Heavy Cross
| "Heavy Cross" | |
|---|---|
| Song |
"Heavy Cross" is the first single taken from Music for Men, the fourth studio album by Gossip and was released on April 28, 2009 in the U.S. Beth Ditto explained to the NME that the song is "about recreation and my friends, who I feel like are the ultimate creative re-creators." [1] The single was especially successful in Germany where it was certified triple gold,[2] for selling over 450,000 copies and is, as of September 2010[update], the "most successful internationally produced single" of all times.[3]
Music video
The video, directed by Price James, was premiered at Perez Hilton on June 12, 2009.
Releases
UK CD track listing
- "Heavy Cross"
- "Heavy Cross" (Fred Falke Remix)
Australia CD track listing
- "Heavy Cross" (Radio Edit)
- "Heavy Cross"
- "Heavy Cross" (Fred Falke Remix)
- "Heavy Cross" (Burns Remix)
Personnel
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart[4] | 7 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[5] | 4 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[5] (Flanders) | 4 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[6] (Wallonia) | 3 |
| Czech Republic Singles Chart[7] | 63 |
| Dutch Top 40[5] | 20 |
| French Digital Singles Chart [8] | 4 |
| German Singles Chart[9] | 2 |
| Greek Airplay Chart[10] | 1 |
| Irish Singles Chart[5] | 28 |
| Italian Singles Chart[11] | 4 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[12] | 12 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[5] | 2 |
| UK Singles Chart[5] | 37 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[13] | 14 |
Year-End Charts
| Chart (2009) | Year-end position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart[14] | 48 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[15] | 14 |
| Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[16] | 9 |
| Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[17] | 16 |
| German Singles Chart[18] | 8 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[19] | 9 |
Decade-end charts
| (2000–2009) | Position |
|---|---|
| German Singles Chart[20] | 33 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Platinum[21] | 70,000+[22] |
| Austria | Platinum[23] | 20,000+ |
| Belgium (Flanders) | Gold[24] | 10,000+ |
| Belgium (Wallonia) | Gold[25] | 10,000+ |
| Germany | 3 × Gold[2] | 450,000+ |
| New Zealand | Gold[26] | 7,500+ |
| Switzerland | Platinum[27] | 30,000+ |
References
- ^ Heavy Cross Songfacts
- ^ a b Template:Cite gold platin
- ^ "Single-Rekord für Gossip - media control". media-control.de (in German). 2010-09-13. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Australia Singes Top 50". Australian Recording Industry Association. acharts.com. August 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ^ a b c d e f acharts.us
- ^ [1]
- ^ Czech Republic IFPI Singles Chart
- ^ http://lescharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=si&year=2009&date=20090912
- ^ musicline.de
- ^ Greek Airplay Chart
- ^ [2]
- ^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp
- ^ [3]
- ^ http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2009.htm
- ^ http://charts.orf.at/oe3/o-y2k1/2009/single2009/
- ^ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2009
- ^ http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2009
- ^ http://www.mtv.de/charts/Single_Jahrescharts_2009
- ^ http://www.hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=2009
- ^ http://www.rtl.de/cms/unterhaltung/tv-programm/show/die-ultimative-chartshow/hits-neue-jahrtausend-download.html
- ^ http://aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accr.htm
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_music_recording_certifications#Singles
- ^ http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin
- ^ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/certifications.asp?year=2009
- ^ http://www.ultratop.be/fr/certifications.asp?year=2009
- ^ http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=77&Itemid=63
- ^ http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=2010