Not a Love Song
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"Not a Love Song" is the debut single by Irish
girlband Wonderland
, from their debut album Wonderland
. It is also on the EP Introduction To Wonderland
. It was released on 4th March 2011. The song debuted at number 22 on the Irish Singles Chart
.
described the song as "fun and cheeky". She added that it has a "rocky edge", but with a bit of country in it too and Band member Corrina Durran says “We’re quite casual and laid back girls. We sing music that’s quite heartfelt and we really want to get into our performances.” Entertainment Focus stated this was just a promotional single, having "Starlight" as the first official single.
"Not a Love Song" was not just released into a single format but was also included on the band's debut extended play or EP Introduction to Wonderland The EP consists of three songs with Not a Love Song, their cover version of Need You Now
and an original ballad song "Nothing Moves Me". It also have the live acoustic versions of the three songs. It was released on the same day as the single. Both single and EP were only released digtally.
There was also a promotional release of remix of the said song. This was remixed by 7th Heaven
, Club Junkies, and Manhattan Clique
. All of the remix have its club mix and radio edits. It was sent to the clubs for promotion since February 2011. The remixes were not officially released on the market. Also, a demo version has had been posted on their official Soundcloud
page.
, BBC's Lotto
, ITV's Lorraine
, ITV's The Alan Titchmarsh Show
, BBC's Blue Peter
The music reporter of Digital Spy
Robert Copsey gave for the single. He stated: "B*Witched, Bellefire
, Six (you know, from Irish Popstars)... the chart success of girlbands from the Emerald Isle is patchy at best. The thing they all have in common? One Louis Walsh
, who, ever determined to showcase some homegrown talent, has paired up with Westlife's Kian Egan
to form five-piece girl group Wonderland. But does their debut have what the XF judge would consider, "the likeability factor"? If nothing else, it's certainly got balls. "If you're gonna write a love song/ I don't wanna hear one," they croon over a part Taylor Swift
, part Corrs
country-folk-pop melody as they urge their men to forgo icky romantic gestures and instead play things decidedly cooler. In fact, given their alternative suggestion - "If you really wanna use your mouth why don't you kiss me instead?" - we'd hazard a guess that their balls are twice as mighty as Louis's and Westlife's. Now there's a mental image we didn't need." While Leeds
' City Dweller Magazine described it "as an uptempo song, a women-empowered song about not wanting to settle down." Popledge ranked it adding: "Their first song is a kinda Corrs/Taylor Swift affair, pop with a slight country twang to it…but it’s actually ‘Not a Love Song’ it paints them as kinda bad-ass girls, ‘if you wanna write a love song I don’t wanna hear it..’ The song is ok and the ladies can all sing but it’s just ok…I’m not sure if it was the best song to launch them with, it will be interesting to hear their next choice of single."
. The decision to focus on the release of EP to release the single on a Friday (same date with EP release) in the UK resulted in only two days of sales contributing to the official chart as opposed to the usual seven. It therefore failed to chart in the UK, selling 1,432 copies in its first two days. Despite the situation, the single peaked at #20 on Ireland and #46 on UK and #13 and #31 on Pop Charts of the said countries respectively.
. This was his 326th music video. It was shoot in 31 October 2010 on Ventura Farms, Potrero Rd., Thousand Oaks, Los Angeles, California, USA. The producer was Phil Barnes and Fuliane Petikyan for Bikini/DNA production company. Other credits are the following: Assistant director: Lennie Appelquist, Director of Photography: Eric Maddison, B Camera Operator: D.P. Quickly, Phil Barnes, Capture system: Arri Alexa, Canon D7, Art Director: Robert Romanus, Stylist: Nicole Houston, Make-Up: Lica Fensome, Editor: Warren MeNeeley and Telecine: Simone Grattarola at Rushes, London. Behind the scenes of the video was published under their Youtube site.
EP
Not a Love Song Remixes
The remix bundle was never released to the public.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
girlband Wonderland
Wonderland (band)
Wonderland were an Irish/British girlband, formed by Louis Walsh and Westlife band-member Kian Egan. The band were put together after auditions were held for five females in July 2008. Its five members were Jodi Albert, Sharon Condon, Corrina Durran, Leigh Learmont and Kasey Smith...
, from their debut album Wonderland
Wonderland (Wonderland album)
Wonderland is the self-titled debut studio album by Irish/British girlband Wonderland.- Background, composition, concept, and development:...
. It is also on the EP Introduction To Wonderland
Introduction to Wonderland
Introduction to Wonderland is the debut EP by Wonderland. It was released 4 March 2011, only on iTunes. It features the band's debut single "Not a Love Song". According to Music Week, the album sold a respectable 25,000 copies in the UK since the release....
. It was released on 4th March 2011. The song debuted at number 22 on the Irish Singles Chart
Irish Singles Chart
The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...
.
Background
They stated in their interviews that they co-written the song with Sheppard Solomon in 2009. Band member Jodi AlbertJodi Albert
Jodi Mary Albert is an English actress and singer, best known for playing Debbie Dean in the British soap opera Hollyoaks on Channel 4 from 2002 to 2004, returning for guest appearances in 2005 & 2006, and her inclusion as one fifth of Irish girl group Wonderland.-Biography:Albert attended the...
described the song as "fun and cheeky". She added that it has a "rocky edge", but with a bit of country in it too and Band member Corrina Durran says “We’re quite casual and laid back girls. We sing music that’s quite heartfelt and we really want to get into our performances.” Entertainment Focus stated this was just a promotional single, having "Starlight" as the first official single.
Formats and release
The song was first announced as the debut single on the band's documentary Louis Walsh and Kian Egan's Next Big Thing - Wonderland. The management said they were thorned into two songs and finally decided '"Not a Love Song" as the single."Not a Love Song" was not just released into a single format but was also included on the band's debut extended play or EP Introduction to Wonderland The EP consists of three songs with Not a Love Song, their cover version of Need You Now
Need You Now
"Need You Now" is a country pop song performed by American country music group Lady Antebellum. The song was co-written by Lady Antebellum and Josh Kear, and produced by the trio along with Paul Worley. It serves as the lead-off single and title track to their second studio album, Need You Now,...
and an original ballad song "Nothing Moves Me". It also have the live acoustic versions of the three songs. It was released on the same day as the single. Both single and EP were only released digtally.
There was also a promotional release of remix of the said song. This was remixed by 7th Heaven
7th Heaven
7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on the WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from August 26, 1996 to May 13, 2007...
, Club Junkies, and Manhattan Clique
Manhattan Clique
The Manhattan Clique are producers, remixers and writers Philip Larsen and Chris Smith. Regular visitors to the higher reaches of the Music Week Club and Pop charts in the UK, plus the Billboard dance chart in the US, Manhattan Clique are equally at home with their more underground MHC guise as...
. All of the remix have its club mix and radio edits. It was sent to the clubs for promotion since February 2011. The remixes were not officially released on the market. Also, a demo version has had been posted on their official Soundcloud
SoundCloud
SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform which allows collaboration, promotion and distribution of audio recordings.-History:SoundCloud was originally started in Stockholm, Sweden, but was established in Berlin, Germany in August, 2007 by sound designer Alex Ljung and artist Eric Wahlforss...
page.
Live performances
The girls performed the song on RTE’s Late Late Show, ITV's Loose WomenLoose Women
Loose Women is a British lunchtime television programme, first broadcast in 1999 on ITV. It consists of a panel of four women who interview celebrities and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs, to celebrity gossip...
, BBC's Lotto
Lotto
Lotto can refer to the following:* Lottery, a form of gambling; lottery refers to a collection of games, while certain specific games have Lotto or Loto as the name....
, ITV's Lorraine
Lorraine (TV programme)
Lorraine is the early weekday morning, lifestyle and entertainment show for the British ITV network, presented by Lorraine Kelly. ITV Breakfast produces Lorraine, which airs every weekday from 08:30 until 09:25, following Daybreak...
, ITV's The Alan Titchmarsh Show
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
The Alan Titchmarsh Show is a British daytime TV chat show broadcast between 3 and 4pm weekdays on the ITV Network.-Format:The programme made its debut on ITV in 2007. It focused on the theme of "The Best of British" focusing on food, entertainment and celebrities in a mid-afternoon slot...
, BBC's Blue Peter
Blue Peter
Blue Peter is the world's longest-running children's television show, having first aired in 1958. It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the CBBC channel. During its history there have been many presenters, often consisting of two women and two men at a time...
Reception
Durran said they had received a positive reception to the song when they sang it on the Westlife tour.The music reporter 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....
Robert Copsey gave for the single. He stated: "B*Witched, Bellefire
Bellefire
Bellefire was an Irish girl group, best known for their 2002 cover of the U2 song "All I Want Is You". They originally consisted of Kelly Kilfeather , Tara Lee , Cathy Newell and Ciara Newell and a fifth-member named Paula O'Neill. They mostly performed pop and adult contemporary music...
, Six (you know, from Irish Popstars)... the chart success of girlbands from the Emerald Isle is patchy at best. The thing they all have in common? One Louis Walsh
Louis Walsh
Louis Walsh is an Irish music manager and judge on the British television talent show The X Factor.-Band manager:...
, who, ever determined to showcase some homegrown talent, has paired up with Westlife's Kian Egan
Kian Egan
Kian John Francis Kelly Egan was a member of the Irish boyband, Westlife and coach on The Voice of Ireland.-Music career:*Main article: Westlife...
to form five-piece girl group Wonderland. But does their debut have what the XF judge would consider, "the likeability factor"? If nothing else, it's certainly got balls. "If you're gonna write a love song/ I don't wanna hear one," they croon over a part Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...
, part Corrs
The Corrs
The Corrs are an Irish band which combine pop rock with traditional Celtic folk music. The brother and sisters are from Dundalk, Ireland. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea ; Sharon ; Caroline ; and Jim .The Corrs came to international prominence with their performance at the...
country-folk-pop melody as they urge their men to forgo icky romantic gestures and instead play things decidedly cooler. In fact, given their alternative suggestion - "If you really wanna use your mouth why don't you kiss me instead?" - we'd hazard a guess that their balls are twice as mighty as Louis's and Westlife's. Now there's a mental image we didn't need." While Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
' City Dweller Magazine described it "as an uptempo song, a women-empowered song about not wanting to settle down." Popledge ranked it adding: "Their first song is a kinda Corrs/Taylor Swift affair, pop with a slight country twang to it…but it’s actually ‘Not a Love Song’ it paints them as kinda bad-ass girls, ‘if you wanna write a love song I don’t wanna hear it..’ The song is ok and the ladies can all sing but it’s just ok…I’m not sure if it was the best song to launch them with, it will be interesting to hear their next choice of single."
Chart performance
The song debuted at number 22 on the Irish Singles ChartIrish Singles Chart
The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...
. The decision to focus on the release of EP to release the single on a Friday (same date with EP release) in the UK resulted in only two days of sales contributing to the official chart as opposed to the usual seven. It therefore failed to chart in the UK, selling 1,432 copies in its first two days. Despite the situation, the single peaked at #20 on Ireland and #46 on UK and #13 and #31 on Pop Charts of the said countries respectively.
Music video
The music video was released on their official Youtube site on 3 December 2010. The video 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...
. This was his 326th music video. It was shoot in 31 October 2010 on Ventura Farms, Potrero Rd., Thousand Oaks, Los Angeles, California, USA. The producer was Phil Barnes and Fuliane Petikyan for Bikini/DNA production company. Other credits are the following: Assistant director: Lennie Appelquist, Director of Photography: Eric Maddison, B Camera Operator: D.P. Quickly, Phil Barnes, Capture system: Arri Alexa, Canon D7, Art Director: Robert Romanus, Stylist: Nicole Houston, Make-Up: Lica Fensome, Editor: Warren MeNeeley and Telecine: Simone Grattarola at Rushes, London. Behind the scenes of the video was published under their Youtube site.
Track listing
Introduction To WonderlandIntroduction to Wonderland
Introduction to Wonderland is the debut EP by Wonderland. It was released 4 March 2011, only on iTunes. It features the band's debut single "Not a Love Song". According to Music Week, the album sold a respectable 25,000 copies in the UK since the release....
EP
- Not a Love Song
- Not a Love Song (Live Acoustic)
- Need You Now (Live Acoustic)
- Nothing Moves Me (Live Acoustic)
- Not a Love Song (Music Video)
Not a Love Song Remixes
- Not a Love Song (7th Heaven Club Mix)
- Not a Love Song (7th Heaven Radio Edit)
- Not a Love Song (Club Junkies Club Mix)
- Not a Love Song (Club Junkies Radio Edit)
- Not a Love Song (Manhattan Clique Club Mix)
- Not a Love Song (Manhattan Clique Radio Edit)
The remix bundle was never released to the public.
Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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