Early Winter
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"Early Winter" is a song by American recording artist Gwen Stefani
from her second studio album, The Sweet Escape
(2006). Written by Stefani and Tim Rice-Oxley
(pianist and main songwriter of the English band Keane), the track is a 1980s-inspired pop rock
ballad
. It was released as the album's fifth and final single
in late 2007 and early 2008 in select European countries to moderate chart impact. "Early Winter" received positive reviews from music critics, and its opening riffs were used in a Hewlett-Packard
commercial featuring Stefani. It is also the last single of Stefani's solo career.
in the vein of Billy Idol
's "Eyes Without a Face
", Roberta Flack
's "Killing Me Softly with His Song
", and Cyndi Lauper
's "Time After Time
". Stefani, pleased with the song, avoided making changes to it after Rice-Oxley played it for her. She later rewrote part of it before recording the song. The song's lyrics describe lovers approaching the end of a relationship. Rice-Oxley stated, "She's obviously quite an emotional person. Within 10 minutes of us sitting down, she was crying. I played her a little bit of a thing that I'd been working on just before she came in and she welled up about it."
praised the song as "the most affecting moment of Stefani's solo career to date." Mark Pytlik of Pitchfork Media
stated that the song "proves that Stefani still has the ability to elevate an otherwise ordinary rock
song to another level." The Guardian
s Caroline Sullivan referred to it as "stylish", and Jon Pareles
of The New York Times
named it one of the album's most "tuneful" tracks. Quentin B. Huff from PopMatters
noted it as a highlight of the album and compared the song's vulnerability to No Doubt
's "Don't Speak
", while calling the song "[s]omber and regretful—and with a real melody." Alex Miller from the NME
viewed it as "one of the few potential hits" from The Sweet Escape. Entertainment Weekly
s Sia Michel
described it as a "majestic power ballad" on which Stefani's "Orange County
-girl voice doesn't seem genuinely sad." Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine
compared "Early Winter" to the songs that Stefani wrote with No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal
for the album, adding that the track sounded "less forced and much less self-conscious" than the other songs. John Murphy from musicOMH
called the song's lyrics "palatable".
on February 8, 2008, the single's highest peak position (alongside that of Slovakia); it also tied with 2006's "The Sweet Escape
" as Stefani's second highest-peaking single in that country (after 2005's "Hollaback Girl
"). Also on February 8, 2008, the single debuted at number forty-nine on the Austrian Singles Chart
, and peaked at number twenty-two in its ninth week. On the Billboard
issue dated February 16, 2008, "Early Winter" debuted and peaked at number twenty-six on the European Hot 100 Singles, spending seven weeks on the chart. The song debuted on the Swiss Singles Chart
at number fifty-four for the week of February 17, 2008, peaking at number twelve four weeks later.
The music video
premiered on LAUNCHcast
on November 15, 2007 and on MTV
's Total Request Live
on December 18, 2007. It opens with a black-and-white
scene of Stefani lying on the ground in a long white gown. In the next scene, she is seen walking on the street under red street lights and then holds her love interest against the wall and talks to him. The scene then changes to Stefani walking on a street and later walking into a railway station. In the next scene, Stefani is seen singing under falling red-colored feathers in a huge palace-type hall. There are intercut scenes of Stefani staring at herself in the mirror with her hair up and snow/ash falling down slowly, with the lights turning on and off intermittently. Stefani is also seen sitting on the ground and singing while crying. She is then seen on the railway station walking besides a moving train. The video ends with Stefani running out of the hall. During a few scenes towards the end of the video, Stefani wore a green Dolce & Gabbana
gown, as seen on the single cover.
Sophie Muller
shot the video in three cities of the European Union
: Milan
, Italy; Budapest
, Hungary; and Prague
, Czech Republic, during the European leg of Stefani's The Sweet Escape Tour
in October 2007. In Milan she shot some parts at a church and a hotel. In Hungary she chose one of the railway stations of Budapest, the Nyugati railway station.
† Recorded live in San Diego, California
Gwen Stefani
Gwen Renée Stefani is an American singer-songwriter and fashion designer. Stefani is the lead vocalist for the rock and ska band No Doubt. Stefani recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2004. The album was inspired by music of the 1980s, and was a success with sales of over...
from her second studio album, The Sweet Escape
The Sweet Escape
The Sweet Escape is the second and final solo studio album by American recording artist Gwen Stefani, released in the United States on December 5, 2006 by Interscope Records. Having originally intended to return to No Doubt after her 2004 solo album Love. Angel. Music...
(2006). Written by Stefani and Tim Rice-Oxley
Tim Rice-Oxley
Timothy James Rice-Oxley , is an English multi-instrumentalist, best known as co-founder, the principal composer and pianist, backing vocalist of piano rock band Keane.-Life and career:...
(pianist and main songwriter of the English band Keane), the track is a 1980s-inspired pop rock
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
. It was released as the album's fifth and final single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
in late 2007 and early 2008 in select European countries to moderate chart impact. "Early Winter" received positive reviews from music critics, and its opening riffs were used in a Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including...
commercial featuring Stefani. It is also the last single of Stefani's solo career.
Background and writing
Stefani called Rice-Oxley the night before she was to work with him in the studio and told him that she wanted a balladBallad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
in the vein of Billy Idol
Billy Idol
William Michael Albert Broad , better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. A member of the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans, Idol first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X...
's "Eyes Without a Face
Eyes Without a Face (song)
"Eyes Without a Face" is a song by Billy Idol, co-written with guitarist Steve Stevens from Idol's 1983 album Rebel Yell. The song is softer and more ballad-like than most of the album's other singles.-Song information:...
", Roberta Flack
Roberta Flack
Roberta Flack is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who is notable for jazz, soul, R&B, and folk music...
's "Killing Me Softly with His Song
Killing Me Softly with His Song
"Killing Me Softly with His Song" is a 1971 song composed by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel. It has been covered by numerous artists, most notably by Roberta Flack whose version topped the U.S...
", and Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
's "Time After Time
Time after Time (Cyndi Lauper song)
"Time After Time" is a song by American singer Cyndi Lauper, released as the second single from her album She's So Unusual. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9, 1984, and remained there for two weeks...
". Stefani, pleased with the song, avoided making changes to it after Rice-Oxley played it for her. She later rewrote part of it before recording the song. The song's lyrics describe lovers approaching the end of a relationship. Rice-Oxley stated, "She's obviously quite an emotional person. Within 10 minutes of us sitting down, she was crying. I played her a little bit of a thing that I'd been working on just before she came in and she welled up about it."
Critical reception
"Early Winter" received positive reviews from music critics. Nick Levine of Digital SpyDigital Spy
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praised the song as "the most affecting moment of Stefani's solo career to date." Mark Pytlik of Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
stated that the song "proves that Stefani still has the ability to elevate an otherwise ordinary rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
song to another level." The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
s Caroline Sullivan referred to it as "stylish", and Jon Pareles
Jon Pareles
Jon Pareles is an American journalist who is the chief popular music critic in the arts section of the New York Times. He played jazz flute and piano, and graduated from Yale University with a degree in music. In the 1970s he was an associate editor of Crawdaddy!, and in the 1980s an associate...
of The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
named it one of the album's most "tuneful" tracks. Quentin B. Huff from PopMatters
PopMatters
PopMatters is an international webzine of cultural criticism that covers many aspects of popular culture. PopMatters publishes reviews, interviews, and detailed essays on most cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater,...
noted it as a highlight of the album and compared the song's vulnerability to No Doubt
No Doubt
No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California that formed in 1986. The ska-pop sound of their first album No Doubt , failed to make an impact...
's "Don't Speak
Don't Speak
"Don't Speak" is a song by the American rock band No Doubt. It was released in 1996 as the third single from the band's third studio album, Tragic Kingdom...
", while calling the song "[s]omber and regretful—and with a real melody." Alex Miller from the NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
viewed it as "one of the few potential hits" from The Sweet Escape. Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
s Sia Michel
Sia Michel
Sia Michel is the deputy editor of Arts & Leisure at The New York Times. She was previously the pop music editor for the Times....
described it as a "majestic power ballad" on which Stefani's "Orange County
Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
-girl voice doesn't seem genuinely sad." Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine is an online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians. The site covers various film festivals like the New York Film Festival.- History :...
compared "Early Winter" to the songs that Stefani wrote with No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal
Tony Kanal
Tony Kanal is an English musician, record producer and songwriter. Kanal is the bassist for the American rock band No Doubt...
for the album, adding that the track sounded "less forced and much less self-conscious" than the other songs. John Murphy from musicOMH
MusicOMH
musicOMH is a United Kingdom-based website which publishes independent reviews, featues and interviews from across all musical genres including classical, metal, rock and R&B.-History:...
called the song's lyrics "palatable".
Chart performance
"Early Winter" made its first chart appearance on the Slovak chart in late October 2007, debuting at number ninety-five and later peaking at number six in its thirteenth week on the run. In the Czech Republic, the song peaked at number nineteen, six weeks after entering the chart at number fifty-eight in mid-November 2007. For the week of January 23, 2008, the single debuted on the Finnish Singles Chart at number fifteen, peaking at number fourteen the following week and spending three weeks altogether on the chart. In Germany, "Early Winter" debuted and peaked at number six on the singles chartMedia Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...
on February 8, 2008, the single's highest peak position (alongside that of Slovakia); it also tied with 2006's "The Sweet Escape
The Sweet Escape (song)
"The Sweet Escape" is a song by American recording artist Gwen Stefani from her second solo album, The Sweet Escape . It was written by Stefani, Akon, and Giorgio Tuinfort. Akon, who is also a featured artist, developed the song's beat before collaborating with Stefani...
" as Stefani's second highest-peaking single in that country (after 2005's "Hollaback Girl
Hollaback Girl
"Hollaback Girl" is a song by American recording artist Gwen Stefani from her debut solo album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. . As part of Stefani's vision of creating "a silly dance record", the song is influenced by 1980s dance and pop music...
"). Also on February 8, 2008, the single debuted at number forty-nine on the Austrian Singles Chart
Ö3 Austria Top 40
Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...
, and peaked at number twenty-two in its ninth week. On the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
issue dated February 16, 2008, "Early Winter" debuted and peaked at number twenty-six on the European Hot 100 Singles, spending seven weeks on the chart. The song debuted on the Swiss Singles Chart
Swiss Music Charts
The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...
at number fifty-four for the week of February 17, 2008, peaking at number twelve four weeks later.
Music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
premiered on LAUNCHcast
Yahoo! Music
Yahoo! Music, owned by Yahoo!, is the provider of a variety of music services, including Internet radio, music videos, news, artist information, and original programming...
on November 15, 2007 and on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's Total Request Live
Total Request Live
Total Request Live is a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests...
on December 18, 2007. It opens with a black-and-white
Black-and-white
Black-and-white, often abbreviated B/W or B&W, is a term referring to a number of monochrome forms in visual arts.Black-and-white as a description is also something of a misnomer, for in addition to black and white, most of these media included varying shades of gray...
scene of Stefani lying on the ground in a long white gown. In the next scene, she is seen walking on the street under red street lights and then holds her love interest against the wall and talks to him. The scene then changes to Stefani walking on a street and later walking into a railway station. In the next scene, Stefani is seen singing under falling red-colored feathers in a huge palace-type hall. There are intercut scenes of Stefani staring at herself in the mirror with her hair up and snow/ash falling down slowly, with the lights turning on and off intermittently. Stefani is also seen sitting on the ground and singing while crying. She is then seen on the railway station walking besides a moving train. The video ends with Stefani running out of the hall. During a few scenes towards the end of the video, Stefani wore a green Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce & Gabbana is an Italian luxury industry fashion house. The company was started by the Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana in Milan, Italy. By 2005 their turnover was €597 million....
gown, as seen on the single cover.
Sophie Muller
Sophie Muller
Sophie Muller is a British music video director, noted for her long-time collaborations with artists like Sophie Ellis-Bextor, No Doubt, Sade, Shakira, Shakespears Sister, Garbage, Blur, Annie Lennox and Eurythmics.-Background:...
shot the video in three cities of the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
: Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy; Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Hungary; and Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Czech Republic, during the European leg of Stefani's The Sweet Escape Tour
The Sweet Escape Tour
The Sweet Escape Tour is the second concert tour by American pop and rock singer Gwen Stefani. The tour began in April 2007 in support of her second solo album The Sweet Escape.-About the show:...
in October 2007. In Milan she shot some parts at a church and a hotel. In Hungary she chose one of the railway stations of Budapest, the Nyugati railway station.
Track listings
- European CD single/iTunes single
- "Early Winter" (Album Version) – 4:45
- "Early Winter" (Live) – 6:53 †
- iTunes EP
- "Early Winter" (Album Version) – 4:44
- "Early Winter" (Live) – 6:51 †
- "Early Winter" (Instrumental) – 4:47
† Recorded live in San Diego, 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...
Personnel
- Gwen Stefani – lead vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Greg Collins – engineerAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
, bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Pete Davis – additional programmingProgramming (music)Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices, often sequencers or computer programs, to generate music. Programming is used in nearly all forms of electronic music and in most hip hop music since the 1990s. It is also frequently used in modern pop and rock...
, additional keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Alex Dromgoole – assistant engineer
- David Emery – assistant engineer
- Nellee HooperNellee HooperNellee Hooper is a British producer/remixer/composer best known for his work with Björk, No Doubt/Gwen Stefani, Madonna, Sinéad O'Connor, Garbage, Andrea Corr, U2, Sneaker Pimps, Soul II Soul and Massive Attack...
– producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
- Aidan Love – programmingProgramming (music)Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices, often sequencers or computer programs, to generate music. Programming is used in nearly all forms of electronic music and in most hip hop music since the 1990s. It is also frequently used in modern pop and rock...
- Mark Ralph – guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Tim Rice-OxleyTim Rice-OxleyTimothy James Rice-Oxley , is an English multi-instrumentalist, best known as co-founder, the principal composer and pianist, backing vocalist of piano rock band Keane.-Life and career:...
– pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Ian Rossiter – assistant engineer
- Mark "Spike" StentMark StentMark 'Spike' Stent is a British record producer, and audio engineer who has worked with The KLF, Björk, Keane, Depeche Mode, Muse, Erasure, Hard-Fi, Massive Attack, Janet Jackson, Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Marilyn Manson, Pet Shop Boys, Dave Matthews, No Doubt/Gwen Stefani, CSS, Beth Orton,...
– mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
, additional producer
Weekly charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Singles Chart Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
22 |
| Belgian Tip Chart (Flanders) | 10 |
| Czech Airplay Chart Rádio Top 100 Oficiální Rádio Top 100 Oficiální is the name of the Czech national airplay chart published by the IFPI Czech Republic on a weekly basis.Besides the main Top 100 record chart, also two component charts are effective. While the Rádio CZ 50 Oficiální features songs released exclusively by Czech and/or Slovak... |
19 |
| European Hot 100 Singles | 26 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 14 |
| German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
6 |
| Hungarian Airplay Chart Mahasz Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary.... |
17 |
| Romanian Top 100 Romanian Top 100 The Romanian Top 100 is the national airplay-based singles chart of Romania. It is weekly and it started running in 1996. It is recognized as an official chart by the European division of Billboard, Music & Media.... |
40 |
| Slovak Airplay Chart Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna is the name of the Slovakian national airplay chart published by the IFPI Czech Republic on a weekly basis since the cancellation of the Slovakian national section on December 31, 2009.... |
6 |
| Swiss Singles Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
12 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2008) | Position |
|---|---|
| German Singles Chart | 66 |
| Hungarian Airplay Chart | 75 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 74 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | January 18, 2008 | Digital single Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
| Austria | ||
| Belgium | ||
| Denmark | Digital single, digital EP Extended play An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact... |
|
| Finland | Digital single | |
| Germany | ||
| Italy | ||
| Norway | ||
| Sweden | Digital single, digital EP | |
| Switzerland | ||
| United Kingdom | Digital single | |
| Austria | January 25, 2008 | CD single |
| Germany | ||
| Switzerland |