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"Replay"
Song

"Replay" is a song performed by British Virgin Islands recording artist Iyaz. It is the first single released from his debut album Replay, which was released on 8 June 2010.

The single "Replay" was produced by J. R. Rotem and as such is credited at the beginning of the song, by the mention of "J.R." "Replay" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #96 and has peaked at #2. "Replay" was released in the UK on 4 January 2010 and charted at #1 on the UK Singles Chart on 10 January 2010. The combined figure of the official music video and prequel video on YouTube is about 65 million views.

Music video

The Official Music video features Iyaz wearing head phones and listening to music on a beach. Other various scenes features Iyaz singing with a background of the British Virgin Islands' flag and partying on the beach during the night. The video was directed by Rock Jacobs.

Remixes

Covers

  • Chicago 5-piece pop/rock band, Good Luck Jane, released a rock version at the end 2009.[3]
  • The Washington-based duo He Is We recorded a version for the 2010 compilation "Rockin Romance II."
  • New Jersey pop punkers Man Overboard released a free acoustic cover of the song.[4]
  • California metalcore band Batten Down Your Heart recorded a cover that received over a quarter of a million views on YouTube.[5]

Track list

Replay - Promo CD

  1. "Replay (Jason Nevins Club Mix)"
  2. "Replay (Donni Hotwheel Club Mix)"
  3. "Replay (Ruff Loadez Club Mix)"
  4. "Replay (Remix featuring Flo Rida)"
  5. "Replay (Album Version)"

Chart performance and certification

The song debuted in the UK at number one on 10 January 2010, selling over 106,000 copies in its first week, the highest sale for any new year release since Michelle McManus sold 118,000 copies of "All This Time" in the equivalent week in January 2004.[6] After two weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart and six weeks at the top of the UK R&B Chart, "Replay" was succeeded by Owl City's "Fireflies" and Rihanna's "Rude Boy", respectively. It was the first song released in 2010 in the UK to be certified Gold with sales in excess of 400,000.[7] In June 2010, it was announced that "Replay" was the third highest selling single of the year in the UK at that point.

Certifications

Country Certification
(sales thresholds)
Germany Gold [30]
Italy Gold[31]
New Zealand Platinum[32]
Australia (ARIA) 2xPlatinum[33]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/
  2. ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=&artist=Iyaz%20&format=&album=&perPage=50
  3. ^ http://www.myspace.com/goodluckjane
  4. ^ http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=69492302
  5. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNfMoFC9Cv0
  6. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a195a317/iyaz-beats-sidney-samson-to-uk-top-spot.html
  7. ^ http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=22&storycode=1039841&c=1
  8. ^ "Iyaz – Replay". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  9. ^ "Iyaz – Replay" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  10. ^ "Iyaz – Replay" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  11. ^ "Iyaz – Replay" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  12. ^ "Iyaz Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Iyaz – Replay". Tracklisten.
  14. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Iyaz" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  15. ^ "Iyaz – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Iyaz. [dead link‍]
  16. ^ "Iyaz: Replay" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  17. ^ "Iyaz – Replay" (in French). Les classement single.
  18. ^ "French Download Single Top 50 - 20 February 2010" (in French). Lescharts. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
  19. ^ "Chart Track: Week 03, 2010". Irish Singles Chart.
  20. ^ "Iyaz – Replay". Top Digital Download.
  21. ^ "Iyaz – Replay". Top 40 Singles.
  22. ^ "Iyaz – Replay". VG-lista.
  23. ^ "Iyaz – Replay" Canciones Top 50.
  24. ^ "Iyaz – Replay". Singles Top 100.
  25. ^ "Iyaz – Replay". Swiss Singles Chart.
  26. ^ "Iyaz: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  27. ^ "Iyaz Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  28. ^ "Year End Charts - Year-end songs - The Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  29. ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts-year-end/european-hot-100-singles?year=2010#/charts-year-end/european-hot-100-singles?year=2010
  30. ^ Template:Cite gold platin
  31. ^ http://www.fimi.it/temp/cert_Nielsen_week34.pdf
  32. ^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp
  33. ^ "http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accr2010.htm". Aria.com.au. 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2010-08-10. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
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