Count On Me (Chase & Status song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Count on Me
| cover = Chase & Status Count On Me.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Chase & Status featuring Moko
| album = Brand New Machine
| B-side = "Count on Me" (Andy C Remix)
| recorded =
| studio =
| length = 3:32
| label = {{hlist|Mercury|MTA|RAM}}
| writer = {{hlist|Will Kennard|Saul Milton|Zane Lowe|Henry Ritson|Nadiah Adu-Gyamfi}}
| producer = Chase & Status
| chronology = Chase & Status
| prev_title = Lost & Not Found
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Alive
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Moko
| type = singles
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| title = Count On Me
| year = 2013
| next_title = Your Love
| next_year = 2014
}}
}}
"Count on Me" is a song by British record production duo Chase & Status, featuring vocals from British singer Moko (also known as Nadiah Adu-Gyamfi). It was released as the second single from their third studio album Brand New Machine on 29 September 2013. The single peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart.
Background and release
A shortened edit of "Count on Me" premiered on UKF Music's YouTube channel on 27 July 2013, at a total length of two minutes and thirty-one seconds.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MjrwgVidvc|title=Chase & Status - Count On Me (Ft. Moko)|publisher=YouTube|date=2013-07-27|access-date=25 November 2016|archive-date=31 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231131411/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MjrwgVidvc|url-status=live}} The full version premiered with the official music video on 22 September.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91V0Cqx9TzM|title=Chase & Status - Count On Me ft. Moko|publisher=YouTube|date=2013-09-22|access-date=25 November 2016|archive-date=18 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118231423/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91V0Cqx9TzM|url-status=live}} The Nathan C remix which appears on the extended play was originally a bootleg but was heard by the duo and they decided to officially release it.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151714711444389|title=Timeline Photos|publisher=Facebook|date=2013-09-23|access-date=29 September 2013|archive-date=22 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622231652/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D10151714711444389|url-status=live}} The Andy C remix also features on the deluxe edition of Brand New Machine. "Count On Me" was performed on Top of the Pops for Christmas 2013 as one of the highlights of the year.
Music video
The official video was first only available to watch through Twitter, using a custom JavaScript code to play the Vevo video on the site and appear on users' Twitter profiles with deliberate coded glitches.{{cite web|url=http://www.chaseandstatus.co.uk/countonme/|title=Chase and Status - Count On Me|publisher=Chase & Status|date=2013-09-22|access-date=29 September 2013|archive-date=29 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929025543/http://www.chaseandstatus.co.uk/countonme/|url-status=live}} The video was later made public through YouTube, at a total length of three minutes and fifty seconds.
Critical reception
Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song a positive review stating:
Londoners Chase & Status may have swung somewhat dramatically to the other end of the drum 'n' bass spectrum for their third album Brand New Machine, but we wouldn't blame a casual music listener if they didn't even bat an eyelid upon hearing the duo's latest single 'Count On Me'.
Because while gone are the heavy dubstep lines and wobbly breakdowns, they've far from lost their knack for a giant chorus, which is demonstrated no better than on their current offering. Aided by a rich and growly vocal supplied by rising soul singer Moko, her looped vocal on the chorus sounds like something straight out of the early '90s techno scene. That said, it's C&S's slick and strobing production that hauls it firmly back to the present day. {{rating|4|5}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a517767/chase--status-ft-moko-count-on-me-single-review.html|title=Chase & Status ft. Moko: 'Count On Me' - Single review - Music News|publisher=Digital Spy|date=2013-09-23|access-date=29 September 2013|archive-date=27 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927015932/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a517767/chase--status-ft-moko-count-on-me-single-review.html|url-status=live}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital download – single
| title1 = Count on Me
| note1 = featuring Moko
| length1 = 3:32
}}
{{Track listing
| title1 = Count on Me
| note1 = Steve Angello Remix
| length1 = 5:32
| title2 = Count on Me
| note2 = Andy C Remix
| length2 = 4:18
| title3 = Count on Me
| note3 = Nathan C Remix
| length3 = 5:06
| title4 = Lost & Not Found
| note4 = featuring Louis M^ttrs) (acoustic version)
| length4 = 2:50
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 12" vinyl
| title1 = Count on Me
| note1 = featuring Moko
| length1 = 3:32
| title2 = Count on Me
| note2 = Andy C Remix
| length2 = 4:18
}}
Personnel
- Will "Status" Kennard – production, mixing
- Saul "Chase" Milton – production, mixing, keyboards, drum programming
- Nadiah Adu-Gyamfi (aka Moko) – vocals
- Yolanda Quartey – additional vocals
- Henry "Hal" Ritson – keyboards, vocal production, additional bass
- Zane Lowe – writer
- Rob MacFarlane – engineer
- Cameron Saunders – sample clearance, special thanks
- Rick Lloyd – sample clearance, special thanks
Chart performance
=Weekly charts=
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|+Weekly chart performance for "Count On Me" ! Chart (2013) ! Peak |
| {{singlechart|Flanders|36|artist=Chase and Status feat. Moko|song=Count On Me|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Hungary|29|year=2013|week=42|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Ireland3|49|artist=Chase & Status|rowheader=true|access-date=2 September 2023}} |
| {{singlechart|Scotland|7|date=20131012|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|UKdance|1|date=20131012|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|UK|5|date=20131012|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"|UK Official Streaming Chart Top 100{{Cite web|url = http://www.officialcharts.com/official-streaming-chart/|title = Official Audio Streaming Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company|website = Official Charts|access-date = 24 October 2013|archive-date = 25 August 2012|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120825195200/http://www.officialcharts.com/official-streaming-chart/|url-status = live}}
| style="text-align:center;"|28 |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+Year-end chart performance for "Count On Me" !Chart (2013) !Position |
| scope="row"|UK Singles (Official Charts Company){{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusEOY2013.pdf|format=PDF|title=End of Year Charts 2013|website=Ukchartsplus.co.uk|access-date=18 March 2022|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714160149/http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusEOY2013.pdf|url-status=live}}
|style="text-align:center;"|158 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Count On Me"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Chase & Status feat. Moko|title=Count On Me|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2013|certyear=2024|access-date=23 August 2024|id=13664-4159-1}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true | noshipments=true | streaming=true}}
Release history
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|+Release history and formats for "Count On Me" ! Region ! Date ! Format ! Label |
| scope="row"| Various
| 29 September 2013 | {{hlist|Digital download|vinyl}} |
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References
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