- Foundations (song)
Infobox Single
Name = Foundations
Caption =
Artist =Kate Nash
from Album =Made of Bricks
A-side =
B-side =
Released = flagicon|UKJune 18 ,2007
flagicon|EuropeAugust 31 ,2007
flagicon|USASeptember 4 ,2007
Format = CD, 7", download
Recorded =
Genre =Indie pop
Length = 4:05
Label = Fiction
Writer = Kate Nash, Paul Epworth
Producer =
Certification = Silver (BPI)
Last single = "Caroline's a Victim /Birds"
(2007)
This single = "Foundations"
(2007)
Next single = "Mouthwash"
(2007)"Foundations" is a song co-written by British singer-songwriter
Kate Nash for her debut album "Made of Bricks " (2007).It was released as the album's
lead single in June 2007, her first single since signing withFiction Records after the success of her debut single "Caroline's a Victim". OnJuly 22 2007 , Nash performed "Foundations" at 2007'sT4 on the Beach inWeston-super-Mare . The single was a commercial success, ending 2007 as the year's 17th biggest-selling single in the UK. During live performances fans often hurllemons at Kate during the line "You said I must eat so many lemons/cause I am so bitter" [BBC Music . OnJanuary 15 2008 she performed the song on theThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson . The track follows a simple chord sequence, used as an ostinato 8 bars. It follows ABABABCB.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/singles2007.shtml "Top 40 Singles of the Year 2007 "] . Retrieved
2007-12-30 ]Track listings
;UK CD
# "
Foundations "
# "Habanera";UK 1st 7"
# "Foundations"
# "Old Dances";UK 2nd 7"
# "Foundations"
# "Navy Taxi";Australian CD
# "Foundations"
# "Habanera"
# "Navy Taxi"
# "Old Dances";US Digital EP
# "Foundations"
# "Navy Taxi"
# "Caroline's a Victim"
# "Habanera"
# "Foundations" (Video);
iTunes Digital Download# "Foundations" (Acoustic Version)
;7digital Digital Download
# "Foundations" (Metronomy Remix)
Music video
The music video was directed by
Kinga Burza [ [http://www.myspace.com/katenashmusic MySpace] ] and makes use of video, still shots andstop motion animation. Colourful everyday items such as toothbrushes, shoes, socks and toys(one of which appears to be a Yellow Power Ranger) are prominent.It follows the song closely, and is made up of several main scenes; Nash playing a card game, turning in bed, eating lemons ("you've said I must eat so many lemons, because I am so bitter"), sitting on a staircase, arm wrestling, decorating a cake and sitting in her lounge.
The video ends as she packs her suitcase and walks out of the house.Chart performance
The song debuted and peaked at number two on the
UK Singles Chart for five non-consecutive weeks; it was preceded firstly byRihanna 's "Umbrella" and then byTimbaland 's "The Way I Are ", which sold just 16 copies more than "Foundations". [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/singles.shtml BBC - Radio 1 - Chart Show - The UK Top 40 Singles ] ]References
External links
* [http://lyricwiki.org/Kate_Nash:Foundations Song's lyrics]
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