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"Poison"
Song

"Poison" is a song by British recording artist Rita Ora. The song was released on 18 May 2015, serving as the first single from her upcoming, currently untitled, second studio album. The single peaked at number three in the UK.[2]

Background

Since releasing "I Will Never Let You Down" in March 2014, Ora had not released a solo single; however, she did feature on songs by other artists.[2] Commenting on the release of "Poison", Ora stated the importance of releasing "the right song" for her first solo single in over twelve months.[2] The track deals with an unhealthy, toxic relationship.[3]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Poison" was first released on Vevo on 3 June 2015 at a total length of four minutes and fifty-four seconds. An additional video was released for the official remix of the song, featuring Krept and Konan, for Hunger TV.

Live performances

Ora performed the song on BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend on 24 May 2015, and Summertime Ball on 6 June 2015.[4] She also performed the song on The Graham Norton Show (aired 26 June 2015), and on The John Bishop Show (aired 4 July 2015), on BBC One. She also performed the Zdot remix of song at Wireless Festival with Krept and Konan.

Track listing

  • Digital download[5]
  1. "Poison" – 3:22
  • Digital download – Acoustic[6]
  1. "Poison" (Acoustic) – 3:40
  • Digital download –The Remixes[7][8]
  1. "Poison" (Zdot Remix) (featuring Krept and Konan) – 3:51
  2. "Poison" (Perplexus Remix) – 4:07
  3. "Poison" (David Zowie Remix) – 5:24
  4. "Poison" (Myles James Vocal Remix) – 6:45

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 30
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[10] 45
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[11] 42
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[12] 41
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 18
Scotland (OCC)[14] 2
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[15] 51
South Africa (EMA)[16] 10
UK Singles (OCC)[17] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Silver 200,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Rita Ora Swings for the Fences With New Single, 'Poison'". Popcrush. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "LISTEN: Rita Ora's New Song 'Poison' Gets First Capital Play – You're Already #Obsessed!". Capital FM. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Rita Ora talks new song 'Poison': 'It's about my bad luck with love'". Digital Spy.
  4. ^ "Rita Ora Gets Sexy In Stripes & Pleather While Promoting Her Latest Single Poison". Perez Hilton. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Poison - Single by Rita Ora". iTunes Store (United Kingdom).
  6. ^ "Poison (Acoustic): Rita Ora: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Poison (The Remixes): Rita Ora: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Poison (The Remixes) by Rita Ora on Spotify". Spotify.
  9. ^ "Rita Ora – Poison". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  10. ^ "Rita Ora – Poison" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  11. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 33. týden 2015 in the date selector.
  12. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 31. týden 2015 in the date selector. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
  13. ^ "Chart Track: Week 28, 2015". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  15. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201530 into search. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  16. ^ "Top 10 Airplay". Entertainment Monitoring Africa. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  17. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  18. ^ id MUST BE PROVIDED for UK CERTIFICATION.
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