Dusk Till Dawn (Ladyhawke song)

"Dusk Till Dawn"
Single by Ladyhawke
from the album Ladyhawke
B-side	"Danny and Jenny"
Released	15 September 2008 (UK)
Format	CD single, 7" single, digital download
Recorded	Studio Eleven (London, England)
Genre	Electropop, pop rock, New Wave
Length	2:37
Label	Modular
Writer(s)	Phillipa Brown, Pascal Gabriel, Alex Gray, Hannah Robinson
Producer	Pascal Gabriel
Ladyhawke singles chronology
"Paris Is Burning" (2008) "Dusk Till Dawn" (2008) "My Delirium" (2008)

"Dusk Till Dawn" is a song by New Zealand recording artist Ladyhawke, released as the third single from her self-titled debut album, Ladyhawke. The song was featured on the third episode of Gossip Girl, "Poison Ivy", originally aired 3 October 2007.

Background and writing

According to co-writer Hannah Robinson, "Dusk Till Dawn" was written at the same session as "My Delirium", their first and only together.^[1] The lyrics came about from brainstorming the ideas they had. At the time Ladyhawke had just landed off a flight from New Zealand and was feeling very jet-lagged.^[1]

Critical reception

Mike Orme wrote for Pitchfork Media that "Dusk Till Dawn" "marches along to the beat of both the urban white chic of Gwen Stefani and the coke-nosed disco rock of Franz Ferdinand."^[2] Emily Tartanella of PopMatters described the song as a "hybrid between Franz Ferdinand and Madonna",^[3] and Ben Norman of About.com stated that it "sounds like a (better) Ting Tings number."^[4]

Chart performance

The single debuted at number seventy-eight on the UK Singles Chart for the issue dated 21 September 2008, spending only one week on the chart.

Music video

Ladyhawke trying to call for help in the video.

The video opens with Ladyhawke in a bed with a man. She looks out of the window at a ghost, next she runs downstairs, where she starts to get haunted by monsters. She then gets circled by monsters, each wearing a mask with a corresponding T-shirt. She tries to awake her boyfriend, but as it fails, she tries to call someone but is tracked down by the monsters and runs away. She then starts to dance with the monsters. She then wakes up and pulls the cover off her boyfriend and realizes in fear that he is dead. She goes into the bathroom, washes her hands and then leans down and when she arises she has a mask which resembles her face and a T-shirt which says "Ladyhawke", she then starts dancing again. The video finishes when she wakes up in the daytime.

Ladyhawke made an alternate homemade video where she appears in front of a webcam performing the song, along with friends such as Sia, Peaches and JD Samson. She shows her geeky side from the start, when she is seen playing with a Kermit the Frog toy dressed as Luke Skywalker and a Mr. Potato Head toy as Darth Vader. Sia appears with her face being drawn with a marker in a style similar to the her 2008 "Buttons" video.

Track listings

UK CD single (MODCDS061; Released: 15 September 2008) "Dusk Till Dawn" (Original) – 2:37 "Dusk Till Dawn" (Simon & Shaker Remix) – 9:37 "Dusk Till Dawn" (The Shoes Remix) – 4:09 "Dusk Till Dawn" (Canyons Remix) – 4:25 UK 7" single (MODVL105; Released: 15 September 2008) A. "Dusk Till Dawn" – 2:37 B. "Danny and Jenny" – 3:34 UK iTunes single[5] (Released: 14 September 2008) "Dusk Till Dawn" (Radio Edit) – 2:36 "Dusk Till Dawn" – 2:46 "Dusk Till Dawn" (Live) – 2:43 "Dusk Till Dawn" (Simon & Shaker Remix) – 9:37 "Dusk Till Dawn" (The Shoes Remix) – 4:08 "Dusk Till Dawn" (The Canyons Remix) – 4:24 "Dusk Till Dawn" (Linus Loves Remix) – 5:19

UK iTunes B-side bundle[6] (Released: 14 September 2008) "Dusk Till Dawn" – 2:37 "Danny and Jenny" – 3:34 UK iTunes single – Radio Edit[7] (Released: 14 September 2008) "Dusk Till Dawn" (Tom Elmhirst Radio Mix) – 2:36 Australian iTunes EP[8] (Released: 1 November 2008) "Dusk Till Dawn" – 2:36 "Dusk Till Dawn" (Simon & Shaker Remix) – 9:37 "Dusk Till Dawn" (The Shoes Remix) – 4:07 "Dusk Till Dawn" (The Canyons Remix) – 4:24 "Dusk Till Dawn" (Linus Loves Remix) – 5:19

Personnel

• Pip Brown – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar
• Pascal Gabriel – producer, engineer, mixing, keyboards, guitar, bass synthesizer, drums, percussion
• Alex Gray – Rhodes drums, keyboards
• Hannah Robinson – backing vocals

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart[9]	78

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Interview with Hannah Robinson". HitQuarters. 21 December 2009. http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Hannah_Robinson_Interview.html. Retrieved 7 January 2010. 
2. ^ Orme, Mike (4 December 2008). "Ladyhawke: Ladyhawke". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12483-ladyhawke/. Retrieved 15 November 2010. 
3. ^ Tartanella, Emily (1 September 2008). "Ladyhawke: Ladyhawke (Special Edition)". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/110600-ladyhawke-ladyhawke-special-edition/. Retrieved 15 November 2010. 
4. ^ Norman, Ben. "Ladyhawke – 'Ladyhawke'". About.com. The New York Times Company. http://dancemusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/Ladyhawke.htm. Retrieved 15 November 2010. 
5. ^ "Dusk Till Dawn by Ladyhawke". iTunes Store UK. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/dusk-till-dawn/id290500368. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
6. ^ "Dusk Till Dawn (B Side Bundle) – Single by Ladyhawke". iTunes Store UK. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/dusk-till-dawn-b-side-bundle/id290395915. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
7. ^ "Dusk Till Dawn (Radio Edit) – Single by Ladyhawke". iTunes Store UK. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/dusk-till-dawn-radio-edit/id290507100. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
8. ^ "Dusk Till Dawn – EP by Ladyhawke". iTunes Store Australia. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/dusk-till-dawn-ep/id295216245. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
9. ^ "Chart Stats – Ladyhawke – Dusk Till Dawn". The Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=34021. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 

External links

• Music video on YouTube
• Alternative music video on YouTube