About You Now
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Single by Sugababes | ||||
from the album Change | ||||
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Released | 24 September 2007 | |||
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Label | Island | |||
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Producer(s) | Dr. Luke | |||
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"About You Now" is a song by British girl group
The song was generally well received by music critics, who complimented its genre mixing production as well as its US pop influence. The song has been described as a "pop-electro-rock masterpiece" and the best Sugababes single in years. Upon its release, "About You Now" became the group's sixth UK number one hit and highest-charting single since 2005's "
"About You Now" was nominated for a 2008
Background
"About You Now" was written by
Critical reception
"About You Now" received generally favourable reviews from both music critics and fans alike.
Adam Webb, writing for
Chart performance
"About You Now" made its first chart appearance in the United Kingdom on 17 September 2007 ― for the week ending dated 22 September 2007. It debuted at number thirty five on the
In Ireland, "About You Now" debuted at number ten on the
Music video
The music video for "About You Now" was directed by Marcus Adams and shot on 24 August 2007 at the Festival Hall in Waterloo in London, England.[14] Although various pictures of the clip were leaked on the net the following days, it was not until 6 September the full video made its world premiere via internet. By 7 September 2007, the video had also debuted on music channels. The video is dedicated to the late Tim Royes, who directed the videos for the Sugababes's 2006 singles "Red Dress" and "Easy". The Nokia 7500 mobile phone is used by the two actors in the video; the male actor has the black model whereas the female actor has the white model.
Track listing
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Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Change.[5]
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[56] | Gold | 7,500^ |
Germany (BVMI)[57] | Gold | 150,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[59] | 2× Platinum | 1,250,000[58] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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United Kingdom | 24 September 2007 | Digital download | Island Records |
Ireland | 28 September 2007 | CD single | |
United Kingdom | 1 October 2007 | ||
Australia | 6 October 2007 | ||
Germany | 12 October 2007 | ||
France | 25 February 2008 | ||
Spain | 12 May 2008 | Airplay
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Miranda Cosgrove version
"About You Now" | ||||
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Single by Miranda Cosgrove | ||||
from the EP About You Now | ||||
Released | January 28, 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2008 | |||
Genre | Teen pop[60] | |||
Length | 3:10 | |||
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"About You Now" on YouTube |
Miranda Cosgrove’s cover of "About You Now" was promoted as the lead single from her debut extended play of the same name, on January 28, 2009.[61][62][63] The original lyrics were slightly altered to be made more suitable to Cosgrove's younger audience. Cosgrove's version was promoted heavily on Nickelodeon, where the music video was played during commercial breaks. The Spider Remix of the single was also included in the EP.[64]
Commercial performance
The song has become her highest-peaking song to date in the US, peaking at number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was heavily promoted by Cosgrove. During her first ever live performance, Cosgrove performed the song at the 2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.[65] On February 3, 2009, Cosgrove released an extended play, titled after the song. The EP, which was released to the iTunes Store, features a total of five songs – "About You Now", "FYI", and "Party Girl", and features remixes of "About You Now" and "Stay My Baby". Aside from this performance, Cosgrove also performed the song on Today on September 6, 2010, along with "Kissin U", and "BAM", both off of her debut studio album Sparks Fly released on April 27, 2010.
Music video
The music video, directed by Bille Woodruff premiered on Nickelodeon on December 5, 2008, following the premiere of Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh. It features Mexican-American Actor and singer Diego Boneta as her love interest. In the music video, Miranda is with her friends at the mall where, simultaneously, so is her ex–boyfriend. The best friends look at a necklace then go to a photo booth to take pictures. The pictures of two girls acting like they are dating remind Miranda about her break up with her ex-boyfriend, wherein she mistakenly accused him of cheating on her. They then go on an escalator and Miranda spots her ex. She texts him that she got it all wrong with him and he locates her and gives her the necklace that Miranda saw in the beginning of the video that she liked. They end up getting back together at the end of the video.[66] The music video was one of the best selling videos on iTunes at the time of its release.[67]
Charts
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[68] | 47 |
Other versions
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The original version performed by the Sugababes was a massive hit throughout the UK and Europe. The popularity of the song compelled many artists from all different genres from all over Europe to do their own versions. Below is a list of some of the most notable covers.
- Rachel Tucker performed this song in the first week of live shows, on BBC1's I'd Do Anything.
- The Saw Doctors covered this song on The Podge and Rodge Show on 12 February 2008. Released as a charity single, with proceeds donated to cystic fibrosis charities, it reached the top of the Irish Singles Chart in October 2008.
- The Courteeners performed an acoustic cover version during a BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge session. The song was later released on the commercial CD single for their song "No You Didn't, No You Don't".
- A cover of this song is the first single from ...And Then There Was Timoin 2008.
- Snow Patrol have performed a cover of this song at Mencap's Little Noise Sessions, live at the Union Chapel on 25 November 2007.[69] The recording was officially released on the 2009 compilation Up to Now.
- Chris Brown.
- The Twins, Nicola & Francine did a cover of the song during the semi-final round of Eurovision: Your Country Needs You, while competing to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Subsequently, Jade Ewen who rose to stardom from the same show would go to join the Sugababes in late 2009.[70]
- In 2011 Kim Wilde covered the song for her new album Snapshots.
- In 2014, Scottish folk-rock band Skipinnish included a cover of the song on their album "Western Ocean"
- In 2015, Shayne Ward covered the song for his album, Closer
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External links
- "About You Now" at AllMusic
- "About You Now" by Miranda Cosgrove at AllMusic