Unconditional (Ne-Yo song)

{{Short description|2012 song by Ne-Yo}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Unconditional

| cover =

| alt =

| type =

| artist = Ne-Yo

| album = R.E.D.

| released =

| recorded = 2011–12

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Dance-pop

| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=38}}

| label = {{flat list|

  • Motown
  • Compound Entertainment

}}

| writer = {{flat list|

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| producer = {{flat list|

  • Phatboiz

}}

}}

"Unconditional" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo for his fifth studio album R.E.D. (2012). It was written by Ne-Yo, Allen Arthur, Clayton Reilly and Keith Justice; the latter three also produced the song under their production moniker Phatboiz.{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427071303/http://www.phatboient.com/ |date=2015-04-27 }}.{{cite web|title=Discography|url=http://www.phatboient.com/music.html|work=phatboient.com|access-date=26 June 2013}}

Harrison Craig version

{{Infobox song

| name = Unconditional

| cover = Harrison Craig Unconditional.jpg

| alt =

| border = yes

| type = single

| artist = Harrison Craig

| album = More Than a Dream

| released = 18 June 2013

| recorded = 2012–13

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 4:34

| label = Universal

| writer = Shaffer Smith, Allen Arthur, Clayton Reilly, Keith Justice

| producer =

| prev_title = More Than a Dream

| prev_year = 2013

| next_title = Lift Your Spirit

| next_year = 2013

}}

In 2013, Harrison Craig, winner of the second series of The Voice in Australia, recorded a version of the song for his debut album More than a Dream. It was released as a single on 18 June 2013{{cite news|last=Adams|first=Cameron|title=Voice winner Harrison Craig's single Unconditional fails to crack Top 10|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/television/voice-winner-harrison-craig8217s-single-unconditional-fails-to-crack-top-10/story-e6frfmyi-1226668754142|access-date=26 June 2013|newspaper=news.com.au|date=24 June 2013}} and reached No. 15 in Australia.{{cite web|last=Hung|first=Steffen|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Harrison+Craig|title=Discography Harrison Craig|work=Australian Charts Portal|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=13 September 2014}}

Live performance

Craig first performed the song on the series' grand final after he was declared the winner.{{cite web|title=Listen To Harrison Craig's Song 'Unconditional'|url=http://www.take40.com/news/40570/listen-to-harrison-craig%27s-song-%27unconditional%27|work=take40.com|access-date=26 June 2013}}

Release history

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scope="col" | Country

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Format

! scope="col" | Label

scope="row" | Australia

| 18 June 2013

| Digital download

| Universal Music

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