Love Songs (Daryl Braithwaite song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Love Songs
| cover = Love Songs by Daryl Braithwaite.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Daryl Braithwaite
| album =
| released = 5 June 2020
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Pop rock
| length = 3:13
| label =
- Mangco
- Sony Music Australia
| writer =
- Michael Fatkin
- Rozzi Crane
- Charlie Snyder
| producer = Michael Fatkin
| prev_title = Not Too Late
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|UrqeFCB_ig8|"Love Songs"}}}}
}}
File:Daryl Braithwaite 'Love Songs' recorded live at MEMO Music Hall.webm
"Love Songs" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Daryl Braithwaite. It was released on 5 June 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/daryl-braithwaite-shares-new-single-love-songs-originally-meant-for-pnk-2682845/|title=Daryl Braithwaite shares new single "Love Songs" originally meant for P!nk|work=NME|date=6 June 2020|accessdate=23 July 2020|author=Martin, Josh}} The song was certified gold in Australia in October 2020.
At the APRA Music Awards of 2021, the song was shortlisted for Song of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about-us/news-and-events/one-of-these-songs-will-be-the-peer-voted-apra-song-of-the-year|title= One of these songs will be the Peer-Voted APRA Song of the Year!|website=APRA AMCOS|date=3 February 2021|access-date=26 April 2022}}
Background and release
Braithwaite was sent "Love Songs" by songwriter and old friend Michael Fatkin, who had worked on the track with Los Angeles–based writers Rozzi Crane and Charlie Snyder. Fatkin had wanted Braithwaite to forward the song to Roger Davies, the manager of Pink. Braithwaite said: "I sent it to Roger on my phone and didn't hear back. Weeks turned into a couple of months and eventually we ended up having lunch together – I asked what he thought of the song and he said he'd never received it." After hearing it, Davies told Braithwaite that it suited him better than P!nk. Braithwaite confesses "I was relieved, so, we went ahead and recorded it."{{cite web|url=https://7news.com.au/sunrise/entertainment/daryl-braithwaite-on-new-hit-love-songs-and-covids-impact-on-music-industry-c-1183680/|title=Daryl Braithwaite on new hit "Love Songs" and COVID's impact on music industry|work=Sunrise|date=22 July 2020|accessdate=23 July 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/daryl-braithwaite-just-released-a-new-jam-love-songs-originally-meant-for-pnk/|title=Daryl Braithwaite just released a new jam "Love Songs", originally meant for P!nk |work=Music Feeds|date=5 June 2020|accessdate=23 July 2020|author=English, Laura}}
The week following its release, Braithwaite said: "I'm so thrilled to have new music out there and that people like it. I wouldn't have ever dreamed I would have such a long career in music."{{cite web|url=https://celebrity.nine.com.au/music/the-horses-daryl-braithwaite-returns-with-love-songs-single-meant-for-pink/115359d7-f93e-412a-854d-ad322bafb8d3|title=Daryl Braithwaite returns with Love Songs single meant for Pink|work=9Honey|date=12 June 2020|accessdate=23 July 2020|author=Kachor, Kate}}
Chart performance
"Love Songs" debuted on the ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart at number 80 for the chart dated 20 July 2020.{{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 20 July 2020|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|issue=1585|date=20 July 2020}} The following week, the song rose 37 positions, peaking at number 43.{{cite web |url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/2020/fourth-week-at-1-for-jawsh-685-x-jason-derulo/ |title=Fourth Week At 1 for Jawsh 685 x Jason Derulo |website=ARIA Charts |date=25 July 2020 |accessdate=26 July 2020}} This became Braithwaite's first top 50 chart appearance in 27 years; his first since "The World as It Is" in November 1993.
Charts
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{singlechart|Australia|43|artist= Daryl Braithwaite |song=Love Songs|accessdate=25 July 202}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australian Artist (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2020/australian-artist-singles-chart |title=Australian Artist (ARIA) End of Year Singles Chart 2020|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=15 January 2021}}
| 44 |
Certification
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2020|relyear=2020|artist=Daryl Braithwaite|title=Love Songs|award=Gold|certref={{cite web|url=http://cdn.aria.com.au/pdfs/062E127398F3AF5FE55B27DD6257B88E0F0A4BF606897E5D34C121B913B24477/ARIA%20Australian%20Artist%20Singles%20Chart.pdf?seq=33|title=ARIA Australian Artist Singles Chart w/ 12 October 2020|date=12 October 2020|accessdate=14 October 2020}}|accessdate=14 October 2020}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes | noshipments=true | streaming=true}}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release formats for "Love Songs" ! Region ! Date ! Format ! Label ! Catalogue ! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| Australia
| 5 June 2020 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming|contemporary hit radio}} | rowspan="2"| Sony Music Australia | G010004281056J | {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/love-songs-single/1511107726/|title=Love Songs – Single by Daryl Braithwaite on Apple Music|website=Apple Music AU|accessdate=23 July 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/charts/issues/1292/1292-singles-to-radio/ |title=Singles to Radio – Issue #1292 |work=The Music Network |date=5 June 2020 |accessdate=22 September 2020}} |
|---|
| 17 July 2020
| 19439793112 | {{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/cd-braithwaite-daryl-love-songs-single-cd-single/|title=Love Songs (Single) at JB Hi-Fi|website=JB Hi-Fi|accessdate=23 July 2020}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{YouTube|UrqeFCB_ig8|Official music video}}
{{Daryl Braithwaite}}