1973 (song)

songs from 1973 1973 in music 2007 single by James Blunt January 2014 June 2020 1973 James Blunt 1973 CD Single.png single James Blunt All the Lost Souls yes 2007 7 23 Pop rock 4:42 Atlantic James Blunt, Mark Batson Tom Rothrock Wisemen 2006 Carry You Home 2007 "1973" is a song by English recording artist James Blunt. It was released as the lead single from his second studio album, All the Lost Souls (2007). First performed by James Blunt during his autumn 2006 North American tour, "1973" was released for radio play on 23 July 2007, to selected radio stations around the world. It was made available for download exclusively from the Verizon Wireless network in the United States on the same date.Poletta Michael Beautiful and the Beat Billboard 21 July 2007 Billboard Starting on 7 August 2007, the song was made widely available for digital download, with physical releases being made available from 3 September 2007. The single peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart. Background "1973" was written by James Blunt and Mark Batson. "He was trying to write an English singer-songwriter song, and I was trying the Dr. Dre end of the scale", says Blunt.Halperin Shirley http://www.ew.com/article/2007/07/16/james-blunts-1973-video-shoot James Blunt's "1973" video shoot | James Blunt | First Look Ew.com 16 July 2007 9 September 2011 7 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607072237/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20046330,00.html live The song was inspired by the club scene in Ibiza, where Blunt maintains a residence and enjoys the social scene.http://www.i4u.com/article10181.html I4U News – Story is Expired I4u.com 9 September 2011 The song has been remixed by Pete Tong and Dave Spoon as part of their Ibiza 2007 Remix Project, and Tong started playing the remix in July 2007 when acting as DJ at Pacha, the Ibiza club that inspired the song and opened in 1973. The lyrics include references to a few American popular songs: "As Time Goes By", written in 1931 by Herman Hupfeld and popularised by Dooley Wilson playing the character of 'Sam' in the 1942 film Casablanca; "It's the Same Old Song", written by the legendary songwriting team Holland–Dozier–Holland and recorded in 1965 on the Motown label by the Four Tops; "Here We Go Again", popularised in 1967 by Ray Charles and re-popularized as a duet with Norah Jones upon the 2005 posthumous release of Charles' masterwork album, Genius Loves Company, and; "I Can See Clearly Now", written and recorded by Johnny Nash, a song which spent November at the No. 1 spot of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972. Release The single was released on three physical formats. CD1 features a brand new track, "Dear Katie", which was written by Blunt's long-time keyboardist Paul Beard. Beard also provides backing vocals for the song. CD2 includes a live version of "Annie", the video for "1973", plus a further new track, "So Happy", which was written by Felix Howard and Blunt. The 7" vinyl also includes "So Happy".http://www.discogs.com/James-Blunt-1973/release/1589458 James Blunt – 1973 (CD) at Discogs Discogs.com 3 September 2007 9 September 2011 Music video The video (directed by Paul R. Brown), in which a modern-day Blunt strolls among '70s street scenes, reflects the song's nostalgic tone. "The '70s sound like they were a time of excess and great flamboyance", he says, "but a sense of fun as well." The video was shot in the Universal Studios Lot in Los Angeles. Track listings CD 1 "1973" – 4:44 "Dear Katie" – 2:20 CD 2 "1973" – 4:44 "Annie" (Live from The Garden Shed) – 3:26 "So Happy" – 3:36 "1973" (video) – 3:58 7" vinyl "1973" – 4:44 "So Happy" – 3:36 Reception Billboard reviewer Chuck Taylor said that the song's "[m]idtempo pacing" resembles 10,000 Maniacs's "Trouble Me",Chuck Taylor 11 August 2007 James Blunt: '1973' (3:59) https://books.google.com/books?id=3A4EAAAAMBAJ&q=%2210000+maniacs%22+%22trouble+me%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA36 Billboard 36 a song from the band's 1989 album Blind Man's Zoo. Chart performance The song debuted at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart, then peaked at number four, making it Blunt's third top 10 single and his fifth-released single debuting in the UK Singles Chart. In Switzerland, the song debuted at number one, making it his second top 10 hit, and also reached number one in Venezuela, Austria, the Wallonia region of Belgium, Slovakia, and Turkey. In the United States, the song first appeared on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, where it peaked at number two. After the song's parent album All the Lost Souls was released on 14 September 2007, the song debuted and peaked at number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of 6 October 2007,http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2007-10-06 The Hot 100 Billboard 2 January 2013 spending just three consecutive weeks on the chart before exiting at number 100. The song peaked at number 60 on the Pop 100. From number 86, the song made a jump to number two on Billboards Eurochart Hot 100 Singles, then peaked at number one on 29 September and 6 October 2007. Weekly charts + Weekly sales chart performance of "1973" Chart (2007–08) Peakpositiontrue Australia 11 James Blunt 1973 27 June 2013true Austria 1 James Blunt 1973 27 June 2013true Flanders 3 James Blunt 1973 27 June 2013true Wallonia 1 James Blunt 1973 27 June 2013true Billboardcanadianhot100 13 James Blunt 1973 21 April 2021Billboardcanadaac 1 James Blunt true 7 November 2022Billboardcanadachrtop40 47 James Blunt true 7 November 2022Billboardcanadahotac 12 James Blunt true 7 November 2022true Czech Republic 6 2007 40 21 April 2021true Denmark 9 James Blunt 1973 27 June 2013Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2007/BB-2007-10-06.pdf Hits of the World – Eurocharts Billboard 119 40 63 6 October 2007 30 July 20201true Finland 11 James Blunt 1973 27 June 2013true Germany 2 James Blunt 1973 344187 10 October 2018 Germany Airplay (BVMI)http://www.nielsenmusiccontrol.com/ Nielsen Music Control Airplay - Germany Top 5 Nielsen Music Control on behalf of BVMI 17 February 2023 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071002072335/http://www.nielsenmusiccontrol.com/ 2 October 20071true Hungary 11 2007 38 21 April 2021true Ireland2 5 1973 21 April 2021true Italy 2 James Blunt 1973 27 June 2013true Dutch40 8 2007 37 21 April 2021true Dutch100 3 James Blunt 1973 27 June 2013true New Zealand 9 James Blunt 1973 27 June 2013true Norway 7 James Blunt 1973 27 June 2013Poland (Polish Airplay Charts)https://web.archive.org/web/20071106083115/http://www.nielsenmusiccontrol.com/index_pol Nielsen Music Control 6 November 2007 http://www.nielsenmusiccontrol.com/index_pol3Romania (Romanian Top 100)http://www.rt100.ro/top-100-edition.html/ Romanian Top 100 – Issue nr: 42/2007 (29 Octombrie - 04 Noiembrie 2007) ro Romanian Top 100 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071030172852/http://www.rt100.ro/top-100-edition.html October 30, 2007 May 22, 202321true Scotland 3 20070922 21 April 2021true Slovakia 1 2007 44 21 April 2021true Sweden 7 James Blunt 1973 27 June 2013true Switzerland 1 James Blunt 1973 27 June 2013Turkish Top 20 ChartTurkey Top 20 Chart https://web.archive.org/web/20080330214158/http://www.billboard.com.tr/pages/Turkiye_top20.aspx/ 30 March 2008 1true UK 4 20070915 21 April 2021 "UK Charts"Billboardhot100 73 James Blunt true 7 November 2022Billboardadultalternativesongs 5 James Blunt true 9 September 2024Billboardadultpopsongs 18 James Blunt true 7 November 2022US Pop 100 (Billboard)Pop 100 October 6, 2007 Billboard https://books.google.com/books?id=lQ4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA54 54 119 40 September 9, 202460Venezuela Pop Rock (Record Report)http://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/?i=poprock Pop Rock Recordreport.com.ve 27 August 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070827153356/http://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/?i=poprock 27 August 2007 dead 1 Year-end charts + 2007 annual sales chart performance of "1973" Chart (2007) PositionAustralia (ARIA)http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2007.htm ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2007 Australian Recording Industry Association 8 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101205174200/http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2007.htm 5 December 2010 live76Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2007 Jahreshitparade Singles 2007 austriancharts.at de 22 May 202018Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2007&cat=s Jaaroverzichten 2007 Ultratop nl 2 December 201946Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2007&cat=s Rapports Annuels 2007 Ultratop fr 2 December 201918 Brazil (Crowley)https://maistocadas.mus.br/2007/ Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 2007 April 3, 2018 Crowley Broadcast Analysis January 30, 202248Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/european_hot_singles.jsp European Hot 100 Singles Billboard https://web.archive.org/web/20090513023130/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/european_hot_singles.jsp 13 May 2009 9 January 202213Germany (Official German Charts)https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2007 Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2007 GfK Entertainment de 21 April 202117Italy (FIMI)http://www.fimi.it/pdfcomfimi/CS_20080110.zip Top of the Music – Mix e singoli FIMI it dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120306005934/http://www.fimi.it/pdfcomfimi/CS_20080110.zip 6 March 2012 23 June 202224Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2007 Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2007 Dutch Top 40 2 December 201928Netherlands (Single Top 100)https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2007&cat=s Jaaroverzichten – Single 2007 MegaCharts nl 2 December 201923Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2007&dspp=1 Årslista Singlar, År 2007 Sverigetopplistan sv 2 December 201973Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2007 Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2007 hitparade.ch de 2 December 20197UK Singles (OCC)http://www.uk-charts.top-source.info/top-100-2007.shtml Top 100 2007 – UK Music Charts UK-Charts.Top-Source 10 August 2018 8 October 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20111201184346/http://www.uk-charts.top-source.info:80/top-100-2007.shtml 1 December 2011 52 + 2008 annual sales chart performance of "1973" Chart (2008) PositionBelgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2008&cat=s Rapports Annuels 2008 Ultratop 2 December 201950Germany (Official German Charts)https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2008 Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2008 GfK Entertainment de 21 April 202197Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2008 Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2008 hitparade.ch de 2 December 201964 Certifications and sales Sales certifications for "1973" Austria James Blunt 1973 Gold single 2007 2014 27 March 2020 Belgium Gold single 2007 8 2007 11 Denmark Gold 40 chart single 2007 8 2008 October 14, 2021 Germany James Blunt 1973 Gold single 2007 2007 single Italy James Blunt 1973 true 19,464 2007 http://www.musicaedischi.it/mdonline/7267.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160125084131/http://www.musicaedischi.it/mdonline/7267.pdf dead 25 January 2016 Classifiche, Rapporto 2008 Musica e dischi 10 February 2009 15 July 2024 Italy James Blunt 1973 Gold single 2007 2019 23 September 2019 Sales since 2009 New Zealand single radioscope Platinum 2 2026 James Blunt 1973 6 June 2026 Spain single Platinum 2024 James Blunt 1973 1 July 2024 United Kingdom James Blunt 1973 Platinum single 2007 2022 9051-1109-1 March 19, 2022 true References 30em Category:2007 singles Category:James Blunt songs Category:Number-one singles in Austria Category:Ultratop 50 Singles (Wallonia) number-one singles Category:European Hot 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