Young Blood (Sophie Ellis-Bextor song)

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"Young Blood"
Indie Pop
Length4:28
LabelEBGB's
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Harcourt
Sophie Ellis-Bextor singles chronology
"Beautiful"
(2012) 		"Young Blood"
(2013) 		"Runaway Daydreamer"
(2014)
Music video
"Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Young Blood (Official video)" on
YouTube

"Young Blood" is a song by English recording artist

piano ballad, which features instrumentation from subdued drums and various string instruments. In the track, Ellis-Bextor sings with restrain, incorporating a low register in the verses and hitting her highest note in the chorus. A demo
version of the track was offered online in March 2013.

"Young Blood" received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who complimented Ellis-Bextor's vocals and the song's tenderness. The song became her first single to enter the

UK Singles Chart since her 2011 single "Bittersweet". On its component UK Indie chart, the track peaked within the top five. Sophie Muller
was commissioned to direct its video, which shows Ellis-Bextor on a pier and inside a living room. The song was performed on some television programmes in the United Kingdom.

Composition

Ed Harcourt performing, surrounded by individuals
Musician Ed Harcourt produced and co-wrote the track.

As with the rest of Wanderlust, "Young Blood" was composed by the English musician

piano ballad,[2][3] with a viola, a violin, muffled drums, a cello and a double bass.[1][4]

According to the sheet music published by

second-person narrative, following the common verse–chorus form. According to Ludovic Hunter-Tilney from Financial Times, the track discusses "the joys of growing old with one's spouse".[6][8]

Reception

For

Idolator complimented the song for being "beautiful" and "timeless".[5] Louise Bruton from The Irish Times wrote that Ellis-Bextor's "icy vocals forgive[d]" the "blunders" of Wanderlust, while musicOMH's Kate Bennett provided a polarized review for the song. Although she praised Ellis-Bextor's vocals, Bennett described the track as "heroine-gazing-forlornly-into-the-distance" due to its instrumentation.[4][12] David Farrell, writing on behalf of PopMatters, commented that "Young Blood" was the best of the album and highlighted Ellis-Bextor's vocal performance.[13]

The song only charted in the United Kingdom. Reaching number 34 on

its singles chart,[14] the song became Ellis-Bextor's first to enter the chart since "Bittersweet", which was released in 2010 and peaked at 25. "Young Blood" spent three weeks on the chart, and as of January 2014, it is her fifteenth best-selling song in the country.[15][16] On the UK Indie chart, the track reached number 3.[17]

Release and promotion

A

hot adult contemporary UK station BBC Radio 2.[21] Ellis-Bextor revealed that she chose "Young Blood" as the first single from Wanderlust because she found it representative of the album's sound.[22]

The official

Weekend, aired on 26 April 2014.[25] She performed the song in an unplugged setting on ZDF Morgenmagazin, a programme of German channel ZDF, on 23 January 2014.[26]

Track listing

Promotional CD single

Details adapted from the liner notes of the "Young Blood" promotional CD single.[20]

  1. "Young Blood" (Radio edit) – 3:45
  2. "Young Blood" – 4:28
Digital download[19]
  1. "Young Blood" – 4:28

Credits and personnel

  • Sophie Ellis-Bextor – lead vocals, songwriting
  • Ed Harcourt – songwriting, production, background vocals, samples, synth, keyboards, piano
  • Dirty Pretty Strings – strings
  • Amy Lingley – cello
  • Gita Langley – violin
  • Rosie Langley – violin
  • Arnulf Lindner – double bass
  • Polly Wiltshire – viola
  • Richard Woodcraft – engineering, mixing
  • Miles Showell – mastering

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[14]
 34
UK Indie (OCC)[17] 3

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
United Kingdom 2013 Promotional CD single EBGB's [20]
21 November 2013 Digital download [19]

References

  1. ^ a b Wanderlust (Vinyl). Sophie Ellis-Bextor. EBGB's. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ a b Hoby, Hermione (19 January 2014). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Wanderlust – review". The Observer. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Cragg, Michael (25 November 2013). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Young Blood: New music". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  4. ^ a b Bennett, Kate (14 January 2014). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Wanderlust". musicOMH. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  5. ^
    Spin Media
    ). Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  6. ^ a b Harcourt, Ed; Ellis-Bextor, Sophie (co-writers). Young Blood Sheet Music (Media notes). Universal Music. MN0131597.
  7. ^ a b James, Gareth (16 January 2014). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Wanderlust". Clash. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  8. ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (17 January 2014). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Wanderlust". Financial Times. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  9. ^ Considine, Clare (20 January 2014). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor – 'Wanderlust' album review". Time Out. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  10. ^ Copsey, Robert (15 January 2014). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Wanderlust review: 'A brave musical excursion'". Digital Spy (Hearst Magazines UK). Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  11. ^ Horton, Matthew. "Wanderlust – Sophie Ellis-Bextor". Virgin Media. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  12. ^ Bruton, Louise (17 January 2014). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Wanderlust". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  13. ^ Farrell, David (12 May 2014). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Wanderlust". PopMatters. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  14. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  15. ^ "Singles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  16. ^ Myers, Justin (30 January 2014). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Official Top 20 Biggest Selling Singles revealed!". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  17. ^ a b "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  18. Hearst Magazines UK
    ). Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  19. ^ a b c "Young Blood - Single – Sophie Ellis-Bextor". iTunes Store (GB). 21 November 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  20. ^ a b c "Young Blood" (CD single). Sophie Ellis-Bextor. EBGB's; Mallott Media; DR-PW. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  21. British Broadcasting Corporation). Archived from the original
    on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  22. ^ Rigby, Sam (16 January 2014). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Looking back at my bangers". Attitude. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  23. ^ Wass, Mike (25 November 2013). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor Keeps It Simple And Sophisticated In Her "Young Blood" Video: Watch". Idolator (Spin Media). Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  24. ITV
    .
  25. Weekend
    . Episode 1. ITV.
  26. ^ ZDF Morgenmagazin. 23 January 2014. ZDF.
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