- Hometown Glory
Infobox Single
Name = Hometown Glory
Caption =
Artist = Adele
from Album = 19
Released = flagicon|United StatesFebruary 5 2008
flagicon|United KingdomJuly 21 2008 (Re-Release)
Format =7" vinyl ,Digital download ,CD single ,12" vinyl
Genre = PopBallad Piano Pop
Recorded =
Length = 3:37 (Radio Edit)
4:31 (Album Version)
Label = Pacemaker Recordings
XL Recordings
Writer = Adele,Eg White
Producer =
Certification =
Chronology = Adele singles
Last single = "Cold Shoulder"
(2008)
This single = "Hometown Glory (re-release)"
(2008)
Next single = "Make You Feel My Love"
(2008)Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate covers
Background = khaki
Lower caption = "Hometown Glory" re-release cover (XL Recordings)."Hometown Glory" is the debut single by Adele from her album "19". The song was also re-released as her fourth single.
"Hometown Glory" was firstly released in
2007 as Adele's debut single on singer Jamie T's Pacemaker Recordings label as a limited edition7" vinyl single, of which only 500 copies were made [ [http://www.pacemakerrecordings.com/ Pacemaker Recordings web site] ] . The song failed to chart primarily, however, due to high downloads of the song during the release week of her "19" album, the song managed to chart inside theUK singles chart top 40 for the first time.On
April 7 ,2008 , "Hometown Glory" was featured in the teen drama "Skins", resulting in the song re-charting inUK singles charts top 40 at number 32. Later that month onApril 24 ,2008 , it was featured in episode 5.15 of "One Tree Hill" and onMay 22 ,2008 , the song was featured in the season four finale of "Grey's Anatomy ". OnJune 10 ,2008 , the song was used on popular UK soap "Hollyoaks " and onJuly 2 ,2008 , it was featured on Season 4 of "So You Think You Can Dance " in aMia Michaels 'contemporary dance byKatee Shean and eventual winner,Joshua Allen . It also featured in a Season 2 episode ofSecret Diary of A Call Girl .The song was later released in
2008 as Adele's debut single for the U.S. market. In the UK, due to the popularity of the song, which resulted in the song charting inside the UK top 40 twice on download sales, the song was released as the third single (fourth including the original single release) from the album on21 July 2008 . As of27 July 2008 , the track has become Adele's third consecutive UK Top 20 hit single.UK Re-release
As aforementioned, "Hometown Glory" was re-released in
July ,2008 as the follow-up to the "Cold Shoulder" single. The song was added to Radio 1's B-List onJune 18 ,2008 , and has since moved up to Radio 1's A-List as from theJuly 2 ,2008 playlist.Music Video
The music video for "Hometown Glory" was a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXG0YMv5Fvk live-performance video] , recorded for the single's re-release. The initial limited edition vinyl release of "Hometown Glory" does not have a promo video.
Track listings
Original release
;7" Vinyl
#"Hometown Glory"
#"Best for Last"Re-release
;CD & 7" vinyl
#"Hometown Glory" (album version)
#"Fool that I am" (live);12" vinyl
#"Hometown Glory" (High Contrast remix)
#"Hometown Glory" (High Contrast remix instrumental)Official Remixes
* Radio Edit
* Album Version
*High Contrast Remix
*Axwell Remix
*Axwell Remode Mix
*Axwell Radio EditCharts
On
April 13 2008 , the song entered theUK Singles Chart at #32 because it was featured in an episode of Skins. OnJuly 6 ,2008 , the song re-entered the chart at #74 and then climbed to #49 the following week. The song then reached #19 onJuly 27 ,2008 , following its physical release.The song received little attention when it was released in the United States and did not chart on the
Billboard Hot 100 .References
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