"On My Own" is the first official single by DJ and singer-songwriter Yasmin

Yasmin (musician)

Yasmin Zarine Shahmir , who performs under the mononym Yasmin, is a British DJ and singer-songwriter. She is signed to record label Levels Entertainment, an imprint of Ministry of Sound and began her singing career in October 2010 when she appeared on rapper Devlin's single "Runaway"...

. The single was released on 30 January 2011 for digital download.

Yasmin did an acoustic performance for The Biz Sessions at The Sun. She performed her song "On My Own", "Finish Line" and and a cover of Ellie Goulding’s "Starry Eyed".

Critical reception

Nick Levine of Digital Spy

Digital Spy

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 Blog gave the song a positive review stating:

Pop songs about working goddamn hard, making it against the goddamn odds and becoming goddamn rich and famous are as common as the Wombles' SW19 domicile, particularly if you've got an N-Dubz album (or three) on your iPod. Consequently, this debut single from disc-spinner-cum-crooner Yasmin Shahmir is actually pretty refreshing.

That's because she's singing about reaching for the goddamn stars rather than patting herself on the back for having shot right past them - "And if I fail, at least I know I did it on my own," she admits with a modesty that most wannabe popstars would need blackmailing to feign. Thing is, the track itself - a midtempo trip-hoppy nugget with a stealthily ingratiating chorus and a breakdown Neneh Cherry wouldn't sniff at - suggests failure isn't terribly likely, so we're just going to have to keep our fingers crossed that this humble young lady remembers Take That's ever-prescient advice: "Neeeeever forget…" .

Track listing

Charts

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Chart (2011)	Peak position

Release history

Region	Date	Format
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...	30 January 2011	Digital download 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...