Hello (Martin Solveig and Dragonette song) explained

Hello
Cover:Hello album cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Martin Solveig and Dragonette
Album:Smash
Producer:Martin Solveig
Chronology:Martin Solveig
Prev Title:Boys & Girls
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:Ready 2 Go
Next Year:2011

"Hello" is a song performed by French DJ and record producer Martin Solveig and Canadian synth-pop band Dragonette, taken from Solveig's fifth studio album, Smash (2011). The song was released as the album's lead single on 6 September 2010 by Mercury Records.

It is Solveig's most successful single to date, peaking at number one in Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Czech Republic and the Netherlands, while charting within the top 10 in ten other countries. It also reached number one on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart in the United States. Additionally, the song became Solveig's and Dragonette's first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 2011, eventually peaking at number 46 in June. It has since been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of 1,000,000 units.

The song has been featured in 90210,[1] The Vampire Diaries,[2] Gossip Girl,[3] , Skins, Some Girls, and Ted Lasso.[4] It was also featured in Tim Hortons' 2013 ad for their 'Roll up the Rim to Win' promotion. It also used as the intro theme to the TV series Cheer! on CMT. The song appears in the video game Dance Central 3.

Music video

The music video is a tennis match scene played on the grounds of the French Open tournament in Paris. There are two variants: a long version which is the first episode of a series of music videos called "Smash", and a short condensed version.

The long version of the music video is divided into two chapters. The first chapter is an introductory dialogue and backstory (by Nelson Monfort) involving two of the main characters, a tennis player named Martin Solveig (as himself) and his tennis coach or manager Lafaille (played by DJ Grégory Darsa).

In Chapter 2 the song plays over a tennis match, recorded live at the main stadium court of the Roland Garros complex, court Philippe Chatrier. The short version consists of a re-cut version of this chapter. In the tennis match, Martin Solveig faces fellow DJ Bob Sinclar. As the match progresses Solveig struggles to gain any points, and is unable to win a game. With the score at 6–0, 6–0, 5–0, Sinclar is about to serve for matchpoint when "She" (Solveig's love interest) enters the crowd, and Solveig decides he must win to impress her. He returns a serve but a lineswoman (Mathilde Johansson) calls the ball out, awarding the match to Sinclar. Novak Djokovic enters the arena and convinces the referee to overturn the call. Solveig makes a strong comeback, rallying to match point. However, Gaël Monfils comes into the stadium and kisses Solveig's love interest. Solveig sees this and decides to (literally) throw in the towel. In the long version only, the video ends with "to be continued" displayed on the screen. This portion of the music video was shot and recorded prior to the 2010 French Open commencing.[5]

Cover versions

The song was covered by The Baseballs on their second studio album, Strings 'n' Stripes. The Chipettes also covered this song as an exclusive iTunes bonus track on the 2011 soundtrack album. A live performance by the Argentine electropop band Miranda! was also recorded, and later included on their double live-album, Luna Magistral (2012).

Track listings

  1. "Hello" (Club)
  2. "Hello" (Dada Life Remix)
  3. "Hello" (Bassjackers Remix)
  4. "Hello" (Michael Woods Remix)
  1. "Hello" – 4:42
  1. "Hello" (single edit) – 4:41
  2. "Hello" (club edit) – 5:33
  3. "Hello" (Sidney Samson Remix) – 5:18
  4. "Hello" (Bassjackers Remix) – 5:03
  5. "Hello" (Michael Woods Remix) – 7:18
  1. "Hello" (radio edit) – 3:11
  2. "Hello" (club edit) – 5:33
  1. "Hello" – 4:41
  1. "Hello" (Sidney Samson Remix) – 5:18
  2. "Hello" (Bassjackers Remix) – 5:03
  3. "Hello" (Michael Woods Remix) – 7:16
  4. "Hello" (Michael Woods Dub) – 7:18
  5. "Hello" (Dada Life Remix) – 5:33
  1. "Hello" (UK radio edit) – 2:45
  2. "Hello" (single edit) – 4:41
  3. "Hello" (Michael Woods Remix) – 7:18
  4. "Hello" (Michael Woods Dub) – 7:18
  5. "Hello" (Sidney Samson Remix) – 5:18
  6. "Hello" (Bassjacker Remix) – 5:03
  7. "Hello" (Dada Life Remix) – 5:33
  1. "Hello" (Caveat Remix) – 6:53
  2. "Hello" (Dead Battery Remix) – 5:39
  3. "Hello" (Relanium Remix) – 6:38
  4. "Hello" (Ken Loi Remix) – 6:15
  5. "Hello" (Awiin Remix) – 5:47
  6. "Hello" (MINE Remix) – 6:35
  7. "Hello" (Singularity Remix) – 7:12
  8. "Hello" (Pace Remix) – 4:11
  9. "Hello" (Why Are We Whispering Remix) – 3:04
  10. "Hello" (Jeremy Ebell Remix) – 2:56

Credits and personnel

Source:[14]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010–2011)Peak
position
Mexican Airplay Chart (Billboard International)[15] 1
Mexico Top 20 Inglés (Monitor Latino)[16] 1
Poland (Polish Airplay New)[17] 5
Romania (Romanian Top 100)7

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[18] 97
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[19] 93
France (SNEP)[20] 74
Italy (FIMI)[21] 74
Chart (2011)Position
Australia (ARIA)[22] 73
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[23] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[24] 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[25] 24
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[26] 11
France (SNEP)[27] 72
Germany (Official German Charts)[28] 24
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[29] 8
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[30] 65
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[31] 12
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[32] 4
Polish Dance Singles Chart[33] 21
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[34] 24
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[35] 86
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[36] 26
UK Singles (OCC)[37] 52
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[38] 5

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 90210 Music - Season 3, Episode 16. The CW. 13 October 2011.
  2. Web site: The Vampire Diaries Music - Season 3 "The Birthday". TV Fanatic. 11 August 2011 . 13 October 2011.
  3. Web site: Gossip Girl Music - Season 5, Episode 3. The CW. 13 October 2011. October 2011.
  4. Web site: What are the songs in Ted Lasso season 2, episode 9?. 17 September 2021 . Hidden Remote. 19 September 2021.
  5. Web site: Novak Djokovic, Gael Monfils Make Cameos in Martin Solveig's "Hello" [Video]]. Tennis X. Tom. Gainey. 14 July 2010. 26 January 2022.
  6. Hello . . 2010 . liner notes . . 3BEAT017.
  7. Web site: iTunes - Musique - Hello - Single par Martin Solveig & Dragonette . Itunes.apple.com . 6 September 2010 . 10 June 2014.
  8. Hello . . 2010 . liner notes . . 275674-4.
  9. Hello . . 2010 . liner notes . . 1061350KON.
  10. Web site: iTunes - Music - Hello - Single by Martin Solveig & Dragonette . Itunes.apple.com . 7 December 2010 . 10 June 2014.
  11. Web site: iTunes - Music - Hello - EP by Martin Solveig & Dragonette . Itunes.apple.com . 1 February 2011 . 10 June 2014.
  12. Web site: iTunes - Music - Hello (Remixes) by Martin Solveig & Dragonette . Itunes.apple.com . 26 December 2010 . 10 June 2014.
  13. Web site: iTunes - Music - Hello (Summer 11 Remixes) by Dragonette & Martin Solveig . Itunes.apple.com . 7 July 2011 . 10 June 2014.
  14. . . 2011 . liner notes . Mercury Records.
  15. Mexico Airplay. 1 October 2011. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 26 August 2012.
  16. Web site: Siguen Los Tigres del Norte y Paulina Rubio "golpeando en el corazón" . https://archive.today/20130129032240/http://www.mimorelia.com/noticias/69063 . dead . 29 January 2013 . es . Mi Morelia . 25 July 2011 . 1 June 2012 .
  17. Web site: Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video. Polish Airplay New. 31 March 2017.
  18. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2010. Ultratop. 2 May 2020.
  19. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2010. Ultratop. 2 May 2020.
  20. Web site: Top de l'année Top Singles 2010. SNEP. fr. 25 October 2020.
  21. Web site: FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Benvenuto! . Fimi.it . 26 May 2014 . 10 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110121160735/http://www.fimi.it/dett_ddmercato.php?id=73 . 21 January 2011 .
  22. Web site: ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2011. Australian Recording Industry Association. 14 April 2020.
  23. Web site: Jahreshitparade 2011 - austriancharts.at . 19 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120209202155/http://austriancharts.at/2011_single.asp . 9 February 2012 .
  24. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2011. Ultratop. 30 October 2019.
  25. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2011. Ultratop. 30 October 2019.
  26. Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2011. Billboard. 14 April 2020.
  27. Web site: Top de l'année Top Singles 2011. SNEP. fr. 25 October 2020.
  28. Web site: 2011 MTV EMA - News . MTV.de . 10 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120109011856/http://www.mtv.de/charts/Single_Jahrescharts_2011 . 9 January 2012 .
  29. Web site: Dance Top 100 - 2011. 14 April 2020. Mahasz.
  30. Web site: MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 2011. Mahasz . hu . 23 February 2012.
  31. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2011. Dutch Top 40. 30 October 2019.
  32. Web site: Jaaroverzichten - Single 2011. Hung Medien. 30 October 2019.
  33. Web site: "Loca People" - Hit of the Year 2011 in Poland! . . Dj Promotion . 2011 . 7 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151225171157/http://djpromotion.com.pl/articles/819/Loca-People---Hit-of-the-Year-2011-in-Poland- . 25 December 2015 .
  34. Web site: Romanian Top 100 - Top of the Year 2011 . 12 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120112051650/http://andreea.fm/2012/01/01/romanian-top-100-clasamentul-anului-2011. 12 January 2012 .
  35. Web site: Årslista Singlar – År 2011. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 30 October 2019.
  36. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2011. hitparade.ch. 14 April 2020.
  37. Web site: End Of Year Chart 2011. 24 June 2020. Official Charts Company.
  38. Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2011. Billboard. 14 April 2020.

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