This Year's Love (song)

"This Year's Love" is a song by singer-songwriter David Gray, taken from his fourth studio album White Ladder. Originally released as the album's first single on 8 March 1999, it was re-issued on 5 March 2001. The single peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart and number 27 on the Irish Singles Chart.

"This Year's Love"
Single by David Gray
from the album White Ladder
Released
  • 8 March 1999
  • 5 March 2001 (re-issue)[1]
Recorded1997
StudioAIR Studios (London)
Length4:05
Label
Songwriter(s)David Gray
Producer(s)
David Gray singles chronology
"Wisdom"
(1993)		 "This Year's Love"
(1999)		 "Babylon"
(1999)
"Please Forgive Me"
(2000)
"This Year's Love"
(2001)
"Sail Away"
(2001)
Alternative covers
2001 re-issue CD1
Alternative cover
2001 re-issue CD2

Gray himself makes an appearance in the film of the same title.[2] "This Year's Love" and a previously unreleased track, "Monday Morning", is featured on the film's soundtrack.[3] "This Year's Love" also appears in the films The Girl Next Door, Crazy/Beautiful,[4] and Wimbledon,[5] as well as the television series Dawson's Creek, The Umbrella Academy and Lucifer (as a cover by Jasmine Thompson).

Track listings

1999 CD single

  1. "This Year's Love" – 4:05
  2. "Nightblindness" – 4:23
  3. "Over My Head" – 4:23

2001 CD1

  1. "This Year's Love" (Strings Remix) – 4:03
  2. "The Lights of London" – 4:43
  3. "Flame Turns Blue" – 4:52

2001 CD2

  1. "This Year's Love" (Album Version) – 4:05
  2. "Roots of Love" – 4:30
  3. "Tired of Me" – 3:30

Personnel
  • David Gray – vocals, piano
  • Craig McClune – bass
  • Tim Bradshaw – keyboards
  • Iestyn Polson – programmer

Charts
Chart (1999–2001) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 73
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 25
Scotland (OCC)[8] 13
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 20

References
  1. "This Year's Love CD2: David Gray". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  2. "This Year's Love (1999)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  3. "David Gray". IMDb.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  4. "The Girl Next Door (2004) : Soundtracks". IMDb.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  5. "Wimbledon (2004) : Soundtracks". IMDb.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  6. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18 no. 13. 24 March 2001. p. 15. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  7. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – This Year's Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 April 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.