Release Me (Zoë Badwi song) explained

Release Me
Cover:Zoe Badwi - Release Me.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Zoë Badwi
Album:Zoë
Released:15 November 2008
Genre:House, electro
Length:3:26
Label:Neon Records
Producer:Ivan Gough, Grant Smillie
Next Title:Don't Wan'cha
Next Year:2009

"Release Me" is a song performed by Australian singer-songwriter, Zoë Badwi. The single was co-written by Badwi, Ivan Gough, Grant Smillie and Colin Snape.[1] It was released digitally on 15 November 2008.[2] "Release Me" reached number one on the ARIA Clubs Chart and received two nominations including "Best Dance Release" at the 2009 ARIA Music Awards and "Dance Work of the Year" at the 2010 APRA Awards.

Background

In an interview with Auspop, Badwi stated that while she was playing with her band at a venue in Melbourne, Grant Smillie of Australian duo TV Rock was having a Sunday afternoon drink and that she saw him tapping his foot. "He came up to me afterwards and he said You’re great, do you write your own stuff?. I said, yeah, I sure do and he said, I’ll send you some beats – and we’ll see what happens. So he sent me some beats and I wrote "Release Me" and went around to sing it to him and the other guy from TV Rock [Ivan Gough] and they both just said yep, we love it."[3]

Music video

The music video for "Release Me" was filmed during a performance by Badwi at the Sensation Dance Party on New Year's Eve 2008. She explained, "They were just looking for someone to sing on the new years eve countdown. And then they asked me and we thought it was being filmed anyway, we should see about using that as my film clip for the single. Turns out they used it as promo for the party all over the world."[3] It was released on 15 January 2009.[4]

Charts

"Release Me" reached number one on the ARIA Clubs Chart and stayed in that position for seven weeks.[5]

Track listings

  1. Release Me (TV Rock Edit) – 3:26
  2. Release Me (J Nitti Mix) – 6:22
  1. Release Me (TV Rock edit) – 6:45
  2. Release Me (Mind Electric Mix) – 5:38
  3. Release Me (J Nitti Mix) – 6:22
  4. Release Me (Ryan Riback "Raise Your Hands" Mix) – 6:34
  1. Release Me (Radio Edit) – 3:31
  2. Release Me (TV Rock Mix) – 6:50
  3. Release Me (J Nitti Mix) – 6:27
  4. Release Me (Ryan Riback Mix) – 6:39
  5. Release Me (Mind Electric 12" Mix) – 5:41
  6. Release Me (Mind Electric Dub Mix) – 5:41
  1. Release Me (UK Radio Edit) – 3:04
  2. Release Me (TV Rock Edit) – 6:45
  3. Release Me (Cahill Radio Edit) – 3:30
  4. Release Me (Cahill Club Mix) – 6:23
  5. Release Me (Pitron & Sanna Mix) – 8:15
  6. Release Me (Niels Van Gogh Mix) – 6:07

Release history

CountryDateFormat
Italy6 November 2008Vinyl
Australia15 November 2008Digital download
United Kingdom2009 & 24 October 2010CD-R & Digital Download

Notes and References

  1. http://www.discogs.com/Zoe-Badwi-Release-Me/release/1527008 Zoe Badwi – Release Me (Vinyl) at Discogs
  2. https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/release-me-single/id298891358 Release Me – Single – Zoe Badwi
  3. http://auspop.blogspot.com/2010/09/interview-zoe-badwi.html Interview: Zoe Badwi
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MgTozSi5pM Neon Records – Zoe Bawdi – Release Me
  5. http://www.peppermintblue.com.au/Artists/ZoeBadwi.htm Zoe Badwi Biography
  6. http://www.discogs.com/Zoe-Badwi-Release-Me/release/1835649 Zoe Badwi – Release Me (CDr) at Discogs

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