles Chart, where it was released as the second single from the album, but soon dropped out of the top 100, after being out-performed by "Change"
"Denial" peaked at number 14 in the Swiss charts, before dropping to number 18, where it stayed for two further weeks. "Denial" peaked on the German Singles Chart at #11 following the physical release, just missing out on the top 10. This, however, made Denial one of the Sugababes' highest selling singles in Germany, as the second singles to be lifted from previous albums, such as and "Red Dress" and "Ugly" failed to make the top 20.
"Denial" topped the Estonian Singles Chart and peaked at number two on the Bulgarian Singles Chart, after being active on the charts for three weeks before. Also, the song was well received in Croatia, where it peaked at number five, making it the first single from "Change" to not top the charts.
[edit] Music video
The video was shot by Harvey B-Brown who is known for working with Scissor Sisters and George Michael. In the upclose gig the babes stated that the video was one of their favourites to shoot. They also stated that it was inspired by Vogue.
The video was premiered exclusively on the Sugababes' official website on 8 January 2008. Only a few hours after it's premiere, the video for "Denial" was uploaded to popular-video sharing website YouTube. On 29 January 2008, websites posted photos of the babes in the video saying that they had gone for a more grown-up look and were finally starting to look more like women than girls. The concept of the video is the Sugababes in a photo shoot wearing various clothing. On the surface, the video has no relation to the lyrics other than certain objects such as 'mirror' and 'water' being used on screen at the same time as the corresponding lyric, but in actuality goes along with the idea of someone being in denial and "dressing up" to hide the truth. The video premiered on Channel 4's Freshly Squeezed, on 9 February 2008, and only a day after, "Denial" started to dominate music channels such as The Box and The Hits on 10 February 2008.
[edit] Formats and track lisings
- UK CD single (1755605)
- "Denial" [Radio Edit] - 3:29
- "Hey There Delilah" [Radio One Live Lounge] - 3:50
- "Denial" [Ian Carey Remix] - 7:04
- "Denial" [Sanna & Pitron Remix] - 8:25
- Dutch CD1 Single
- "Denial" [Radio Edit] - 3:29
- "Hey There Delilah" [Radio One Live Lounge] - 3:50
- Dutch CD2 Single
- "Denial" [Radio Edit] - 3:29
- "Hey There Delilah" [Radio One Live Lounge] - 3:50
- "Denial" [Ian Carey Remix] - 7:04
- "Denial" [Sanna & Pitron Remix] - 8:25
[edit] Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| United Kingdom | March 10, 2008 | Digital download | Island Records |
| Ireland | March 14, 2008 | CD single | |
| United Kingdom | March 17, 2008 | ||
| Netherlands | April 17, 2008 | ||
| Germany | April 25, 2008 |
