Lose My Mind (The Wanted song)
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"Lose My Mind" is a pop rock
song by British boy band
The Wanted
from their self-titled debut album
. It was written by Nina Woodford
, Rami Yacoub
and Carl Falk
, and produced by Rami and Falk, with additional production by The Wideboys
. It was released as their third single on December 26, 2010. However, following a live performance of the song on the seventh series
of The X Factor
, the song entered the UK Singles Chart
at #29.
, Rami Yacoub
and Carl Falk
, produced by Rami and Falk and recorded at Kinglet Studios and A-Side Studios, in Stockholm
, Sweden
. Additional production was done by British house
producers The Wideboys
. Originally scheduled for release in January 2011, the single was brought forward to December 2010 due to a performance on The X Factor
in November 2010.
and filmed in Coney Island
. A series of fifteen-second teasers for the music video were released before the full video's premiere, which was on 28 November 2010 on Channel 4
. The video shows the band members walking on a pier in the rain and on fairground rides.
of The X Factor on 28 November 2010. They limited the number of female dancers on stage with them to avoid making their female fans jealous, but had a large production with a fairground theme, which McGuiness said was to "distract from the fact we can't dance very well". They also performed the song on Sam & Mark's TMi Friday, and Alan Carr: Chatty Man
.
made "Lose My Mind" their "song of the day" on 12 November 2010. A writer for website Female First called the song "an anthemic rock ballad that shows off [the members'] characteristically mature, edgy vocals and breaks them out of the traditional boyband mould." Nick Levine of Digital Spy
gave the song four stars out of five and praised the song for its "brilliantly melodramatic lyrics" and "punchy" chorus, while complimenting Max George's vocals.
at number 29 and the Scottish Singles Chart
at number 24 on 5 December 2010, three weeks before its official single release.
Source
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
song by British boy band
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
The Wanted
The Wanted
The Wanted are a British-Irish boy band based in London, England. The band consists of Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, Tom Parker and Nathan Sykes. Their debut single, "All Time Low", was released in July 2010 and reached number one in the United Kingdom for one week...
from their self-titled debut album
The Wanted (album)
The Wanted is the self-titled debut studio album by British pop boy band The Wanted, which was released on 22 October 2010 through Geffen Records. The album debuted at number four in the United Kingdom and Scotland, and at number 11 in Ireland...
. It was written by Nina Woodford
Nina Woodford
Nina Woodford-Berger is a London-based Swedish song writer.Due to her sisters boyfriend, who was a producer, Nina started singing backup for Swedish artists such as Eric Gadd, E-Type, The Navigators. and international artists recording in Stockholm, as in the case of Britney Spears debut album...
, Rami Yacoub
Rami Yacoub
Rami Yacoub is a Swedish music producer and songwriter of Palestinian descent, and former member of the successful songwriting/production houses Cheiron Studios and Maratone...
and Carl Falk
Carl Falk
Carl Falk is a Swedish composer, producer, song writer and musician.Falk began playing violin at the young age of five, moving on to playing drums and piano before settling on the guitar as his instrument of choice...
, and produced by Rami and Falk, with additional production by The Wideboys
Wideboys
The Wideboys are UK house, Bassline and UK garage Record producers and remixers.The Wideboys are managed by Matt Waterhouse from MWR/Hyperactive. In 2008, they signed to Sony ATV Music Publishing. Prior to this, The Wideboys had been signed in various deals with the likes of Warner, Univeral and...
. It was released as their third single on December 26, 2010. However, following a live performance of the song on the seventh series
The X Factor (UK series 7)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner of which receives a £1 million recording contract with the Syco Music record label. The seventh series started on ITV on 21 August 2010 and ended on 12 December 2010. The winner was Matt Cardle and...
of The X Factor
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
, the song entered the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
at #29.
Background
Band member Jay McGuiness said in a press release that "Lose My Mind" is "a pop-rock tune about someone playing mind games with you, as you try and fail, to blot it all out." It was written by Nina WoodfordNina Woodford
Nina Woodford-Berger is a London-based Swedish song writer.Due to her sisters boyfriend, who was a producer, Nina started singing backup for Swedish artists such as Eric Gadd, E-Type, The Navigators. and international artists recording in Stockholm, as in the case of Britney Spears debut album...
, Rami Yacoub
Rami Yacoub
Rami Yacoub is a Swedish music producer and songwriter of Palestinian descent, and former member of the successful songwriting/production houses Cheiron Studios and Maratone...
and Carl Falk
Carl Falk
Carl Falk is a Swedish composer, producer, song writer and musician.Falk began playing violin at the young age of five, moving on to playing drums and piano before settling on the guitar as his instrument of choice...
, produced by Rami and Falk and recorded at Kinglet Studios and A-Side Studios, in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Additional production was done by British house
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
producers The Wideboys
Wideboys
The Wideboys are UK house, Bassline and UK garage Record producers and remixers.The Wideboys are managed by Matt Waterhouse from MWR/Hyperactive. In 2008, they signed to Sony ATV Music Publishing. Prior to this, The Wideboys had been signed in various deals with the likes of Warner, Univeral and...
. Originally scheduled for release in January 2011, the single was brought forward to December 2010 due to a performance on The X Factor
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
in November 2010.
Music video
The music video for "Lose My Mind" was directed by Nigel DickNigel Dick
Nigel Dick is an English music video and film director, writer and musician based in Los Angeles, California. He directed the Band Aid video "Do They Know It's Christmas?", as well as over 300 other music videos.Nigel Dick should not be confused with the Australian Dr...
and filmed in Coney Island
Coney Island
Coney Island is a peninsula and beach on the Atlantic Ocean in southern Brooklyn, New York, United States. The site was formerly an outer barrier island, but became partially connected to the mainland by landfill....
. A series of fifteen-second teasers for the music video were released before the full video's premiere, which was on 28 November 2010 on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
. The video shows the band members walking on a pier in the rain and on fairground rides.
Live performances
The Wanted performed "Lose My Mind" live on the seventh seriesThe X Factor (UK series 7)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner of which receives a £1 million recording contract with the Syco Music record label. The seventh series started on ITV on 21 August 2010 and ended on 12 December 2010. The winner was Matt Cardle and...
of The X Factor on 28 November 2010. They limited the number of female dancers on stage with them to avoid making their female fans jealous, but had a large production with a fairground theme, which McGuiness said was to "distract from the fact we can't dance very well". They also performed the song on Sam & Mark's TMi Friday, and Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Alan Carr: Chatty Man is a British comedy chat show presented by comedian Alan Carr. The award-winning show is on Channel 4. The show features interviews with celebrity guests, sketches, topical chat and music....
.
Critical reception
PopjusticePopjustice
Popjustice is a music website founded in 2000 and is the work of UK freelance music journalist Peter Robinson, who has worked for NME, The Guardian, Attitude and many others....
made "Lose My Mind" their "song of the day" on 12 November 2010. A writer for website Female First called the song "an anthemic rock ballad that shows off [the members'] characteristically mature, edgy vocals and breaks them out of the traditional boyband mould." Nick Levine of Digital Spy
Digital Spy
Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....
gave the song four stars out of five and praised the song for its "brilliantly melodramatic lyrics" and "punchy" chorus, while complimenting Max George's vocals.
Chart performance
Following the performance of "Lose My Mind" on The X Factor, the song entered the UK Singles ChartUK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
at number 29 and the Scottish Singles Chart
Scottish Singles and Albums Chart
The Scottish Singles Chart and Scottish Albums Chart are charts compiled by The Official Charts Company, based on physical and digital sales in the STV North, STV Central and ITV Border regions....
at number 24 on 5 December 2010, three weeks before its official single release.
Track listing
- CD Single
- "Lose My Mind" (Radio Edit) - 3:29
- "Lose My Mind" (Cahill Radio Remix) - 3:04
- Digital EP #1
- "Lose My Mind" (Radio Edit) - 3:29
- "For The First TimeFor the First Time (The Script song)"For the First Time" is a song by Irish alternative rock band The Script. Written by band members Danny O'Donoghue and Mark Sheehan, the song was released on August 20, 2010 as the lead single from the band's second studio album Science & Faith...
" (BBC Live VersionLive LoungeThe Live Lounge is a segment on the British radio station BBC Radio 1. Originally hosted by Jo Whiley on her mid-morning radio show and now hosted by Fearne Cotton, it exhibits well-known artists usually performing one song of their own and one by another artist, in an acoustic format...
) - 4:30 - "Heart VacancyHeart Vacancy"Heart Vacancy" is a song by British boy band The Wanted from their self-titled debut album. It was released as their second single in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2010 through Geffen Records. The song was written by Jonas Jeberg, Cutfather, Lucas Secon, and Wayne Hector...
" (BBC Live Version) - 3:57
- Digital EP #2
- "Lose My Mind" (Radio Edit) - 3:29
- "Lose My Mind" (CahillCahill (band)Cahill are a dance group, based in Liverpool, UK consisting of producers Anton Powers, Tim Condran and Scott Rosser. They are best known for their 2008 single, Trippin' On You, which features vocals from Nikki Belle.-Background:...
Dub) - 6:18 - "Lose My Mind" (Cahill Club Remix) - 6:32
- "Lose My Mind" (Gavin Cool Remix - Featuring Scorcher) - 3:57
- "Lose My Mind" (7th Heaven7th Heaven Remix & Production7th Heaven [members: Jon Dixon & Andy Wetson] is a British remix and music production team founded in 2008, releasing their first single in the same year...
Club Remix) - 6:57
Personnel
- SongwritingSongwriterA songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
– Nina WoodfordNina WoodfordNina Woodford-Berger is a London-based Swedish song writer.Due to her sisters boyfriend, who was a producer, Nina started singing backup for Swedish artists such as Eric Gadd, E-Type, The Navigators. and international artists recording in Stockholm, as in the case of Britney Spears debut album...
, Rami YacoubRami YacoubRami Yacoub is a Swedish music producer and songwriter of Palestinian descent, and former member of the successful songwriting/production houses Cheiron Studios and Maratone...
, Carl FalkCarl FalkCarl Falk is a Swedish composer, producer, song writer and musician.Falk began playing violin at the young age of five, moving on to playing drums and piano before settling on the guitar as his instrument of choice... - ProductionRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, guitarsGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
and programmingProgramming (music)Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices, often sequencers or computer programs, to generate music. Programming is used in nearly all forms of electronic music and in most hip hop music since the 1990s. It is also frequently used in modern pop and rock...
– Rami, Carl Falk - Additional remixRemixA remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
, production and programming – The WideboysWideboysThe Wideboys are UK house, Bassline and UK garage Record producers and remixers.The Wideboys are managed by Matt Waterhouse from MWR/Hyperactive. In 2008, they signed to Sony ATV Music Publishing. Prior to this, The Wideboys had been signed in various deals with the likes of Warner, Univeral and... - LeadSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
and backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
– Tom Parker, Nathan Sykes, Jay McGuiness, Max George, Siva KaneswaranThe WantedThe Wanted are a British-Irish boy band based in London, England. The band consists of Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, Tom Parker and Nathan Sykes. Their debut single, "All Time Low", was released in July 2010 and reached number one in the United Kingdom for one week... - MasteringAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
– Dick Beetham
Source
Charts
| Chart (2010/11) | Peak position |
|---|
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 26 December 2010 | 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... |
Geffen Records Geffen Records Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:... |
| 27 December 2010 | CD single | ||
| Germany | 4 March 2011 |