Love Is a Losing Game

Infobox Single
Name = Love Is a Losing Game


Artist = Amy Winehouse
Album = Back to Black
Released = December 7, 2007 (Ireland)
December 10, 2007 (UK)
Format = CD single, digital download
Recorded = 2006
Genre = Soul, R&B, Jazz
Length = 2:35
Label = Island
Writer = Amy Winehouse
Producer = Mark Ronson
Last single = "Valerie"
(2007)
This single = "Love Is a Losing Game"
(2007)
Next single = "B Boy Baby"
(2007)

"Love Is a Losing Game" is a song written and recorded by English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse for her second album "Back to Black" (2006). The track was chosen as the fifth single from the album. The single was released on December 10, 2007 in the United Kingdom. The song was added to BBC Radio 1's playlist on November 7, 2007.

Release and response

George Michael named the song as one of his eight choices on the BBC Radio Four programme Desert Island Discs. When asked which of his eight choices he would pick if he had to choose one, he opted for "Love Is a Losing Game". Prince has taken to covering the song live. On September 21, 2007, he was joined onstage by Winehouse at the final aftershow of his 21-gig marathon at The O2, and they performed the song together.Eliscu, Jenny (2007-06-14), [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/amy_winehouse_back_in_black_rehab_married_soul_beehive_diva "The Diva and Her Demons"] . "Rolling Stone". (1028):58-69 Retrieved 2007-12-14]

The song is the lowest-charting of Winehouse's "Back to Black" singles, peaking at number forty-six on the UK Singles Chart and spending four weeks on the UK Top 100 (46-61-76-98).

Winehouse performed "Love Is a Losing Game" live when she appeared at the 2007 Mercury Prize. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5LsdEqSQO4 YouTube - Amy Winehouse performs at the Mercury Awards ] ] She later performed it at the 2008 BRIT Awards. The song won the award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically at the 2008 Ivor Novello Awards on May 22, 2008, Winehouse's third award at the event.

In 2008, final year English Literature students at Cambridge University were asked to analyse lyrics to this song, as well as lyrics by Sir Walter Raleigh, Bob Dylan and Billie Holiday, as part of their end of year examinations in 'Practical Criticism'. [Amy Winehouse lyrics analysed as poetry by Cambridge University students http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2037939/Amy-Winehouse-lyrics-analysed-as-poetry-by-Cambridge-University-students.html]

Music video

A video shoot was set up for "Love Is a Losing Game", reportedly costing £70,000 at Pinewood Studios, but an unnamed source was quoted in "The Sun" as saying that it was cancelled after Winehouse failed to turn up for filming. [ [http://thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article438424.ece "The Sun:" Amy misses video shoot] ] Two alternate music videos were released: the first is a montage video, which includes photographs of Winehouse alongside live performance clips of the song, [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9oFJf_uE5Q YouTube - Amy Winehouse - Love Is A Losing Game (Official Video) ] ] and the second is an entirely live video, taken from her "I Told You I Was Trouble" live performance DVD.

Track listing

;CD
# "Love Is a Losing Game" 2:35
# "Love Is a Losing Game" (Kardinal Beats Remix) 3:22
# "Love Is a Losing Game" (Moody Boyz Original Ruffian Badboy Remix) 7:12
# "Love Is a Losing Game" (Truth And Soul Remix) 3:55
# "Love Is a Losing Game" (Enhanced Video) 2:35

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