Relator (song) explained

Relator
Cover:PeteYornRelator.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson
Album:Break Up
Released:May 12, 2009
Recorded:2006
Length:2:33
Producer:Sunny Levine
Chronology:Peter Yorn
Prev Title:Don't Wanna Cry
Prev Year:2009

"Relator" is the first single from Break Up, a collaborative album between Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson. It was written and arranged by Pete Yorn.[1] The single was released as a digital download on May 12, 2009, and was available as an Amazon.com exclusive release. It samples lyrics from "All My Loving" by The Beatles.

Promotion

On September 10, 2009, Yorn and Johansson performed "Relator" on the French television show Le Grand Journal.

Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson performed "Relator" on the October 12, 2009, episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[2]

Music video

A music video for "Relator" was released on August 12 on Yahoo! Music and subsequently on VH1.[3] [4] Directed by Jim Wright, shot at Studio 1444 in Hollywood, the video shows Yorn and Johansson interplaying as a couple while performing the song.

Sales chart performance

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia Bubbling Under)[5] 10
UK Singles Chart[6] 189

Notes and References

  1. http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=16761 Relator Songfacts
  2. Web site: The Ellen DeGeneres Show web site . 2009-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091015082645/http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2009/10/pete_yorn_scarlett_johanssons.php . 2009-10-15 . dead .
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20090814132536/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/08/13/scarlett-johansson-and-pete-yorn-premiere-relator-video/ RollingStone.com
  4. http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?artist=3207221&vid=426636 VH1.com
  5. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/weekchart.asp?cat=st&year=2009&date=20091017 Ultratop Belgium
  6. Web site: Chart Log UK – 2009 . Zobbel.de . 17 May 2013.