In Love Again
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"In Love Again" is the fifth and final single released by Australian electro-rock group Rogue Traders
from their second album Here Come the Drums
. It was released for digital download
in Australia in 2006. At the time of its release, digital downloads were not included as part of the main singles chart
, therefore it was ineligible to chart. The single may have only been a download-only single, but it was a successful airplay track, reaching #12 on the Australian airplay chart.
The coda of the song features a sample of "Head Over Heels
" by Tears for Fears
.
According to Australia's official Take 40 countdown. "In Love Again" is the longest running Rogue Traders
song on the countdown.
It was in the countdown for 26 weeks.
In mid 2007, it was used as a promotional song for a change to long-running Australian drama, Neighbours
.
Rogue Traders
Rogue Traders are an Australian electronic pop rock band fronted by Melinda "Mindi" Jackson with James Ash on keyboards, Tim Henwood on guitars and Peter Marin on drums. The group's original members met in London in 1989. Before forming Rogue Traders, Ash and Davis worked together on many...
from their second album Here Come the Drums
Here Come the Drums
Here Come the Drums is the second studio album by Australian dance rock act Rogue Traders, released in Australia on 23 October 2005 by Columbia Records. The album features the Rogue Traders with the new and then vocalist Natalie Bassingthwaighte and has a genre of dance pop songs — mainly...
. It was released for digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
in Australia in 2006. At the time of its release, digital downloads were not included as part of the main singles chart
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
, therefore it was ineligible to chart. The single may have only been a download-only single, but it was a successful airplay track, reaching #12 on the Australian airplay chart.
The coda of the song features a sample of "Head Over Heels
Head over Heels (Tears for Fears song)
"Head over Heels" is a song by the British New Wave band Tears for Fears.It was the band's tenth single release in the United Kingdom and eighth UK Top 40 hit, peaking at #12 in July 1985...
" by Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesiser bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into...
.
According to Australia's official Take 40 countdown. "In Love Again" is the longest running Rogue Traders
Rogue Traders
Rogue Traders are an Australian electronic pop rock band fronted by Melinda "Mindi" Jackson with James Ash on keyboards, Tim Henwood on guitars and Peter Marin on drums. The group's original members met in London in 1989. Before forming Rogue Traders, Ash and Davis worked together on many...
song on the countdown.
It was in the countdown for 26 weeks.
In mid 2007, it was used as a promotional song for a change to long-running Australian drama, Neighbours
Neighbours
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
.
Music video
The video for this song was filmed during the band's tour schedule and has snippets of previous performances. According to James Ash on the official forum, the original video clip was to be an all brown clip based on a wedding full of ghosts of past lovers. They opted for the clip you see now, which was a way to finish what they had done with the album.Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... Digital Track Chart |
20 |
APRA Awards
- 2008APRA Awards of 2008The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2008 are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony occurred on 16 June at the Sydney Hilton, they were presented by APRA and the Australasian...
Dance Work of the Year APRA AwardAPRA AwardsThe APRA Music Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia and New Zealand by Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually....
win for "In Love Again", co-written by Jamie ApplebyJames AshJames Ash , is an English-born Australian musician, songwriter and record producer. He is the co-founder and keyboardist of Australian electro-rock group, the Rogue Traders...
, Melinda Appleby, Roland OrzabalRoland OrzabalRoland Jaime Orzabal de la Quintana is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He is known mainly as a co-founding member of Tears for Fears, of which he is the main songwriter and joint vocalist, but he has also achieved success as a producer of other artists.- Early career :Orzabal...
, Curt SmithCurt SmithCurt Smith is an English musician. He is best known for forming the band Tears for Fears, along with childhood friend Roland Orzabal. Also a solo artist, he released his third album Halfway, Pleased in May 2008....
, was presented by Australasian Performing Right AssociationAustralasian Performing Right AssociationThe Australasian Performing Right Association is a copyright collective representing New Zealand and Australian composers, lyricists and music publishers. The association's head offices located in Sydney Australia, and it has branch offices in Auckland, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth...
.