Nothing to Regret
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{{Infobox song
| name = Nothing to Regret
| cover = Robinson - Nothing to Regret.png
| alt = A sideways image of Robinson who is leaning against a wall while wearing a black tanktop and jacket.
| type = single
| artist = Robinson
| released = 22 February 2018
| genre = Pop
| length = 3:28
| label =
- Dryden Street
- Ministry of Sound
- Sony
- Universal
| writer =
- Allie Crystal
- Larzz Principato
- Anna Mary Robinson
| producer =
| prev_title = Crave You
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Don't Trust Myself
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|dICTrWgBp_U|"Nothing to Regret"}}}}
}}
"Nothing to Regret" is a song by New Zealand singer-songwriter Robinson. It was first released on 22 February 2018 by Universal Music Group in Australia and New Zealand. The song was written by Robinson, Allie Crystal, and Larzz Principato, while the production was handled by Sam de Jong and Joel Little. Written during a trip to New York City, "Nothing to Regret" is a mid-tempo pop song which details how one should enjoy spending time with their friends. Robinson noticed how different her schedule was from her friends', which she took as inspiration for the track.
"Nothing to Regret" garnered positive reviews from music critics, who praised its sound and production. The song reached the top thirty in Australia and New Zealand, receiving a platinum certification in the former by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and a double platinum one by Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ) in the latter. A music video directed by Morgan Gruer was released on 23 February 2018. It depicts Robinson spending time alone and being surrounded by other people at a party in interspersed shots. Robinson performed the song several times in 2018. "Nothing to Regret" received nominations at the 2018 APRA Silver Scroll Awards and 2018 New Zealand Music Awards.
Background and composition
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Anna Robinson, better known as Robinson,{{cite web|url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2020/02/14/kiwi-breakout-singer-robinson-launches-new-music/|title=Kiwi breakout singer, Robinson, launches new music|author=Rudd, Jordyn|publisher=1News|date=15 February 2020|access-date=2 August 2022|archive-date=2 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802235956/https://www.1news.co.nz/2020/02/14/kiwi-breakout-singer-robinson-launches-new-music/|url-status=live}} released her debut single "Don't You Forget About Me" in 2017 to critical acclaim.{{cite web|url=http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2018/02/16/universal-music-publishing-signs-new-zealands-robinson-on-worldwide-deal/|title=Universal Music Publishing Signs New Zealand's Robinson On Worldwide Deal|work=The Music|date=16 February 2018|access-date=1 August 2022|archive-date=16 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216032008/http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2018/02/16/universal-music-publishing-signs-new-zealands-robinson-on-worldwide-deal/|url-status=dead}} In February 2018, she was signed to Universal Music Publishing Australia, with "Nothing to Regret" being the song that "solidified [Robinson's] deal".{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/101391860/nelsonborn-musician-signs-publishing-deal-with-universal-music|title=Nelson-born musician signs publishing deal with Universal Music|author=Meij, Sara|date=16 February 2018|work=Stuff|access-date=1 August 2022|archive-date=30 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430052513/https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/101391860/nelsonborn-musician-signs-publishing-deal-with-universal-music|url-status=live}} Universal Music Group released the song on 22 February 2018 in Australia and New Zealand. A day later, it was issued for digital download and streaming by Dryden Street in various countries. Dryden Street also released a remix EP and an acoustic version of "Nothing to Regret" in June 2018. On 13 July 2018, Ministry of Sound and Sony Music sent the song to Italian radio stations.
"Nothing to Regret" is a mid-tempo pop song.{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/tv/robinson-nothing-regret/|title=Robinson – 'Nothing To Regret'|work=Music Feeds|access-date=1 August 2022|archive-date=7 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407091224/https://musicfeeds.com.au/tv/robinson-nothing-regret/|url-status=live}} Robinson co-wrote it with Allie Crystal and Larzz Principato, while Sam de Jong and Joel Little produced it.{{cite web|url=https://www.umusicpub.com/au/Digital-Music-Library/song/370244/robinson-nothing-to-regret|title=Nothing to Regret by Robinson|publisher=Universal Music Publishing Group (Australia & New Zealand)|access-date=2 August 2022|archive-date=2 August 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220802223524/https://www.umusicpub.com/au/Digital-Music-Library/song/370244/robinson-nothing-to-regret|url-status=live}} She revealed that the song was written while on a trip to New York City. According to Robinson, "Nothing to Regret" was inspired by the difference she noticed in her schedule and her friends', who went to university and worked.{{cite web|url=https://www.girlfriend.com.au/new-zealand-singer-robinson-new-single-medicine|title=New Zealand musician Robinson is your new music obsession|author=M, Alexandra|work=Girlfriend|date=7 September 2018|access-date=1 August 2022|archive-date=7 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907070623/https://www.girlfriend.com.au/new-zealand-singer-robinson-new-single-medicine|url-status=live}} She stated that the song is about "having a really good time" while forgetting any misfortunes and "making the most of that time that you do have with friends". Robinson disclosed to Refinery29 that in spite of its cheerful tone, the track also has "a lot of darker undertones". George Fenwick of The New Zealand Herald noted that "Nothing to Regret" details "the unashamed desire to unravel one's worries over a weekend of dancing" and that it contains "clean melodies and grand swells of emotion". Kaitlin Reilly, writing for Refinery29, affirmed that the track is "an ode to staying up late with your best friends, sans any regrets".
Reception
"Nothing to Regret" received positive reviews from music critics. Idolator{{'s}} Mike Wass deemed it "anthemic" and "breathtaking".{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7675420/drop-guide-new-music-friday-twin-shadow-wallows|title=The Drop: Your Guide To New Music Friday Featuring Twin Shadow & Wallows|author=Wass, Mike|work=Idolator|date=23 February 2018|access-date=1 August 2022|archive-date=1 August 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220801122051/https://www.idolator.com/7675420/drop-guide-new-music-friday-twin-shadow-wallows?chrome=1|url-status=live}} Fenwick considered "Nothing to Regret" to be "an elated burst of pop perfection".{{cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/kiwi-pop-singer-robinson-wants-you-to-dance-and-cry/BNPGFH6UR5IZO4BPGPL4V6I5L4/|title=Kiwi pop singer Robinson wants you to dance – and cry|author=Fenwick, George|date=7 March 2018|work=The New Zealand Herald|access-date=1 August 2022|archive-date=30 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430030843/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/kiwi-pop-singer-robinson-wants-you-to-dance-and-cry/BNPGFH6UR5IZO4BPGPL4V6I5L4/|url-status=live}} Writing for NME, Hannah Mylrea stated that: "All subtle builds and triumphant climaxes, with a huge, emotive earworm of a chorus (à la fellow Kiwi Lorde), it’s makes for a heady sugar rush."{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/meet-robinson-rising-star-nothing-to-regret-2366117 | title=Meet Robinson: the rising star behind pop juggernaut 'Nothing to Regret' | work=NME | date=20 August 2018 | access-date=6 April 2019 | author=Mylrea, Hannah | archive-date=6 April 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406161218/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/meet-robinson-rising-star-nothing-to-regret-2366117 | url-status=live }} Liz Elias of Australian radio station Nova 96.9 called it "a bop".{{cite web|url=https://www.novafm.com.au/show/smallzys-surgery/meet-robinson-nz-singer/|title=Meet Robinson: the Kiwi singer winning everyone's hearts|author=Elias, Liz|publisher=Nova 96.9|date=16 March 2018|access-date=1 August 2022|archive-date=1 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801204332/https://www.novafm.com.au/show/smallzys-surgery/meet-robinson-nz-singer/|url-status=live}} Australian music publication Music Feeds deemed the song a "fresh pop jam", while New Zealand radio station The Hits declared "it's no surprise the song is so good".{{cite web|url=https://www.thehits.co.nz/music/locals-only-nz-on-air/robinson-nothing-to-regret/ | title=Robinson – Nothing to Regret | publisher=The Hits|date=26 June 2018|access-date=6 April 2019 | archive-date=6 April 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406161220/https://www.thehits.co.nz/music/locals-only-nz-on-air/robinson-nothing-to-regret/ | url-status=live }}
In Robinson's native New Zealand, "Nothing to Regret" reached number 29 and spent ten weeks on the Official New Zealand Music Chart. It later achieved a double platinum certification from Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ). The song attained similar commercial success in Australia, where it peaked at number 27, spent twelve weeks on the ARIA Top 50 Singles chart and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). "Nothing to Regret" was shortlisted in July 2018 as one of the 20 songs in the run for the 2018 APRA Silver Scroll Award, although the award ultimately went to Marlon Williams's "Nobody Gets What They Want Anymore" (2018).{{cite press release|url=https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1807/S00129/apra-silver-scroll-awards-2018-top-20.htm|title=APRA Silver Scroll Awards – 2018 Top 20|publisher=APRA AMCOS|date=12 July 2018|via=Scoop|access-date=1 August 2022|archive-date=16 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916094251/https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1807/S00129/apra-silver-scroll-awards-2018-top-20.htm|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nat-music/audio/2018665329/marlon-williams-wins-the-2018-apra-silver-scroll|title=Marlon Williams wins the 2018 APRA Silver Scroll|publisher=Radio New Zealand|date=4 October 2018|access-date=1 August 2022|archive-date=11 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711102520/https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nat-music/audio/2018665329/marlon-williams-wins-the-2018-apra-silver-scroll|url-status=live}} "Nothing to Regret" was also nominated for Vodafone Single of the Year at the 2018 New Zealand Music Awards, but lost to Drax Project's "Woke Up Late" (2017).{{cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/stories/2018671365/six60-wins-big-as-marlon-williams-takes-top-gong-at-nz-music-awards|title=Six60 wins big as Marlon Williams takes top gong at NZ Music Awards|publisher=Radio New Zealand|date=16 November 2018|access-date=1 August 2022|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108100200/https://www.rnz.co.nz/stories/2018671365/six60-wins-big-as-marlon-williams-takes-top-gong-at-nz-music-awards|url-status=live}}
Music video and live performances
The music video for the song was released on 23 February 2018 and was directed by Morgan Gruer. It was filmed in Los Angeles. Robinson stated after the song was finished, it was sent to different companies "to come up with a treatment" and that Gruer and her team's idea was "everything [Robinson] had envisioned [the video] to be". Half of the video shows Robinson singing and dancing in a room by herself, while the other half depicts her being dressed up among "her best pals and beer".{{cite web|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/02/191445/robinson-nothing-to-regret-new-video|title=Robinson Parties In The Living Room With Her New Video For 'Nothing To Regret'|author=Reilly, Kaitlin|work=Refinery29|date=23 February 2018|access-date=1 August 2022|archive-date=16 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516115926/https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/02/191445/robinson-nothing-to-regret-new-video|url-status=live}} She revealed to Refinery29 that the people with whom she was partying in the visual were "found over in Los Angeles" and that according to her "they are symbolic of wanting that company and wanting people around you". Reilly called the music video "a fun celebration of these joyous nights" and praised the attire chosen. Music Feeds deemed it "emotive".
On 28 March 2018, Robinson performed "Nothing to Regret" at Radio New Zealand's Auckland studios.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOrzuHU2LJA|title=Robinson 'Nothing To Regret'|publisher=Radio New Zealand|date=28 March 2018|access-date=2 August 2022|via=YouTube|archive-date=2 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802231217/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOrzuHU2LJA|url-status=live}} In April of the same year, she gave an acoustic rendition of "Nothing to Regret" for MTV Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/MTVMusicAustralia/videos/mtv-stripped-robinson-performs-nothing-to-regret/2114385201921819/|title=MTV Music Australia - MTV Stripped: Robinson Performs 'Nothing To Regret'|publisher=MTV Australia|date=4 April 2018|access-date=2 August 2022|via=Facebook|archive-date=2 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802234804/https://www.facebook.com/MTVMusicAustralia/videos/mtv-stripped-robinson-performs-nothing-to-regret/2114385201921819/|url-status=live}} Robinson sang it during Mike Hosking's show at Newstalk ZB in May 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/video/rising-kiwi-singer-anna-robinson-performs-in-studio/|title=Rising Kiwi singer Anna Robinson performs in studio|publisher=Newstalk ZB|date=31 May 2018|access-date=1 August 2022|archive-date=1 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601082446/http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/video/rising-kiwi-singer-anna-robinson-performs-in-studio/|url-status=live}} On 25 July 2018, the singer performed the song at Sony Music Australia's studios during a studio session.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3Ii-Hc0DqY|title=Robinson Performs 'Nothing to Regret' – Sony Studio Sessions|date=25 July 2018|publisher=Sony Music Australia|via=YouTube|access-date=2 August 2022|archive-date=2 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802234746/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3Ii-Hc0DqY&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}} She sang the track at the 2018 New Zealand Music Awards on 15 November 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rld-jXqR3eo|title=Robinson 'Nothing To Regret' live at VNZMA 18|date=15 November 2018|publisher=Aotearoa Music Awards|via=YouTube|access-date=2 August 2022|archive-date=2 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802231224/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rld-jXqR3eo&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}
Track listing
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{{col-2}}
- "Nothing to Regret"{{spaced en dash}}3:28
- "Nothing to Regret (Joe Stone Remix)"{{spaced en dash}}3:04
- "Nothing to Regret (R I T U A L Remix)"{{spaced en dash}}2:59
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- "Nothing to Regret (Acoustic Version)"{{spaced en dash}}3:08
{{col-end}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Chart performance for "Nothing to Regret" ! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Australia|27|artist=Robinson %5BNZ%5D|song=Nothing to Regret|rowheader=true|refname=AUS|accessdate=6 April 2019}} |
| {{single chart|New Zealand|29|artist=Robinson %5BNZ%5D|song=Nothing to Regret|rowheader=true|refname=NZ|accessdate=6 April 2019}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|artist=Robinson|title=Nothing to Regret|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2018|award=Platinum|access-date=16 February 2020|refname=auscert}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|award=Platinum|number=2|title=Nothing to Regret|artist=Robinson|access-date=23 January 2025|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2022|source=radioscope|refname=nzcert}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true | noshipments=true | streaming=true}}
Release history
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|+ Release dates and formats for "Nothing to Regret" ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Version ! scope="col"| Label(s) ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row"| Australia
| rowspan="2"| 22 February 2018 | rowspan="2"| {{abbr|N/A|Not available}} | rowspan="4"| Original | rowspan="2"| Universal | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |{{cite press release|url=https://www.umusicpub.com/au/News/2018/02/Robinson-Drops-New-Single-Nothing-To-Regret.aspx|title=Robinson Drops New Single 'Nothing To Regret'|publisher=Universal Music Publishing Group (Australia & New Zealand)|date=22 February 2018|access-date=1 August 2022|archive-date=19 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519153320/http://www.umusicpub.com/au/News/2018/02/Robinson-Drops-New-Single-Nothing-To-Regret.aspx|url-status=live}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| New Zealand |
| scope="row"| Various
| 23 February 2018 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | Dryden Street | style="text-align:center;" |Citations regarding the release of "Nothing to Regret" in various countries:
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| scope="row"| Italy
| 13 July 2018 | {{hlist|Ministry of Sound|Sony}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| Various
| 8 June 2018 | rowspan="2"|{{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | Remix EP | rowspan="2"| Dryden Street | style="text-align:center;" |Citations regarding the release of the remix EP of "Nothing to Regret" in various countries:
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| 27 June 2018
| Acoustic | style="text-align:center;" |Citations regarding the release of the acoustic version of "Nothing to Regret" in various countries:
|