Shiver (Natalie Imbruglia song) explained

Shiver
Cover:natshiver.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Natalie Imbruglia
Album:Counting Down the Days
B-Side:
Studio:
Genre:Pop rock, folk-pop
Length:3:42
Label:Brightside
Producer:Stephen Lipson
Prev Title:Beauty on the Fire
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:Counting Down the Days
Next Year:2005

"Shiver" is a song by Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia, released as the first single from her third studio album, Counting Down the Days (2005), on 21 March 2005. The song reached 19 in her native Australia and at No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart. It also peaked at No. 1 in Hungary and No. 6 in Italy.

Chart performance

"Shiver" reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart. Shiver was officially Britain's most broadcast track in 2005, indicating most played on radio, MTV and commercial use.[1] [2] In Europe, "Shiver" was the sixth-most-played song of 2005, accumulating 2,733,820 audience points and 31,423 plays during the year. Shiver became Natalie Imbruglia's biggest pan-European airplay track since "Torn" and as a result is considered her second-biggest hit.[3] The song was covered by Maxïmo Park on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. Lara Krost performed the song during Season 5 of Australian Idol. In 2006, Shiver was nominated in the APRA (Australasian Performing Right Association) category for 'Most Performed Foreign Work'.[4] It was also nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for 'Most Performed Track'.[5] As of 2011, "Shiver" had sold approximately 500,000 copies worldwide.[6]

Music video

The music video, inspired by the movie The Bourne Supremacy, started airing around February 2005. It was directed by Jake Nava who has also directed the music video for Britney Spears' hit, My Prerogative, and Holly Valance's State of Mind. It was filmed in Kyiv, Ukraine, during winter, giving the video a bleak appearance, but also "intriguing visuals for a seemingly ordinary pop song".[7] [8]

A departure from Imbruglia's previous video styles, Shiver had a spy-themed, action-packed plot with car chases and switched identities. Imbruglia burns her passport and personal effects, then steals a Citroën CX to make her escape. She is followed by her unnamed enemy, in this case men driving a GAZ Volga 3110 and a BMW 5 Series (E34).[9] [7] Imbruglia is unusually calm despite these circumstances, implying that this is a typical occurrence.[10] Imbruglia manages to escape both sets of her pursuers, alters her appearance, and obtains new fake passport, in order to take a train to another city, but she remains a fugitive on the run.[8]

Track listings

Australian CD single and UK CD2[11] [12]

  1. "Shiver" – 3:42
  2. "When You're Sleeping" – 3:04
  3. "Pineapple Head" – 3:21
  4. "Shiver" (video) – 3:20

UK CD1 and European CD single[13] [14]

  1. "Shiver" – 3:42
  2. "My Own Movie" – 4:05

European maxi-CD single[15]

  1. "Shiver" – 3:42
  2. "When You're Sleeping" – 3:04
  3. "Pineapple Head" – 3:21
  4. "Shiver" (edit) – 3:20
  5. "Shiver" (video)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Counting Down the Days album booklet.[16]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
Greece (IFPI)[17] 32
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[18] 16

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)Position
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[19] 28
Italy (FIMI)[20] 34
UK Singles (OCC)[21] 79

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
Australia21 March 2005CDBrightside[22]
United Kingdom[23]

Notes and References

  1. Imbruglia's 'Shiver' Tops PPL 'Most Used' Chart. Sexton. Paul. Billboard. 25 May 2006. 13 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Natalie Imbruglia's Official Top 10 Biggest Songs. Copsey. Rob. Official Charts Company. 28 September 2021. 13 October 2021.
  3. http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-5209378/Bad-day-is-good-news.html
  4. http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/Nominations2006.aspx
  5. Web site: The Ivors. Theivors.com. 27 May 2023.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20110202010820/http://www.sheppardsolomon.com/index.swf
  7. Web site: Strange lands How western pop videos can't get enough of the 'exotic' new east. 1 July 2017. The Calvert Report.
  8. Web site: Cinema's Influence on Music Video. Austin Tolin. 1 July 2017. Cinema Music Video. 7 March 2009.
  9. Web site: Natalie Imbruglia – Shiver. 1 July 2017. IMCDB.
  10. Web site: Transcript of Analysis of Natalie Imbruglia – Shiver Analysis of Music Video in relation to Todrov's Narrative Theory Natalie Imbruglia – Shiver Recognition of disruption and Binary opposition. 1 July 2017. Prezi. 27 October 2013.
  11. Shiver. Natalie Imbruglia. 2005. Australian CD single liner notes. Brightside Recordings. 82876 679662.
  12. Shiver. Natalie Imbruglia. 2005. UK CD2 liner notes. Brightside Recordings. 82876686872.
  13. Shiver. Natalie Imbruglia. 2005. UK CD1 liner notes. Brightside Recordings. 82876 686882.
  14. Shiver. Natalie Imbruglia. 2005. European CD single liner notes. Brightside Recordings. 82876 679652.
  15. Shiver. Natalie Imbruglia. 2005. European maxi-CD single liner notes. Brightside Recordings. 82876690992.
  16. Counting Down the Days. Counting Down the Days. Natalie Imbruglia. 2005. Australian CD album booklet. Brightside Recordings. 82876679672.
  17. Web site: Top 50 Singles Eβδομάδα 16–22/4/2006. IFPI. el. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060421083252/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm. 21 April 2006. 18 July 2020.
  18. Web site: Tipparade-lijst van week 23, 2005. dutch. Dutch Top 40. March 17, 2023.
  19. Web site: Rádiós Top 100 – hallgatottsági adatok alapján – 2005. Mahasz. hu. 1 February 2020.
  20. Web site: Classifiche annuali 2005 FIMI Nielsen, dominano gli artisti italiani. FIMI. it. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060506075305/http://www.fimi.it/dettaglio_documento.asp?id=637&idtipo_documento=1. 6 May 2006. 15 January 2021. Click on Scarica l'allegato.
  21. Web site: End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2005. Official Charts Company. 7 May 2019.
  22. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 21/03/2005. ARIA. 28. 21 March 2005. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050319130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050320-0000/issue786.doc. 19 March 2005. 21 May 2021.
  23. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 31. 19 March 2005.

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