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| label = Cub Sport |
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| writer = Tim Nelson, Simon Lam |
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"'''Always Got the Love'''" is a song by Australian alt-pop group [[Cub Sport]]. The song premiered on [[Triple J]] and was released on 14 June 2022<ref name="JJJ"/>. It is the lead single from the group’s fifth studio album, ''[[Jesus at the Gay Bar]]''. |
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Upon release Tim Nelson said "I've always felt like the songs that people can cry to are important but I think being able to celebrate and move is equally important and that's kind of where I'm at right now. I wanna make music that makes people feel uplifted."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/cub-sport-shine-with-release-of-new-single-always-got-the-love/|title=Cub Sport Shine With Release of New Single, "Always Got the Love"|website=[[Music Feeds]]|date=14 June 2022|access-date=7 August 2023}}</ref> Additionally, Nelson told ''[[Triple J]]'', "I've written a lot about the queer struggle and it was time to write something that felt like queer celebration. That's the inspiration for this song. It was just the song that I felt I wanted to hear through lockdown... Something that felt uplifting."<ref name="JJJ">{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/cub-sport-new-era-club-banger-always-got-the-love-interview/13928276 |title=Cub Sport enter new era with euphoric banger 'Always Got The Love'| website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date= June 2022|access-date= 7 August 2023}}</ref> |
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At the [[AIR Awards of 2023]], the song was nominated for Independent Song of the Year and won Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single.<ref name="AIRnoms2023">{{cite web|url= https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/nominees-announced-for-the-australian-independent-music-awards-2023/|title= Nominees Announced for the Australian Independent Music Awards 2023 |website=[[Music Feeds]]|date=31 May 2023|access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="AIRwins2023">{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/air-awards-2023-winners/|title=King Stingray and Genesis Owusu Win Big at 2023 AIR Awards |website=[[Music Feeds]]|date= 4 August 2023|access-date=5 August 2023}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
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Tim Nelson said he wrote "Always Got the Love" with Simon Lam in Melbourne on 23 March 2021, the day after band member Sam Netterfield birthday. Nelson said the lyrics were inspired following a day at Hyam Beach that he and Sam and he went on in February 2021 saying "I'd been feeling pretty down around that time but this day at the beach I just felt so good. I remember being in the water thinking, 'I wanna try capture this energy in a song so I can hold onto it'. 'Always Got the Love' ended up becoming that song."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/cub-sport-jesus-at-the-gay-bar-track-by-track-46899/l/always-got-the-love/ |title=Track by Track: Cub Sport Break Down ‘Jesus at the Gay Bar’ |website=[[Rolling Stone Australia]]|date= 21 April 2023|access-date= 7 August 2023}}</ref> |
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==Music video== |
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The Jack Birtles directed video depicts the members of the band at a warehouse party, with drummer Dan Puusaari DJ-ing. Nelson and guitarist Zoe Davis are dancers, while keyboardist Netterfield arrives at the party on a motorcycle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/cub-sport-return-with-new-single-always-got-the-love-3246926 |title= Cub Sport return with new single ‘Always Got The Love’|website=[[NME]]|date= 14 June 2022|access-date= 7 August 2023}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
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Al Newstead from ''[[Triple J]]'' called it "an uplifting banger" saying, "[Tim] nailed the brief, wrapping his expressive voice around sumptuous house piano and a two-step beat that would perfectly soundtrack a beach rave in the middle of a European summer."<ref name="JJJ"/> |
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Leigh Andrew Hill from ''Out in Perth'' said "the track is powered by an effervescent two-step beat and frontman Tim Nelson's radiant falsetto" and called it "pure unadulterated joy".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outinperth.com/cub-sport-return-with-joyful-single-always-got-the-love/ |title= Cub Sport return with joyful single ‘Always Got The Love’|website= Out in Perth|date= 14 June 2022| access-date= 7 August 2023}}</ref> |
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==Track listings== |
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'''Digital download/streaming''' |
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# "Always Got the Love" – 3:27 |
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'''Digital download/streaming''' |
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# "Always Got the Love" (jamesjamesjames remix) – 4:04 |
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# "Always Got the Love" (Big Miz remix) – 3:18 |
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# "Always Got the Love" (Big Miz remix - extended) – 4:03 |
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==References== |
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{{Cub Sport}} |
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[[Category:2022 singles]] |
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Revision as of 06:41, 7 August 2023
| "Always Got the Love" | ||||
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| Single by Cub Sport | ||||
| from the album Jesus at the Gay Bar | ||||
| Released | 14 June 2022 | |||
| Length | 3:27 | |||
| Label | Cub Sport | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tim Nelson, Simon Lam | |||
| Producer(s) | Tim Nelson, Simon Lam | |||
| Cub Sport singles chronology | ||||
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"Always Got the Love" is a song by Australian alt-pop group Cub Sport. The song premiered on Triple J and was released on 14 June 2022[1]. It is the lead single from the group’s fifth studio album, Jesus at the Gay Bar.
Upon release Tim Nelson said "I've always felt like the songs that people can cry to are important but I think being able to celebrate and move is equally important and that's kind of where I'm at right now. I wanna make music that makes people feel uplifted."[2] Additionally, Nelson told Triple J, "I've written a lot about the queer struggle and it was time to write something that felt like queer celebration. That's the inspiration for this song. It was just the song that I felt I wanted to hear through lockdown... Something that felt uplifting."[1]
At the AIR Awards of 2023, the song was nominated for Independent Song of the Year and won Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single.[3][4]
Background
Tim Nelson said he wrote "Always Got the Love" with Simon Lam in Melbourne on 23 March 2021, the day after band member Sam Netterfield birthday. Nelson said the lyrics were inspired following a day at Hyam Beach that he and Sam and he went on in February 2021 saying "I'd been feeling pretty down around that time but this day at the beach I just felt so good. I remember being in the water thinking, 'I wanna try capture this energy in a song so I can hold onto it'. 'Always Got the Love' ended up becoming that song."[5]
Music video
The Jack Birtles directed video depicts the members of the band at a warehouse party, with drummer Dan Puusaari DJ-ing. Nelson and guitarist Zoe Davis are dancers, while keyboardist Netterfield arrives at the party on a motorcycle.[6]
Reception
Al Newstead from Triple J called it "an uplifting banger" saying, "[Tim] nailed the brief, wrapping his expressive voice around sumptuous house piano and a two-step beat that would perfectly soundtrack a beach rave in the middle of a European summer."[1]
Leigh Andrew Hill from Out in Perth said "the track is powered by an effervescent two-step beat and frontman Tim Nelson's radiant falsetto" and called it "pure unadulterated joy".[7]
Track listings
Digital download/streaming
- "Always Got the Love" – 3:27
Digital download/streaming
- "Always Got the Love" (jamesjamesjames remix) – 4:04
- "Always Got the Love" (Big Miz remix) – 3:18
- "Always Got the Love" (Big Miz remix - extended) – 4:03
References
- ^ a b c "Cub Sport enter new era with euphoric banger 'Always Got The Love'". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. June 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Cub Sport Shine With Release of New Single, "Always Got the Love"". Music Feeds. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Nominees Announced for the Australian Independent Music Awards 2023". Music Feeds. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "King Stingray and Genesis Owusu Win Big at 2023 AIR Awards". Music Feeds. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Track by Track: Cub Sport Break Down 'Jesus at the Gay Bar'". Rolling Stone Australia. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Cub Sport return with new single 'Always Got The Love'". NME. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Cub Sport return with joyful single 'Always Got The Love'". Out in Perth. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.