"Love Shy" (often shortened to Love Shy) is the second single by UK bassline

Bassline

A bassline is the term used in many styles of popular music, such as jazz, blues, funk, dub and electronic music for the low-pitched instrumental part or line played by a rhythm section instrument such as the electric bass, double bass, tuba or keyboard...

 group Platnum

Platnum

Platnum are a British three-piece bassline vocal group from Manchester, UK, consisting of male vocalist Aaron Evers and female vocalists Mina Poli and Michelle McKenna. The trio are best known for providing the vocals on H "Two" O's 2008 single, "What's It Gonna Be?", which reached number two in...

. It was released after the success of "What's It Gonna Be" with H "Two" O.

It is a cover version of Danish singer Kristine Blond's 2000 hit "Love Shy", the Club Asylum remix of the track became a UK Garage

UK garage

UK garage is a genre of electronic dance music originating from the United Kingdom in the early-1990s. UK garage is a descendant of house music which originated in Chicago and New York, United States. UK garage usually features a distinctive syncopated 4/4 percussive rhythm with 'shuffling'...

 club classic.

Rather interestingly, the original version of Love Shy had been given a bassline makeover by the respected DJ/producer Shaun 'Banger' Scott at the end of 2007. The remix was well received in the bassline scene, this is possibly the reason that Platnum decided to produce their own version.

Music video

The video starts with a word pop up (Platnum) then another (Love Shy), then a car pulls up and the two girls get out of it, then they start to dance, then another car pulls up and the boy gets out, then the boy comes over and sits on his car, then he starts singing, then his friends come, then they start dancing with the girls, then more people come and one guy gets out of his car, he cuddles two girls, then a learner driver car comes and the geek gets out of it, and also an old man gets out, then he starts playing music out of his car, then the geek starts dancing then one of the girls dances with him, then the whole group start dancing, then when a guy says something to his girlfriend (played by Amy Green). She looks disgusted at him, then goes to dance with the boy (From Platnum), then the man looks angry, he tries to win her back with his dancing, one of the girls dances with the old man, then it leaves them all dancing.

The girls featured in the video are the Maxpower Babes, one of them is Amy Green, an ex-Page 3 model.

The video also stars dancer/model "BB" who stars in the "E4" show "Dirty Sexy Things

Dirty Sexy Things

Dirty Sexy Things is a British concept documentary series currently airing on E4 about eight models preparing for eight shoots which will culminate in an exhibition for fashion photographer Perou. A promo for the show began airing on E4 at the end of June 2011...

" and actor/dancer "Ukweli Roach" who stars in the 2010 smash hit movie "StreetDance 3D

StreetDance 3D

StreetDance 3D is a British dance film which was released on 21 May 2010. The film was released in RealD 3D, XpanD 3D, and Dolby 3D with Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini directing it. Britain's Got Talent stars George Sampson, Diversity and Flawless made their debut appearances to the big screen...

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Chart

On October 5, 2008, the song entered the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 at #20 on downloads alone and peaked at #12.

Chart (2008)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	12

End of year

Country (2008)	Position (Year End Singles Chart)
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	160