Finish Line (Yasmin song)
"Finish Line" | ||||
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Single by Yasmin | ||||
Released | 8 May 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2011 | |||
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Length | 3:59 | |||
Label | Ministry of Sound | |||
Songwriter(s) | Yasmin Shahmir | |||
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"Finish Line" is a song recorded by British artist Yasmin. Self-written, produced by Labrinth and co-produced by Marc Williams and featuring a sample from the Stevie Wonder song "As". The song was released on 8 May 2011 as Yasmin's second single.
Background
"It was the first song that I made where I really felt like I'd found my own sound and who I wanted to be as an artist. It's a really important song in my career, it's really important to me and got a lot of people interested in me."
—Yasmin, talking about her second single "Finish Line"[1]
"Finish Line" came about after Yasmin was in studio with her friend, Labrinth in January 2010.[2] The two struggled for eight hours before beginning work on the song. Yasmin originally wrote and composed the whole song acoustically before Labrinth begun production work on it.[1] Yasmin has revealed that it took about thirty minutes for her to write the song.[3] The song was co-produced by Labrinth's manager, Marc Williams.[4] The song resulted in Yasmin becoming Level Entertainment's first signed artist after she played "Finish Line" to the label's co-director and BBC Radio 1Xtra presenter, Twin B.[2]
In mid February 2011, a snippet of the final studio version of "Finish Line" was released onto the internet after Yasmin performed the song live at various gigs. In an interview with SoulCulture, Yasmin explained how the Freemasons Remix came about as well as her opinion of the remix:
I suggested the Freemasons when discussing remix ideas with the label and luckily for me the guys loved the song and went right ahead making an incredible floorfiller-esque remix, [...], the guys told me they were so inspired by the track they wanted to do an alternative afterhours chilled out version which I was more than happy for them to do considering the calibre of the uptempo mix. When I finally heard this Afterhours Mix, I was blown away, it's even more magical than I expected. This remix has some of the most beautiful and evoking production I've heard in a long time, reminds me so much of Massive Attack and Portishead, they just really nailed it.[9]
Critical reception
"Finish Line" has been positively reviewed by music critics. Ciarán Gaynor of
Chart performance
"Finish Line" first charted on 15 May 2011, when it debuted at number 13 on the
Live performances
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Yasmin performed "Finish Line" in January 2011 in an acoustic session for
Track listing
- Digital download[8]
- "Finish Line" (Radio Edit) – 3:59
- "Finish Line" (FreemasonsPegasus Club Mix) – 9:23
- "Finish Line" (Mike Delinquent Project Remix) – 4:29
- "Finish Line" (Shy's Smoking Rabbit Mix) – 4:48
- "Finish Line" (Freemasons Pegasus After Hours Mix) – 6:01
- "Finish Line" (Acoustic Mix) – 4:02
- 12" (I)[16]
- "Finish Line" (Freemasons Pegasus Club Mix) – 9:23
- "Finish Line" (Freemasons Pegasus Dub) – 8:46
- 12" (II)[17]
- "Finish Line" (Mike Delinquent Project Remix) – 4:29
- "Finish Line" (Shy's Smoking Rabbit Mix) – 4:48
- "Finish Line" (Freemason's Pegasus Radio Edit) - single
- "Finish Line" (Freemason's Pegasus Radio Edit) - 3:25
- Promo CD single[18]
- "Finish Line" (Radio Edit) – 3:59
- "Finish Line" (FreemasonsPegasus Club Mix) – 9:23
- "Finish Line" (Mike Delinquent Project Remix) – 4:29
- "Finish Line" (Shy's Smoking Rabbit Mix) – 4:48
- "Finish Line" (Pegasus After Hours Mix) – 6:01
- "Finish Line" (Freemason's Pegasus Radio Edit) - 3:25
- "Finish Line" (Original Extended Edit) - 4:50
- "Finish Line" (Instrumental Edit) - 3:57
Charts
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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Scotland (OCC)[19] | 16 |
UK Indie (OCC)[20] | 1 |
13 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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United Kingdom | 8 May 2011[8] | Digital download | Ministry of Sound |
9 May 2011[16] | 12"
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United States | November 22, 2011[citation needed] | Digital download | Ministry of Sound |
References
- ^ a b "Interview: Yasmin". Ministry of Sound. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ a b Versetti, Richard (7 March 2011). "Yasmin - "Finish Line" Kickstarted My Career". SoulCulture.TV. SoulCulture. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Yasmin – Finish Line (Snippet)". Yasmin's World. 2011-02-18. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ Williams, Marc (2011-04-30). "Watch out for @itsYasmin 'Finish Line' Produced by @Labrinthda1st and co produced by myself......let's make it happen!!". Twitter. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- MTV (UK and Ireland). Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ "Yasmin - 'Finish Line' Remixes". First Up!. 14 March 2011. Archived from the original on 8 May 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ Ministry of Sound (2011-04-20). "Congrats to @itsYasmin her new single 'Finish Line' is now A-list on Radio 1! Fantastic news". Twitter. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ Play.com. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ "Yasmin - "Finish Line (Freemasons Pegasus Afterhours Mix)"". SoulCulture. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ Gaynor, Ciarán (10 May 2011). "New Singles: Yasmin, Austra, Chris Brown, Sade, Clare Maguire & more". State.ie. State Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ Copsey, Robert (8 May 2011). "Yasmin: 'Finish Line'". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ Rawson, Cameron (9 May 2011). "Single Review: Yasmin – Finish Line". Sound Of The Day. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ Edwards, Nyasha (2011-04-04). "REVIEW: Yasmin - Finish Line". Urban Development. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Yasmin - Finish Line (LIVE AT THE EXAMPLE TOUR)". YouTube. 2010-10-13. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Yasmin - Finish Line @ o2 abc Glasgow 28.03.2011 Supporting Eliza Doolittle". YouTube. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Finish Line (Part 1)". Juno Records. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Finish Line (Part 2)". Juno Records. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Yasmin – Finish Line (2011, CD)". Discogs.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2011.