This Year's Love (song) explained

This Year's Love
Cover:	David Gray This Year's Love Original.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	David Gray
Album:	White Ladder
Studio:	Air (London, England)
Length:	4:05
Label:	IHT EastWest
Producer:	David Gray Craig McClune Iestyn Polson
Prev Title:	Wisdom
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Babylon
Next Year:	1999

"This Year's Love" is a song by British singer-songwriter David Gray from his fourth studio album, White Ladder (1998). Originally released as the album's first single on 29 March 1999, it was re-issued on 5 March 2001. The single peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart and number 27 on the Irish Singles Chart.

Gray himself makes an appearance in the film of the same title. "This Year's Love" and a previously unreleased track, "Monday Morning", is featured on the film's soundtrack. "This Year's Love" also appears in the films The Girl Next Door, Crazy/Beautiful, and Wimbledon.

Track listings

UK CD single (1999)^[1]

1. "This Year's Love"
2. "Nightblindness"
3. "Over My Head"

UK CD1 and cassette single (2001)^{[2] [3]}

1. "This Year's Love" (Strings remix) – 4:00
2. "Flame Turns Blue" – 3:59
3. "The Lights of London" – 4:43

UK CD2 (2001)^[4]

1. "This Year's Love" (16.12.00) – 4:22
2. "Roots of Love" – 4:30
3. "Tired of Me" – 3:42

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the White Ladder album booklet.^[5]

Studio

• Recorded and engineered at Air Studios (London, England)

Personnel

• David Gray – writing, vocals, piano, production
• Craig McClune – bass, production
• Tim Bradshaw – keyboards
• Iestyn Polson – production
• Jon Bailey – recording, engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	29 March 1999	CD	IHT	^[7]
United Kingdom (re-release)	5 March 2001		EastWest	^[8]

Notes and References

1. This Year's Love. David Gray. 1999. UK CD single liner notes. IHT Records. IHT CDS001.
2. This Year's Love. David Gray. 2001. UK CD1 disc notes. EastWest Records. EW228CD1.
3. This Year's Love. David Gray. 2001. UK cassette single sleeve. EastWest Records. EW228C.
4. This Year's Love. David Gray. 2001. UK CD2 disc notes. EastWest Records. EW228CD2.
5. White Ladder. White Ladder. David Gray. 1998. UK CD album booklet. IHT Records. IHT CD001.
6. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 18. 13. 15. 24 March 2001. 28 September 2020.
7. New Releases – For Week Starting 29 March, 1999: Singles. Music Week. 23. 27 March 1999. 10 August 2021.
8. New Releases – For Week Starting March 5, 2001: Singles. Music Week. 35. 3 March 2001. 10 August 2021.