| Blame It on Me | |
| Cover: | D_Ream-Blame_It_on_Me.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | D:Ream |
| Album: | D-Ream On Volume 1 |
| Released: | [1] |
| Genre: | Pop |
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| Producer: | Tom Frederikse |
| Prev Title: | U R the Best Thing (Perfecto Remix) |
| Prev Year: | 1994 |
| Next Title: | Shoot Me with Your Love |
| Next Year: | 1995 |
"Blame It on Me" is a song by Northern Irish musical group D:Ream, released in August 1994 by Magnet, FXU and Warner Music UK as the sixth and last single from the group's debut album, D-Ream On Volume 1 (1993). The song is written by frontman Peter Cunnah and features backing vocals by Jamie Petrie and Linda Duggan. Produced by Tom Frederikse, "Blame It on Me" received favorable reviews from music critics, peaking at number 25 on the UK Singles Chart and number 15 on the UK Dance Singles Chart.
In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton wrote, "The new single clams things down a little from the rampant dance pop of their previous hits with an almost gospelly [that's not even a word] ballad which may well under-perform in the charts, despite being another example of a song well sung."[2] Jennifer Nine from Melody Maker said, "Thing is, Peter Cunnah is starting to look cuter. And this song, darn it, despite being not nearly as overblown as it should be in the gospel-chorus department, is the silky, upful piano-and-twiddly-synth soul business. I played it over and over."[3] Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented, "While George Michael spends all his time in court, Peter Cunnah takes his chance to fill the gap in the market. Here he's like a young Joel singing the "River of D:Reams"."[4]
Alan Jones from Music Week gave "Blame It on Me" four out of five and named it Pick of the Week, saying, "Quite different from previous D:Ream singles, this mid-tempoed pop nugget is dominated by piano and soft percussion, which allow Peter Cunnah to weave in and out with rather more room for expression than some of the group's other material."[5] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update described it as a "pop crooner Peter Cunnah's huge singalong chroused and piano plonked shuffling jiggly 0-97.8-0bpm [track]".[6] Darren Ressler from Vibe complimented it as a "tender, gospel-tinged pop ballad".[7]
| Chart (1994) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] | 74 | |
| Scotland (OCC)[9] | 19 | |
| UK Singles (OCC) | 25 | |
| UK Dance (OCC) | 15 | |
| UK Dance (Music Week)[10] | 15 | |
| UK Club Chart (Music Week)[11] | 27 |