Art of Love (Guy Sebastian song)
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"Art of Love" is the second single from Australia
n pop
singer Guy Sebastian
's fifth album, Like It Like That. The single features the vocals of Jordin Sparks
"Art Of Love" was released on 20 November 2009 and reached No. 8 on the ARIA
singles chart and has achieved platinum certification. It was also released in New Zealand, peaking at No. 7, and is certified gold there. "Art of Love" was used to promote the 2010 series of Australian drama Home And Away
. The song was shortlisted for the 2010 APRA
Song Of The Year and received an ARIA Music Award nomination for "Most Popular Australian Single".
in mind when writing it. He said they never expected her to agree to do the song, so they didn't contact her originally. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph in October 2009 Sebastian said: "we thought there was no way we could get her on the track - she's huge. We didn't even go there, didn't even ask her." He approached Australian artists, but none were interested, and because of this "Art of Love" was originally recorded as a solo for the album. Sebastian then decided to submit the song to Sparks. He said: "I thought deep down that it was supposed to have Jordin on there so I sent it to her. Literally overnight, she came back and said she loved the song and would love to do it as soon as she came off tour with Britney." The album release was delayed so Sebastian could fly to New York to record Sparks' vocals. He returned to the US in November 2009 to film the video with her. Sebastian included an acoustic
solo version of "Art of Love" on his album Twenty Ten
released in November 2010.
acoustic covers, "Ben
" and "Man in the Mirror
". Sebastian and Sparks were meant to perform the duet at Australian Idol
Grand Finale in November 2009, which was aired in Australia and New Zealand, but Jordin was unable to come to Australia due to acute appendicitis Sebastian still performed the song at the Finale, using the music video for Jordin's vocal parts. "Art of Love" was used extensively during December 2009 and January 2010 for the promotion of the 2010 series of Channel 7
's Home And Away
. Sebastian and Sparks eventually did perform "Art of Love" together. In July 2010 while Sebastian was touring the west coast of the US to promote the release of Like It Like That they performed the song at three of Spark's Battlefield Tour
concerts.
said: "Art Of Love, a duet with American Idol counterpart Jordin Sparks could give Sebastian a US hit". Marc Knevett of The Dwarfe wrote: "Art Of Love, a duet with American Idol winner Jordin Sparks, croons, not unpleasantly so, and reeks of radio friendliness." "Art of Love" was also one of the twenty songs shortlisted for the 2010 APRA
Song Of The Year.
, California
in November 2009. The video commences with Sebastian and Sparks at separate locations. Sebastian is depicted as a musician working in a studio and Sparks as a star on a photoshoot. Too busy in their work lives they communicate with each other over the phone. Near the end of the video they both rush away to meet in a forest.
, becoming Sebastian's sixth top 10 single in Australia. Although only released in mid November it became the 20th highest selling Australian artist single of 2009. It was also the 12th highest selling Australian artist single in 2010. It spend 21 weeks in the ARIA top 50 and was certified platinum. "Art Of Love" was also released in New Zealand in February 2010. It reached No. 7, and gained gold certification, and was Sebastian's third New Zealand top 10 single.
ARIA End Of Year Charts
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer Guy Sebastian
Guy Sebastian
Guy Theodore Sebastian is an Australian pop, R&B, and soul singer-songwriter who was the first winner of Australian Idol in 2003. He is currently a judge on the Australian version of The X Factor. Sebastian has released six top ten platinum/multi platinum albums, including a number-one and...
's fifth album, Like It Like That. The single features the vocals of Jordin Sparks
Jordin Sparks
Jordin Brianna Sparks is an American pop / R&B singer-songwriter and actress. She hails from Glendale, Arizona who rose to fame as the winner of the sixth season of American Idol. Sparks won when she was 17 years old, making her the youngest winner in Idol history...
"Art Of Love" was released on 20 November 2009 and reached No. 8 on the ARIA
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
singles chart and has achieved platinum certification. It was also released in New Zealand, peaking at No. 7, and is certified gold there. "Art of Love" was used to promote the 2010 series of Australian drama Home And Away
Home and Away
Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
. The song was shortlisted for the 2010 APRA
APRA Awards
The APRA Music Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia and New Zealand by Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually....
Song Of The Year and received an ARIA Music Award nomination for "Most Popular Australian Single".
Background
"Art of Love" is a ballad co-written by Sebastian and Adam Reily. The song was originally written as a duet, and Sebastian said they had Jordin SparksJordin Sparks
Jordin Brianna Sparks is an American pop / R&B singer-songwriter and actress. She hails from Glendale, Arizona who rose to fame as the winner of the sixth season of American Idol. Sparks won when she was 17 years old, making her the youngest winner in Idol history...
in mind when writing it. He said they never expected her to agree to do the song, so they didn't contact her originally. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph in October 2009 Sebastian said: "we thought there was no way we could get her on the track - she's huge. We didn't even go there, didn't even ask her." He approached Australian artists, but none were interested, and because of this "Art of Love" was originally recorded as a solo for the album. Sebastian then decided to submit the song to Sparks. He said: "I thought deep down that it was supposed to have Jordin on there so I sent it to her. Literally overnight, she came back and said she loved the song and would love to do it as soon as she came off tour with Britney." The album release was delayed so Sebastian could fly to New York to record Sparks' vocals. He returned to the US in November 2009 to film the video with her. Sebastian included an acoustic
Acoustic music
Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
solo version of "Art of Love" on his album Twenty Ten
Twenty Ten (album)
Twenty Ten is a two disc retrospective album by Australian singer-songwriter Guy Sebastian. Disc one features eighteen songs from his previous five albums and two new songs, including the lead single "Who's That Girl" which features American rapper Eve. Disc two contains acoustic versions of ten of...
released in November 2010.
Release and promotion
"Art of Love" was released in digital and physical format on 15 November 2009. The physical CD contains two Michael JacksonMichael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
acoustic covers, "Ben
Ben (song)
"Ben" is a song written by Don Black and composed by Walter Scharf for the 1972 film of the same name . It was performed in the film by Lee Montgomery and by Michael Jackson over the closing credits. Jackson's single, recorded for the Motown label in 1972, spent one week at the top of the U.S. pop...
" and "Man in the Mirror
Man in the Mirror
"Man in the Mirror" is a song recorded by Michael Jackson and written and composed by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett. It peaked at number one in the United States when released as a single in January 1988 off his seventh solo album, Bad. It is one of Jackson's most critically acclaimed songs and...
". Sebastian and Sparks were meant to perform the duet at Australian Idol
Australian Idol
Australian Idol is a Logie Award-winning Australian singing competition, which began its first season on July 2003 and ended its run in November 2009. As part of the Idol franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive...
Grand Finale in November 2009, which was aired in Australia and New Zealand, but Jordin was unable to come to Australia due to acute appendicitis Sebastian still performed the song at the Finale, using the music video for Jordin's vocal parts. "Art of Love" was used extensively during December 2009 and January 2010 for the promotion of the 2010 series of Channel 7
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
's Home And Away
Home and Away
Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
. Sebastian and Sparks eventually did perform "Art of Love" together. In July 2010 while Sebastian was touring the west coast of the US to promote the release of Like It Like That they performed the song at three of Spark's Battlefield Tour
Battlefield Tour
The Battlefield Tour was a concert tour by American pop singer Jordin Sparks in support of her second studio album Battlefield. It is Sparks' first headlining tour. The tour consisted of mostly general assembly venues such as theaters, ballrooms, amusement parks, and casinos. It was initially only...
concerts.
Critical reception
"Art of Love" received positive reviews. Kathy McCabe, music editor of the Daily Telegraph wrote: "The turbo-charged power duet with Jordin Sparks is tailor-made for commercial radio playlists." Jamie Horne of The Border MailThe Border Mail
The Border Mail is a daily newspaper published in Albury-Wodonga, Australia, serving the twin cities and the surrounding region.The first edition was printed on 24 October 1903 by editor Hamilton Mott and his brother Decimus...
said: "Art Of Love, a duet with American Idol counterpart Jordin Sparks could give Sebastian a US hit". Marc Knevett of The Dwarfe wrote: "Art Of Love, a duet with American Idol winner Jordin Sparks, croons, not unpleasantly so, and reeks of radio friendliness." "Art of Love" was also one of the twenty songs shortlisted for the 2010 APRA
APRA Awards
The APRA Music Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia and New Zealand by Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually....
Song Of The Year.
Music video
Sebastian and Sparks filmed the video for "Art of Love" in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
in November 2009. The video commences with Sebastian and Sparks at separate locations. Sebastian is depicted as a musician working in a studio and Sparks as a star on a photoshoot. Too busy in their work lives they communicate with each other over the phone. Near the end of the video they both rush away to meet in a forest.
Charts and certifications
Art Of Love peaked at No. 8 on the ARIA Singles ChartARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
, becoming Sebastian's sixth top 10 single in Australia. Although only released in mid November it became the 20th highest selling Australian artist single of 2009. It was also the 12th highest selling Australian artist single in 2010. It spend 21 weeks in the ARIA top 50 and was certified platinum. "Art Of Love" was also released in New Zealand in February 2010. It reached No. 7, and gained gold certification, and was Sebastian's third New Zealand top 10 single.
Peak postions
Weekly Charts| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
Certification |
|---|---|---|
| ARIA Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
8 | Platinum |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 7 | Gold |
ARIA End Of Year Charts
| Year | Provider | Overall rank |
Australian artist rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ARIA | 83 | 20 |
| 2010 | ARIA | 90 | 12 |