Dakota (song)

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"Dakota"
Single by Stereophonics
from the album Language. Sex. Violence. Other?
B-side"Long Way Round"
WrittenJanuary 2004
Released28 February 2005 (2005-02-28)
Length4:57
LabelV2
Songwriter(s)Kelly Jones
Producer(s)
  • Kelly Jones
  • Jim Lowe
Stereophonics singles chronology
"Moviestar"
(2004) 		"Dakota"
(2005) 		"Superman"
(2005)
Music video
"Dakota" on
YouTube

"Dakota" (released in the United States as "Dakota (You Made Me Feel Like the One)") is a song by Welsh

Modern Rock Tracks chart. It also became the band's highest-charting single in both Australia and New Zealand. The song has been compared to the works of U2.[1][2]

Writing

You Gotta Go There To Come Back and was trying to find a new sound. Jones knew he had come up with something special, telling Songwriting Magazine, "I text the head of the label V2 at the time and said, 'I think I've got a big song'. That was the first time I'd ever done that and I don't think I've done it since, either."[3]

A month later, while the band were on tour in the United States, he wrote the lyrics in Vermillion[4] (in South Dakota) and the song's working title was originally named after it.[5] After Slipknot released a song from their third album entitled "Vermilion" and Mercury Rev released their sixth album with a song included on it also called "Vermillion", the band decided to change the title of the song.[5] The name of the song was changed to "Dakota", named after the apartment building in New York City.[6] One of the song's signature lines, "Take a look at me now", was first used—in a similar melody—in their earlier single "Since I Told You It's Over".[7]

Promotion

Then BBC Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley was the first to play "Dakota" on air. Kelly Jones and Richard Jones presented the song as part of Radio 1's "10 albums to watch for 2005".[8]

US radio airplay

"Dakota" was the first Stereophonics single to achieve success on

Modern Rock Tracks chart. It first charted on 9 July 2005, almost half a year after its original release. The song peaked at number 34[11] on the chart and remained on the chart for six weeks.[12] It was their first and so far only single to make the chart.[13]

Release

Four weeks before the official release of the single, "Dakota" was released exclusively on the

Decade in the Sun
.

Music video

The music video for "Dakota" was filmed in South Dakota, United States. It features Stereophonics on a road trip through Dakota on the back of a truck. As the video goes on, the band pass various Dakota sights including Mount Rushmore. The video was given an exclusive showing on MTV before it was shown on other music channels.[18]

Reception

Critical response

"Dakota" received positive reviews.

Q, "Dakota" was placed 8th.[20] James Masterton named the song his single of the year in 2005.[6] Alexis Petridis from The Guardian praised the song for replacing their "standard smug lumbering with an urgent synthesizer pulse" and its "breezy, radio-smashing chorus."[21]

Pete Cashmore from NME was critical towards "Dakota" for sounding like a U2 stadium song and being "too concerned with making an impressive noise and not concerned enough with a tune."[2]

Commercial performance

"Dakota" gave Stereophonics their first UK number one single as it topped both the

Modern Rock Tracks chart, peaking at number 34.[11][13] In Ireland the song peaked at number 8 and remained in the chart for seven weeks.[26]

Track listings

CD and 7-inch[17]
No.TitleLength
1."Dakota" 
2."Long Way Round" 
Maxi CD[17]
No.TitleLength
1."Dakota" (radio edit) 
2."Dakota" (album version—Footswitch rework) 
3."Soul" (demo) 
4."Dakota" 
DVD[17]
No.TitleLength
1."Dakota" (rehearsal footage) (video) 
2."Dakota" (studio recording footage) (video) 
3."Dakota" (audio) 
4."Photo gallery" 

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[38] 3× Platinum 1,800,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United Kingdom 28 February 2005
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • maxi-CD
  • DVD
 V2 [16][17]
United States 21 March 2005
  • alternative radio
 [10]
Australia 23 May 2005 CD [39]

Cover versions

Show of Hands recorded a cover version for their 2010 album Covers 2.

In popular culture

"Dakota" made appearances in the video games

FIFA Manager 06 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2010.[40][41] The song features at the beginning of an episode of the BBC comedy Him & Her.[42]

See also

References

  1. ^ Gibbons, Anthony. "Language. Sex. Violence. Other?". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  2. ^ a b Cashmore, Pete (15 March 2005). "Stereophonics : Language. Sex. Violence. Other?". NME. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  3. ^ "How I Wrote Dakota". Songwriting Magazine. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  4. ^ Language. Sex. Violence. Other (CD booklet). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 2003.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ a b Vox Populi, Stereophonics (2006). Language. Sex. Violence. Other? (DVD). Liberation Entertainment.
  6. ^ a b "Dakota by Stereophonics". Songfacts. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  7. ^ You Gotta Go There To Come Back (CD booklet). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 2003.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Jo Whiley to play Dakota first!". Stereophonics Ltd. 4 January 2005. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Stereophonics - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  10. ^ a b "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1598. 21 March 2005. p. 21. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Dakota (You Made Me Feel Like the One)". Music VF. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  12. ^ "Stereophonics - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  13. ^ a b "Dakota (You Made Me Feel Like The One)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  14. ^ "Dakota exclusively available via iTunes music store". Stereophonics Ltd. 26 January 2005. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  15. ^ "Dakota download #2". Stereophonics Ltd. 14 February 2005. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  16. ^ a b "Dakota out today". Stereophonics Ltd. 28 February 2005. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  17. ^ a b c d e "Stereophonics - Discography". Stereophonics. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013.
  18. ^ "Dakota video". Stereophonics Ltd. 26 January 2005. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  19. ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Language. Sex. Violence. Other?". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  20. ^ "Readers 100 Greatest Tracks Of 2005". Rocklist. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  21. ^ Petridis, Alexis (4 March 2005). "Stereophonics, Language. Sex. Violence. Other?". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  22. ^ a b "Stereophonics: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  23. ^ "Stereophonics score download hit". BBC. 7 April 2005. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  24. ^ Saney, Daniel (7 March 2005). "Stereophonics take UK number one". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  25. ^ a b "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2005". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  26. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Dakota". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  27. ^ a b "Dakota - Stereophonics: Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  28. ^ "Stereophonics – Dakota". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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  30. ^ "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 12. 19 March 2005. p. 41. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  31. ^ "Stereophonics – Dakota" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  32. ^ "Stereophonics – Dakota". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  33. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  34. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  35. ^ "Stereophonics Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  36. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  37. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  38. ^ "British single certifications – Stereophonics – Dakota". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  39. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 23rd May 2005" (PDF). ARIA. 23 May 2005. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2005. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  40. ^ "Fifa Manager 06 credits". Moby Games. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  41. ^ "List of songs on Pro Evolution Soccer 2010". neoseeker. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  42. ^ "Him & Her Series 2:5. The Rollover".
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