"Never Be You" is a 2012 song by Slovak recording artist Celeste Buckingham. Released on November 12 through iTunes, the track composed the singer along with Littlebeat producers Martin Šrámek—Andrej Hruška, and US-based musicians Aaron Harmon—Jordan Reyes, both from BoyGenius Studios. While the lyrics co-wrote Paula Winger, the music video directed by Roland Wraník was shot in a Slovak spa town, Trenčianske Teplice.[1][2]
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| Single by Celeste Buckingham | ||||
| from the album Where I Belong | ||||
| Released | November 12, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
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| Length | 2:55 | |||
| Label | Artist release | |||
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| "Never Be You" on YouTube | ||||
The single peaked at number forty-two on the CZ Top 100 airplay chart,[3] and at number forty-seven on an equivalent SK playlist, Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna.[4] Within the CZ component playlist, it charted at number nine.[5]
Development edit
Buckingham wrote the lyrics in July 2012, as her own dialogue between true self and false self, or else a new recording artist versus her alter ego, described as a potentially acclaimed but arrogant music star.[6] In addition to, Paula Winger revised some of the verses.[1][2]
Credits and personnel edit
- Celeste Buckingham - lead vocalist, writer, lyricist, copyright
- Martin Šrámek - producer
- Andrej Hruška - producer
- Aaron Harmon - writer
- Jordan Reyes - writer
- Paula Winger - lyricist
- Littlebeat - recording studio
- BoyGenius Studios - recording studio, mastering
Track listings edit
- "Never Be You" (Original version) — 2:55
Charts edit
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| Slovak Top 100 (Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna)[4] | 47 |
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
| Czech Top 100 (Rádio Top 100 Oficiální)[3] | 42 |
| Czech Hot 50 (Rádio CZ 50 Oficiální)[5] | 9 |
| Czech Top 20 Music Videos on YouTube[7] | 9 |
References edit
- General
- Buckingham, Celeste (2012-11-12). "Never Be You". iTunes. Apple Inc. itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
- "Celeste Buckingham > "Never Be You"". SLAVICA Production Company (in Czech and English). SLAVICA s.r.o. 2012-11-08. slavica.cz. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
- Specific
- ^ a b "Celeste Buckingham se vrací s novým singlem Never Be You!". ShowBiz (in Czech and English). MOTIONS.CZ s.r.o. 2012-11-09. showbiz.cz. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
- ^ a b "SLEDUJTE nový klip Celeste Buckingham na MTV!". MTV Czech (in Czech and English). TV Nova. 2012-11-08. mtv.nova.cz. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
- ^ a b Buckingham, Celeste. "Never Be You". Rádio Top 100 Oficiální (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
#42
- ^ a b Buckingham, Celeste. "Never Be You". Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna (in Slovak). IFPI Slovakia. ifpi.sk. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
#47
- ^ a b Buckingham, Celeste. "Never Be You". Rádio CZ 50 Oficiální (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
#9
- ^ "Celeste Buckingham > "Never Be You" > Album notes". CD Baby. Disc Makers. cdbaby.com. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
- ^ Buckingham, Celeste. "Never Be You". Czech Top 20 Hudební klipy na YouTube (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
#9