Replay (Iyaz song)
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"Replay" is a song performed by British Virgin Islands
recording artist Iyaz
. It is the first single released from his debut album Replay
, which was released on 8 June 2010.
The single "Replay" was produced by J. R. Rotem
who credits himself at the beginning of the song via his signature "J.R." sample. "Replay" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100
at #96 and has peaked at #2. In the United Kingdom, the song charted at #1 on the UK Singles Chart
on 10 January 2010 and stayed there for 2 weeks until it was knocked off the summit by Fireflies by Owl City
. The combined figure of the official music video and prequel video on YouTube
is about 87 million views.
' flag and partying on the beach during the night. The video was directed by Rock Jacobs. A prequel video was also filmed that features the full-length beach scenes with Iyaz and his love interest.
sold 118,000 copies of "All This Time
" in the equivalent week in January 2004. After two weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart and six weeks at the top of the UK R&B Chart
, "Replay" was succeeded by Owl City
's "Fireflies" and Rihanna
's "Rude Boy
", respectively. It was the first song released in 2010 in the UK to be certified Gold with sales in excess of 400,000.
In June 2010, it was announced that "Replay" was the third highest selling single of the year in the UK at that point.
British Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands, often called the British Virgin Islands , is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, the remaining islands constituting the U.S...
recording artist Iyaz
Iyaz
Keidran Jones , better known by his stage name Iyaz, is a singer signed with the record label Beluga Heights Records from the British Virgin Islands. His debut single "Replay", was released in 2009 and reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, number-one in the UK, Australia and the top ten...
. It is the first single released from his debut album Replay
Replay (Iyaz album)
- Charts :- Release history :...
, which was released on 8 June 2010.
The single "Replay" was produced by J. R. Rotem
J. R. Rotem
- Early life :Rotem was born in South Africa to Israeli immigrant Jewish parents. He moved to Toronto at the age of two and finally to Moraga, California when he was twelve.Rotem's entry point into music was in receiving classical piano tuition at a young age...
who credits himself at the beginning of the song via his signature "J.R." sample. "Replay" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
at #96 and has peaked at #2. In the United Kingdom, the song charted at #1 on 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 ...
on 10 January 2010 and stayed there for 2 weeks until it was knocked off the summit by Fireflies by Owl City
Owl City
Owl City is an American electronica musical project by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young formed in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota. Young created the project while experimenting with music in his parents' basement...
. The combined figure of the official music video and prequel video on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
is about 87 million views.
Music video
The Official Music video features Iyaz wearing head phones and listening to music on a beach. Other various scenes features Iyaz singing with a background of the British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands, often called the British Virgin Islands , is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, the remaining islands constituting the U.S...
' flag and partying on the beach during the night. The video was directed by Rock Jacobs. A prequel video was also filmed that features the full-length beach scenes with Iyaz and his love interest.
Remixes
- "Replay" (Official Remix) (featuring Flo RidaFlo RidaTramar Dillard , better known by his stage name Flo Rida , is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a #1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from...
) - "Replay" (Official Remix #2) (featuring Sean KingstonSean KingstonSean Kingston is a Jamaican-American singer. He pursued a music career and debuted in 2007 with the album Sean Kingston.-Early life:...
, Nipsey HussleNipsey HussleErmias Asghedome , better known by his stage name Nipsey Hussle. He is a Westcoast rapper from Los Angeles, California.-Music career:...
, Bizzy BoneBizzy BoneBryon Anthony McCane II , better known by his stage name Bizzy Bone, is an American rapper and a member of the Cleveland rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.- Solo career :Bizzy Bone started his solo career in 1998...
, & Rock City) - "Don't Be A Playa Haiti" by Rucka Rucka AliRucka Rucka AliRucka Rucka Ali is an anonymous American rapper, radio personality, singer, comedian, and satirist most noted for his song parodies on YouTube. He has been labelled one of the most successful artists to come out of YouTube, where he has received over 100 million hits...
parody
Covers
- Chicago 5-piece pop/rock band, Good Luck JaneGood Luck JaneGood Luck Jane is a pop/rock band from Chicago, Illinois. The band consists of Joey Busse , Andrew Slutsky , Dan Wywrot , Danny Katz and Jake Cooper . Their first EP "Word of the Week" was recorded in June 2009...
, released a rock version at the end 2009. - The Washington-based duo He Is WeHe Is WeHe Is We is an indie pop band from Tacoma, Washington. The band is made up of Trevor Kelly and Rachel Taylor. They met while working at Ted Brown Music Company, a music store in their home town of Tacoma, Washington. They each realized that the other had talent and began to play small gigs...
recorded a version for the 2010 compilation "Rockin Romance II." - New Jersey pop punkers Man OverboardMan OverboardMan Overboard may refer to:* Man overboard, an emergency situation in which a person has fallen off a boat or ship into the waterIn music:* Man Overboard, an American pop punk band* Man Overboard...
released a free acoustic cover of the song. - California metalcore band Batten Down Your Heart recorded a cover that received over a quarter of a million views on YouTube.
- Youtube sensation Sam Tsui
- Punk band, Close to Home
- The Gregory BrothersThe Gregory BrothersThe Gregory Brothers are an American musical group who characterize their music as "Country & Soul, Folk & Roll". Members include Michael Gregory on drums and vocals, Andrew Rose Gregory on guitar and vocals, Evan Gregory on keys and vocals, and Sarah Fullen Gregory on bass and vocals...
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into a cover of Replay. - "Weird Al" Yankovic"Weird Al" YankovicAlfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, accordionist, actor, comedian, writer, satirist, and parodist. Yankovic is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts...
covered part of this song for the polka medley off his latest album AlpocalypseAlpocalypseAlpocalypse is the thirteenth studio album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released on June 21, 2011. It is his first studio release in almost five years, following the release of Straight Outta Lynwood in 2006. It is also his first studio album since 1989's UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and...
.
Track list
Replay - Promo CD- "Replay (Jason NevinsJason NevinsJason Nevins is an American DJ, producer and remixer, who is most widely known for his pop dance productions.-Career:In the early 1990s, Nevins began releasing singles under various monikers through various dance labels, but achieved global recognition in 1998 with his production of Run-DMC's...
Club Mix)" - "Replay (Donni Hotwheel Club Mix)"
- "Replay (Ruff Loadez Club Mix)"
- "Replay (Remix featuring Flo RidaFlo RidaTramar Dillard , better known by his stage name Flo Rida , is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a #1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from...
)" - "Replay (Album Version)"
Chart performance and certification
The song debuted in the UK at number one on 10 January 2010, selling over 106,000 copies in its first week, the highest sale for any new year release since Michelle McManusMichelle McManus
Michelle McManus is a Scottish singer-songwriter, actress, radio DJ and television presenter, who rose to fame after winning the second series of the UK talent show Pop Idol....
sold 118,000 copies of "All This Time
All This Time (Michelle song)
"All This Time" is a song written for the winner of the second series of Pop Idol in the UK. The final two acts in the show, Michelle McManus and Mark Rhodes both performed the song in the final of the show. McManus went on to win, and released "All This Time" as her debut single. It reached...
" in the equivalent week in January 2004. After two weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart and six weeks at the top of the UK R&B Chart
UK R&B Chart
The Official UK R&B Chart is a forty-position R&B/Hip-Hop chart compiled by The Official UK Charts Company. Although the chart does not receive any airplay, its compilation is viewed on BBC Radio 1's website and publications such as ChartsPlus and Music Week...
, "Replay" was succeeded by Owl City
Owl City
Owl City is an American electronica musical project by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young formed in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota. Young created the project while experimenting with music in his parents' basement...
's "Fireflies" and Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
's "Rude Boy
Rude Boy (song)
"Rude Boy" is a song by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, taken from her fourth studio album, Rated R . The song was released as the third single from the album on February 19, 2010, through Def Jam. It was written by Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Ester Dean, Makeba Riddick, Rob Swire...
", respectively. It was the first song released in 2010 in the UK to be certified Gold with sales in excess of 400,000.
In June 2010, it was announced that "Replay" was the third highest selling single of the year in the UK at that point.
Charts
| Chart (2009/2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| French Digital Singles Chart | 3 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2009) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
83 |
| Chart (2010) | Position |
| Australian Singles Chart | 15 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 32 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 49 |
| European Hot 100 Singles | 19 |
| Germany (Media Control AG 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... ) |
47 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 24 |
| Romanian Top 100 | 51 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 18 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 25 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|
| Germany | Gold |
| Italy | Platinum |
| New Zealand Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
Platinum |
| Australia (ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... ) |
3× Platinum |
| UK British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies... |
Gold |
| United States | 3x Platinum |
Chart procession and succession
See also
- List of Mainstream Top 40 number-one hits of 2009 (U.S.)
- List of number-one singles from the 2010s (UK)
- List of number-one R&B hits of 2010 (UK)
- List of number-one singles in Australia in 2010
- List of number-one hits of 2010 (Switzerland)
- List of Rhythmic Top 40 number-one singles of 2010 (U.S.)