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Revision as of 01:32, 19 October 2010

"Parachute"
Song
B-side"Just Let Me Go"

"Parachute" is the third single by British pop singer Cheryl Cole. The song was written by Ingrid Michaelson and Marshall Altman for Cole's debut solo studio album 3 Words. It was released as the album's final single on 15 March 2010. "Parachute" became Cole's third consecutive solo UK top 5 hit, and her third Irish top 10 hit.

Composition

Music

"Parachute" is an up-tempo song written by Ingrid Michaelson and Marshall Altman which combines R&B[1] rhythms with pop melodies.[2] It also makes use of military percussion,[3] strings[4] and a big pop music-hook[5] with quirky melodic verses that were compared to "3" by Britney Spears.[6] The melody was said to resemeble "beats from the Argentine Tango"[7] whilst Cole makes use of auto-tuning for her vocals.[4] It was initially put forward as one of the options for the lead single of the album but "Fight for This Love" was chosen instead.[8]

Lyrics

Lyrically the song was criticised for being "mundane" but also well written enough to "get horribly stuck in everyone's heads".[9] The song has an overall "tender and mourningful" theme.[4] Critics noted that "Parachute" was one of several songs on the album where there "lurks a deeper undertow of paranoia".[10] Cole also said that the song contains her favourite lyric from the album; "you are your own worst enemy, you'll never win the fight".[8] Other lyrics such as "I don't need a parachute, baby if I got you" led to the song being labelled "sultry" as the subject of the lyrics appeared to be Cole's spouse Ashley[7] though at the time the couple had announced their separation.[11] The timing of the single release was described as "bittersweet" due to the "talk about being safe in the love of another person" in the lyrics.[2]

Critical reception

Some critics commented on "Parachute" when reviewing the album 3 Words and the response was mainly positive. BBC Music's Mike Diver said that the song is "memorable" due to its use of "military percussion" and Nick Levine of Digital Spy claimed that the track contains a "cute combination" of "strings and sweet nothings".[12][13] Tom Ewing of The Guardian said that the song was "an austere take on modern pop that gives Cole's voice the space it needs" and Louise McCudden of In The News said that, despite having "possibly the most lyrically mundane chorus [she had] ever heard", "Parachute" is a "well-calculated song" that gets stuck in the listener's head.[14][15] MusicOMH writer Sam Shepherd voiced his belief that the song includes's Cole's best vocal from the album and he praised the "deftly orchestrated production" and Andy Gill of The Independent said that there is an "undertow of paranoia" in the piece.[16][17]

Writing in the BBC Music blog, Fraser McAlpine praised the track giving it 5 out of 5 stars, saying "Cheryl's pleading voice strikes home. Hard. [..] It's nothing to do with anything which is happening in her personal life, I don't need the back-story to get carried away, it's simply that she sings these tender, mournful lyrics as if she means every word."[18] 4 Music described the track as an "instant stand-out" from the album and claimed that Cole's "well-executed vocal performance", together with the mix of "military-style percussion with delicate strings", meant the track would be "another huge hit".[19] It was named as Single Of The Week by Ram FM, described as "sultry pop at its finest".[20]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Parachute" was filmed in early January 2010 in London and made its debut on T4 at 12.20 GMT on 31 January 2010.[21] The concept of the video is very much the same of that of the performance on Cheryl Cole's Night In; Cole performs a Latin dance routine with Derek Hough and a group of other dancers.[22] The video was directed by AlexandLiane and produced by Factory Films.[23]

Digital Spy was complimentary of Cole's choice of attire in the video, whilst the Daily Mail praised the choreography.[22][24] Promo News also gave the video a good review and called it "a top-notch pop vid".[23] However, the video caused controversy after it was claimed that Cole was using imagery associated with the Hindu goddess Kali. Rajan Zed, the president of Universal Society of Hinduism, demanded "clarification" from Cole and argued that "the goddess Kali is highly revered in Hinduism...and not to be duplicated in music videos for publicity stunts or thrown around loosely for dramatic effects...this should not be taken lightly. No faith, larger or smaller, should be ridiculed. The inappropriate use of Hinduism concepts and symbols is not OK."[25]

Promotional performances

Cole debuted "Parachute" on the television special Cheryl Cole's Night In, which was broadcast on 12 December 2009 on ITV1. During the performance, Cole wore "a hot pink tiered skirt and asymmetrical sequinned body" and she performed a Latin dance with Derek Hough, a professional champion of Dancing with the Stars.[26] The Daily Mail was complimentary of the performance, saying that Cole "looked every inch the Spanish Señorita as she performed the sexy sequence".[27] Rick Fulton of the Daily Record was complimentary of the performance as he compared the dance routine that accompanied "Parachute" to a routine from the programme Strictly Come Dancing.[26]

Cole was due to perform the track on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on Friday 12 March 2010 and on the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge however pulled out after contracting bronchitis.[28] Parachute was performed live on Sport Relief on 19 March 2010. On 23 March 2010, Cole re-scheduled her performance of the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, where she performed Parachute, as well as a cover of Owl City's 'Fireflies'

Track listing

Personnel

"Parachute" was recorded at Metropolis Studios; London, UK and mixes at The Warehouse Studios; Atlanta, Georgia.[33]

Chart performance

Following the initial broadcast of Cheryl Cole's Night In,[22] the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 65 because of digital downloads, on the issue dated 26 December 2009.[34]

The song re-entered the chart at 88 on 9 January 2010.[34] On 14 February 2010, The single made its Top-forty debut by appearing at number 26. By the end of March 2010 the song reached its current peak of five giving Cole her third consecutive top-five UK hit and third consecutive top-ten hit in Ireland. According to sales data, the song has sold 300,000+ units, resulting in all of Cheryl Cole's solo singles, released to date, passing the 300,000 mark, with "3 Words" equaling the success of Parachute, whilst Fight For This Love was certified platinum and has sold 900,000 copies in excess. In Ireland it had a similar chart trajectory although it did manage to peak at number four, one position higher than in the UK. It peaked at #6 in Bulgaria's radio chart, and has so far lasted 25 weeks in the chart.

Charts and certificates

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Ireland 11 March 2010 Digital EP,[44] Digital download: Remixes[45][46] Polydor Records
United Kingdom 14 March 2010 Digital EP[32] Digital download; Ill Blu Remix[30] Fascination Records
15 March 2010 CD Single[29]
31 August 2010 Digital download; Buzz Junkies Remix[31]
Germany 29 October 2010 CD single[47] Universal Music

References

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  2. ^ a b Pip (15 March 2010). "Cheryl Cole - Parachute (Review)". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  3. ^ Diver, Mike (22 October 2009). "Review - 3 Words (Album)". BBC Music. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 17 July 2007. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  4. ^ a b c McAlpine, Fraser (6 March 2010). "Cheryl Cole - Parachute (Review)". BBC Chart Blog. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  5. ^ Shepherd, Sam (26 October 2009). "Cheryl Cole - 3 Words (Album)". MusicOMH. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  6. ^ Nissim, Mayer (15 March 2010). "Cheryl Cole: 'Parachute'". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  7. ^ a b J (RAM FM) (15 March 2010). "Single of the Week: Cheryl Cole". thisisderbyshire.co.uk.
  8. ^ a b "Parachute". Brightcove. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
  9. ^ McCudden, Louise (27 October 2009). "Cheryl Cole - 3 Words (Album)". In The News. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  10. ^ Gill, Andy (23 October 2009). "Cheryl Cole - 3 Words". The Independent. London: Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  11. ^ "Official: Cheryl And Ashley Split - Statement Released". Marie Claire. IPC Media. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  12. ^ Diver, Mike (22 October 2009). "Cheryl Cole 3 Words Review". BBC. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
  13. ^ Levine, Nick (26 October 2009). "Cheryl Cole: '3 Words'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
  14. ^ Ewing, Tom (22 October 2009). "Cheryl Cole: 3 Words". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
  15. ^ McCudden, Louise (27 October 2009). "Cheryl Cole: Three Words". In The News. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
  16. ^ Shepherd, Sam (26 October 2009). "Cheryl Cole - 3 Words". MusicOMH. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
  17. ^ Gill, Andy (23 October 2009). "Album: Cheryl Cole, 3 Words (Fascination)". The Independent. London. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
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  19. ^ "New Releases: w/c 15th March 2010". 4 Music. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  20. ^ "Single of the Week: Cheryl Cole". thisisderbyshire.co.uk. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2010. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  21. ^ Balls, David (27 January 2010). "Cole 'Parachute' video premiere announced". Digital Spy (Hachette Filipacchi Médias). Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  22. ^ a b c Barnes, Marcus (1 February 2010). "First look: Cheryl Cole goes for a racy Latin routine with dancer Derek Hough in the new music video for her single Parachute". Daily Mail. London. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  23. ^ a b "Cheryl Cole's Parachute by AlexandLiane". Promo News. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  24. ^ Levine, Nick (1 February 2010). "It's only the new Cheryl Cole video!". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  25. ^ Balls, David (12 February 2010). "Cheryl Cole 'offends Hindus with video'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  26. ^ a b Fulton, Rick (12 December 2009). "TV queen Cheryl Cole's takes on the Beeb in ballroom blitz". Daily Record. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
  27. ^ "Cheryl Cole shows off her glamorous new look as a sexy señorita in TV special". Daily Mail. London. 12 December 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
  28. ^ Johnson, Chris (11 March 2010). "Cheryl Cole cancels appearance on Jonathan Ross after contracting bronchitis". Daily Mail. London. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  29. ^ a b http://hmv.com/hmvweb/simpleMultiSearch.do?searchUID=-6224741975772319803&pGroupID=0&adultFlag=false&primaryID=0&simpleSearchString=cheryl+cole+parachute&btnSubmitSearch.x=18&btnSubmitSearch.y=7
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  34. ^ a b c "Cheryl Cole: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-03-11..
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  36. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 31. týden 2010 in the date selector. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
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  39. ^ ZPAV Top5 Airplay 28.08. - 03.09.2010 Retrieved 2010-10-15.
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  44. ^ http://ie.7digital.com/artists/cheryl-cole/parachute-1/
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  46. ^ http://ie.7digital.com/artists/cheryl-cole/parachute-2/
  47. ^ http://www.amazon.de/Parachute-2-Track-Cheryl-Cole/dp/B0038JKF82/ref=sr_1_62?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1287451277&sr=1-62
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