- On My Own (Yasmin song)
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"On My Own" 
Single by Yasmin Released 30 January 2011
(see release history)Format Digital download Recorded 2010 Genre R&B/Soul Length 3:53 Label Ministry of Sound/Levels Recordings Writer(s) Yasmin Shahmir Producer Shy FX Yasmin singles chronology "Runaway"
(2010)"On My Own"
(2011)"Finish Line"
(2011)"On My Own" is the first official single by DJ and singer-songwriter Yasmin. The single was released on 30 January 2011 for digital download.
Yasmin did an acoustic performance for The Biz Sessions at The Sun. She performed her song "On My Own", "Finish Line" and and a cover of Ellie Goulding’s "Starry Eyed".[1]
Contents
Critical reception
Nick Levine of Digital Spy Blog gave the song a positive review stating:
Pop songs about working goddamn hard, making it against the goddamn odds and becoming goddamn rich and famous are as common as the Wombles' SW19 domicile, particularly if you've got an N-Dubz album (or three) on your iPod. Consequently, this debut single from disc-spinner-cum-crooner Yasmin Shahmir is actually pretty refreshing.
That's because she's singing about reaching for the goddamn stars rather than patting herself on the back for having shot right past them - "And if I fail, at least I know I did it on my own," she admits with a modesty that most wannabe popstars would need blackmailing to feign. Thing is, the track itself - a midtempo trip-hoppy nugget with a stealthily ingratiating chorus and a breakdown Neneh Cherry wouldn't sniff at - suggests failure isn't terribly likely, so we're just going to have to keep our fingers crossed that this humble young lady remembers Take That's ever-prescient advice: "Neeeeever forget…"
.[2]Music video
The music video was uploaded to YouTube on 3 December 2010.[3]
Track listing
Digital download No. Title Length 1. "On My Own" (Radio Edit) 3:53 2. "On My Own" (BURNS ESM Remix) 6:02 3. "On My Own" (Stenchman Remix) 4:00 4. "On My Own" (Instrumental) 3:47 Charts
Chart (2011) Peak
positionUK Indie (The Official Charts Company)[4] 6 UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[5] 39 Release history
Region Date Format United Kingdom 30 January 2011[6] Digital download References
- ^ "Beauty Yasmin is XX-tra special". The Sun. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/bizsessions/3379744/Yasmin-celebrates-XX-scoop-with-a-Biz-Session-at-The-Sun.html.
- ^ Nick Levine. "Yasmin: 'On My Own'". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a300981/yasmin-on-my-own.html.
- ^ "Yasmin - On My Own (Official Video) (OUT NOW!)". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsNBQJEofQM.
- ^ "Archive Chart" UK Indie Chart. The Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
- ^ "On My Own - EP". iTunes. http://www.apple.com/uk/itunes/. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/on-my-own-ep/id409141783.
External links
Yasmin Discography Singles "On My Own" • "Finish Line" • "Light Up (The World)"Featured singles "Runaway" • "Young Guns"Related articles Categories:- 2011 singles
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