Your Game
{{Short description|2004 single by Will Young}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Your Game
| cover = Will Young Your Game.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Will Young
| album = Friday's Child
| released = {{start date|2004|3|15|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = {{ubl|4:10 (album version)|3:34 (radio edit)}}
| label =
| writer =
- Will Young
- Taio Cruz
- Bair MacKichan{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/mbid-8616e5ac-5c49-401f-9992-e2db8db2bf5e|title=Your Game|last=Will Young|date=31 January 2004|via=Internet Archive}}{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/mbid-4a7bbfaa-38a4-4b67-8546-47dedefc2edd|title=Your Game|last=Will Young|date=21 May 2018|via=Internet Archive}}
| producer =
- Stephen Lipson
- Blair MacKichan
| prev_title = Leave Right Now
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = Friday's Child
| next_year = 2004
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = single
| cover = WYYG1.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = UK CD 2
}}
}}
"Your Game" is a song by British singer Will Young. It was written by Young, Taio Cruz and Blair MacKichan for his second studio album, Friday's Child (2003), while production was helmed by Stephen Lipson and MacKichan. The song was released as the album's second single on 15 March 2004, reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart. "Your Game" won the Brit Award for Song of the Year in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4162591.stm|title=Brits 2005: The winners|publisher=BBC News|date=9 February 2005|access-date=29 July 2021}}
Music video
A music video for "Your Game" was directed by Michael Gracey and Pete Commins. After their collaboration, they were invited to direct Will's live tour at Wembley in 2004.{{cite web |url=http://www.partizanlab.com/partizanlab/commercials/?michael_gracey_and_pete_commins%2Fbiography |title=Partizan Lab - Commercials - Michael Gracey and Pete Commins |access-date=5 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019003013/http://www.partizanlab.com/partizanlab/commercials/?michael_gracey_and_pete_commins%2Fbiography |archive-date=19 October 2011}}
Track listings
UK CD1{{cite AV media notes|title=Your Game|others=Will Young|year=2004|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=19 Recordings, S Records, BMG|id=82876 60296 2}}
- "Your Game" {{small|(Will Young, Blair MacKichan, Tayo Onile-Ere)}}
- "Your Game" (acoustic gospel version)
UK CD2{{cite AV media notes|title=Your Game|others=Will Young|year=2004|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=19 Recordings, S Records, BMG|id=82876 60362 2}}
- "Your Game"
- "Take Control" {{small|(Young, R. Stannard, J. Gallagher, S. Hale)}}
- "Down" {{small|(Young, S. Morales, R. Shaw, D. Siegel, D. Warner)}}
- "Your Game" (video)
Credits and personnel
- Neil Conti – drums
- Taio Cruz – writer
- Stephen Lipson – producer, programming
- Bair MacKichan – drums, guitar, programming, writer
- Heff Moraes – mixing engineer
- Dave Naughton – Pro Tools
- Will Young – vocals, writer
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+ Weekly chart performance for "Your Game" ! scope="col"| Chart (2004) ! scope="col"| Peak |
{{single chart|Australiapandora|81|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20040606140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040607-0000/issue743.pdf|urltitle=Issue 743|rowheader=true|access-date=29 July 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} |
{{single chart|Flanders Tip|16|artist=Will Young|song=Your Game|rowheader=true|access-date=29 July 2021}} |
scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2004/BB-2004-04-03.pdf|title=Hits of the World – Eurocharts|magazine=Billboard|volume=116|issue=14|page=57|date=3 April 2004|access-date=29 July 2021}}
|13 |
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{{single chart|Ireland2|10|song=Your Game|rowheader=true|access-date=29 July 2021}} |
{{single chart|Scotland|3|date=20040327|rowheader=true|access-date=29 July 2021}} |
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|3|artist=Will Young|artistid=11827|rowheader=true|access-date=29 July 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+ Year-end chart performance for "Your Game" ! scope="col"| Chart (2004) ! scope="col"| Position |
scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2004.pdf|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2004|work=UKChartsPlus|access-date=29 July 2021}}
|64 |
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Release history
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|+ Release history for "Your Game" ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |
scope="row"| United Kingdom
| 15 March 2004 | {{hlist|CD single|digital download}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=13 March 2004}} |
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{YouTube|YrZ1joBXiQw|Music video}}
{{Will Young}}
{{Brit British Single}}
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Category:19 Recordings singles
Category:Bertelsmann Music Group singles
Category:Brit Award for British Single
Category:Song recordings produced by Stephen Lipson
Category:Songs written by Blair MacKichan
Category:Songs written by Taio Cruz
Category:Songs written by Will Young
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