If You're Never Gonna Move
"If You're Never Gonna Move" | ||||
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Single by Jessie Ware | ||||
from the album Devotion | ||||
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Released | 13 April 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2011 | |||
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Length | 3:27 | |||
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Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Julio Bashmore | |||
Jessie Ware singles chronology | ||||
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Jessie Ware album chronology | ||||
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"If You're Never Gonna Move" is a song recorded by British singer
Upon its release, the song received critical acclaim from music critics for both its downbeat, R&B-infected production and Ware's "weightless" vocal, further stated the song as an "understated offering" from its parental album. Pitchfork eventually named "If You're Never Gonna Move" as the 61st best song of 2012, and later the 134th best song of their number sixty-one on their mid-decade list.
Background and release
Following the release of "Running" – which was Ware's first solo single in 2012, "110%" was released as the second digital single from her then-upcoming album on 13 April 2012 by PMR Records, and later as a limited 7" vinyl single on 11 June 2012.[4][5] In an interview with The Guardian on 18 August 2012, Ware revealed that she originally wanted to create "clubbier numbers" for her debut project, which eventually saw the singer approaching producer Julio Bashmore for a recording session. According to the singer herself, their session was "awkward" at first due to both Ware and Bashmore being "new" to writing a pop song. The duo then started "flicking" through a hip-hop magazine, eventually alighting on an image of late Puerto Rican–American rapper Big Pun in a "yellow PVC suit" while sitting on a throne. It eventually became an inspiration for Ware to write "110%", and the singer was "thrilled" when Big Pun's estate gave the permission to use a sample from the late rapper throughout the track.[6] During her first US gig at New York City's The Box Monday night, however, the singer announced that the title would be changed to "If You're Never Gonna Move" instead, due to a dispute over the sample used in the track. It was eventually released on 15 January 2013 as a five-track extended play by Cherrytree Records, containing the eponymous album track "Devotion", "Sweet Talk" and her cover version of "What You Won't Do for Love", originally recorded and released as a single by American singer-songwriter Bobby Caldwell in 1978.[7]
Composition
"If You're Never Gonna Move" was written by Ware and fellow UK house producer Julio Bashmore, whom also produced her previous single "Running" and two more tracks for Devotion. Characterized as a "downbeat, R&B-infected" electronica track, the song was written in the D major key with a tempo of 101 beat-per-minute, and runs a total length of three minutes and twenty-seven seconds.[8] According to Ware, she was inspired to write a song "about a girl trying to get him off his throne and dance" after seeing an image of Big Pun in a hip-hop magazine, which resulted in a "gorgeously restrained summer smash."[6] Originally titled "110%", which was a reference to Pun's song "100%", the song originally contained a distorted line "carving my initials on your forehead" throughout the track, but was later changed to "Always on a mission like a warhead".[9]
Critical reception
Following its initial release, the song received critical acclaim from music critics. Priya Elan, Assistant Editor of
Music video
To further promote the song, an accompanied music video was uploaded onto YouTube on 16 April 2012. The video was directed by Kate Moross and filmed at
Chart performance
The song did not chart upon its initial digital release. It then later debuted at number ninety-eight on the
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "110%" | 3:27 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "If You're Never Gonna Move" | 3:27 |
2. | "Sweet Talk" | 3:37 |
3. | "Devotion" | 3:24 |
4. | "What You Won't Do for Love" | 3:27 |
5. | "If You're Never Gonna Move" (Two Inch Punch Remix) | 3:23 |
Total length: | 17:18 |
Charts
Single
Chart (2012–2013) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[16] | 20 |
UK Singles ( Official Charts Company)[19]
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41 |
Extended play
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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US | 11 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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United Kingdom | 13 April 2012[4] | Digital download | |
11 June 2012[5] | 7" vinyl record, CDR | ||
United States | 15 January 2013[18] | Extended play | Cherrytree |
References
- ^ "Jessie Ware forced to rename '110' due to sample dispute". Gigwise.com.
- ^ "Jessie Ware's new US-only EP has some songs you can dance to on it". Popjustice.com. 11 December 2012.
- ^ "The Top 100 Tracks of 2012 – Page 4". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ a b "ITunes - Music - 110% - Single by Jessie Ware". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Jessie Ware – 110%". Discogs.com. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Jessie Ware – If You're Never Gonna Move". Discogs. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Key & BPM for If You're Never Gonna Move by Jessie Ware | Tunebat". Tunebat.com. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ Copsey, Robert (1 December 2012). "Jessie Ware changes '110%' song name after Big Pun sample dispute". Digitalspy.co.uk.
- ^ "Jessie Ware - '110%'". Nme.com. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ Fallon, Patrick. "The 200 Best Tracks of the Decade So Far (2010–2014)". Pitchfork.
- ^ Jessie Ware – 110%. YouTube
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Jessie Ware's Official Top 10 biggest songs". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Jessie Ware – If You're Never Gonna Move". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Jessie Ware – 110% (2012, White, Vinyl)". Discogs.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". iTunes. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 - 26th October 2013 | the UK Charts | Top 40". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ "Jessie Ware Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 6 July 2020.