We Break the Dawn
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"We Break the Dawn" is a song recorded by American
singer-songwriter Michelle Williams
. It was written by Solange Knowles
, Andrew Frampton and Wayne Wilkins
and produced by Wilkins and Frampton for Williams' third studio album Unexpected
(2008). Officially premiering as the album's lead single
on the People.com website on March 31, 2008, the single received critical acclaim for its "terrific fusion of European disco and American R&B" as well as its heavily-synthesised and "irresistable" chorus.
"We Break the Dawn" dominated the US Billboard Dance charts, topping the Hot Dance Airplay
chart and peaking at number four on the Hot Dance Club Play
chart. Despite being promoted by Williams with various live performances, TV appearances, interviews and with the release of a Phil Griffin directed music video, the song failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. In Europe however, despite minimal promotion, the single became Williams' first song to chart on the UK Singles Chart
- where it debuted and peaked within the top 50 at number forty-seven - and due to receiving some airplay
in a few European
countries, the single also managed to chart at number twenty-six on the Billboard Global Dance Tracks chart, also peaking within the top 40 of the Hungarian Singles Chart in 2009. The song was nominated for "Best R&B Vocal Performance By a Female Artist" in the 2008 NewNowNext Awards
.
in style or genre, causing the song to gain much media attention online. In describing Williams's new artistic direction, Hillary Crosley wrote, "there's a clear move away from the gospel." When the song premiered on People
.com, Brian Orloff posted, "It's a hot new look and new sound." Meanwhile, noted UK R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning Blues & Soul
stated: "Williams' first solo pop/R&B LP 'Unexpected' is pioneered by the electro-club grooves of its melodically-soulful offshoot single 'We Break The Dawn'."
, Andrew Frampton and Wayne Wilkins
. Produced by Frampton and Wilkins, it is a fairly up-tempo dance-pop
song which incorporates various other genres such as synthpop
, europop
and R&B
. The song is composed in common time
and Williams' vocal range in the song spans just over two octaves from the note G3 to A5. Though an array of official remixes were produced and released, the most notable is the "DJ Montay Remix", which is also featured on Unexpected (titled "We Break the Dawn (Part 2)") along with the original version."Part 2" features Florida rapper Flo Rida
- who raps in the intro and has a verse towards the end of the song.
described the song as "A terrific fusion of European disco and American R&B", awarding it four stars out of five and even comparing it to "Work
" by Michelle's former band-mate Kelly Rowland
after describing the chorus as growing "more irresistible with every listen". Nick Levine of the Billboard
listed the song as being one of the "shiny electro-R&B gems...that make Williams' journey from church to club as enjoyable as it was inevitable" while Ben Norman of About.com
hailed the song as an "immensely catchy mid-tempo jam" that is "carefree" and "has a certain amount of memorability in the synth riff and the laid-back party lyrics". Meanwhile Robin Carolan of Slant Magazine
described Williams' "embracing" of "au courant euro-pop sounds" as "a move that works well for her", going on to state that it "boasts a chorus wrapped up in some awesome swirling synth-pop majestics" and despite doing "relatively well on the dance charts" it "deserved to cross over".
, The Early Show
and appearances on Good Day LA and TRL
.
In the UK, Williams promoted the song on the television show Loose Women
, but aside from that it received minimal promotion and was largely ignored by TV and radio. Despite this however, the song peaked within the top 50 of the UK Singles Chart.
"We Break The Dawn" was featured on the season premiere of The City
as well as, the season finale of America's Best Dance Crew
and the film Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom
- along with Unexpecteds second single "The Greatest
".
Hot Dance Airplay
chart and climbed to number four on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
chart. The single also received some airplay in the Philippines
and Europe
an countries, such as; Poland
, Finland
and Sweden
and thus peaked at number twenty-six on the Billboard Global Dance Tracks. In the UK, the single debuted and peaked at number forty-seven - becoming Michelle's first song or album to chart in the UK - before dropping to number eighty-two in its second week, amassing a total of only two weeks on the UK Singles Chart
. The single also received airplay in Hungary
, debuting and peaking at number thirty-eight on the Hungarian Mahasz Singles Chart on January 12, 2009 and was later listed at number one-hundred-and-seventy-four on the 2009 year-end chart.
and premiered on May 20, 2008. It features Williams dancing in the empty streets of a city with her background dancers. The video was also used for the "DJ Montay Remix" featuring Flo-Rida and the "Karmatronic Remix" with alternate scenes. The video reached number on the MTV Base
chart video countdown chart. In the UK, the video premiered on 4music
on August 23, 2008.
UK Digital Download
Source: Liner notes
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
singer-songwriter Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams (singer)
Tenitra Michelle Williams , commonly known as Michelle Williams, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress...
. It was written by Solange Knowles
Solange Knowles
Solange Piaget Knowles , who performs under the mononym Solange, is an American singer-songwriter, actress, model, dancer, and DJ. Knowles was born and raised in Houston, Texas along with her older sister singer Beyoncé, a former member of R&B group Destiny's Child...
, Andrew Frampton and Wayne Wilkins
Wayne Wilkins
Wayne Wilkins is a classically trained pianist, Record producer, songwriter, record engineer, and record mixer born in the southeast London neighborhood of Croydon...
and produced by Wilkins and Frampton for Williams' third studio album Unexpected
Unexpected (Michelle Williams album)
Unexpected is the third solo studio album by American singer Michelle Williams, released via Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment in North America on October 7, 2008 . It is Williams' first full length dance-influenced commercial pop album, moving away from the gospel style of her...
(2008). Officially premiering as the album's lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
on the People.com website on March 31, 2008, the single received critical acclaim for its "terrific fusion of European disco and American R&B" as well as its heavily-synthesised and "irresistable" chorus.
"We Break the Dawn" dominated the US Billboard Dance charts, topping the Hot Dance Airplay
Hot Dance Airplay
Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...
chart and peaking at number four on the Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
chart. Despite being promoted by Williams with various live performances, TV appearances, interviews and with the release of a Phil Griffin directed music video, the song failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. In Europe however, despite minimal promotion, the single became Williams' first song to chart 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 ...
- where it debuted and peaked within the top 50 at number forty-seven - and due to receiving some airplay
Airplay
* Airplay is the amount of time a song is played on the radio.It may also refer to:* AirPlay, an audio & video streaming technology from Apple Inc.* Airplay , Foster & Graydon music project from 1980* Citroën C1, Citroën C1 Airplay...
in a few European
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
countries, the single also managed to chart at number twenty-six on the Billboard Global Dance Tracks chart, also peaking within the top 40 of the Hungarian Singles Chart in 2009. The song was nominated for "Best R&B Vocal Performance By a Female Artist" in the 2008 NewNowNext Awards
NewNowNext Awards
The first NewNowNext-Awards were held in 2008 by the gay and lesbian-themed network Logo.- 2008 :The nominees were announced by Cazwell and Amanda Lepore. Hosts were Candis Cayne and Colman Domingo...
.
Background
"Stop This Car", was originally rumored to be the lead single from Unexpected, however it was later confirmed as the second single - only to be later changed in favor of "The Greatest". "We Break the Dawn" was the first solo original release by Williams that was not distinctly GospelUrban contemporary gospel
Traditional black gospel is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
in style or genre, causing the song to gain much media attention online. In describing Williams's new artistic direction, Hillary Crosley wrote, "there's a clear move away from the gospel." When the song premiered on People
People (magazine)
In 1998, the magazine introduced a version targeted at teens called Teen People. However, on July 27, 2006, the company announced it would shut down publication of Teen People immediately. The last issue to be released was scheduled for September 2006. Subscribers to this magazine received...
.com, Brian Orloff posted, "It's a hot new look and new sound." Meanwhile, noted UK R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning Blues & Soul
Blues & Soul
Blues & Soul is a British music magazine covering black music. Genres covered include soul, R&B, jazz, hip hop, reggae and world music. It was first published in 1966 and is known for first using the term Northern Soul....
stated: "Williams' first solo pop/R&B LP 'Unexpected' is pioneered by the electro-club grooves of its melodically-soulful offshoot single 'We Break The Dawn'."
Writing and composition
"We Break the Dawn" was written by Solange KnowlesSolange Knowles
Solange Piaget Knowles , who performs under the mononym Solange, is an American singer-songwriter, actress, model, dancer, and DJ. Knowles was born and raised in Houston, Texas along with her older sister singer Beyoncé, a former member of R&B group Destiny's Child...
, Andrew Frampton and Wayne Wilkins
Wayne Wilkins
Wayne Wilkins is a classically trained pianist, Record producer, songwriter, record engineer, and record mixer born in the southeast London neighborhood of Croydon...
. Produced by Frampton and Wilkins, it is a fairly up-tempo dance-pop
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...
song which incorporates various other genres such as synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
, europop
Europop
Europop refers to a style of pop music that first developed in today's form in Europe, throughout the late 1970s. Europop topped the charts throughout the 1980s and ’90s...
and R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
. The song is composed in common time
Common Time
"Common Time" is a science fiction short story written by James Blish. It first appeared in the August 1953 issue of Science Fiction Quarterly and has been reprinted several times: in the 1959 short-story collection Galactic Cluster; in The Testament of Andros ; in The Penguin Science Fiction...
and Williams' vocal range in the song spans just over two octaves from the note G3 to A5. Though an array of official remixes were produced and released, the most notable is the "DJ Montay Remix", which is also featured on Unexpected (titled "We Break the Dawn (Part 2)") along with the original version."Part 2" features Florida rapper Flo Rida
Flo Rida
Tramar 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...
- who raps in the intro and has a verse towards the end of the song.
Critical reception
Critical response to the song was universally positive. Nick Levine of Digital SpyDigital Spy
Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....
described the song as "A terrific fusion of European disco and American R&B", awarding it four stars out of five and even comparing it to "Work
Work (Kelly Rowland song)
"Work" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Kelly Rowland. It was written by Rowland, Scott Storch and "Work" is a song recorded by [[United States|American]] singer-songwriter [[Kelly Rowland]]. It was written by Rowland, [[Scott Storch]] and "Work" is a song recorded by [[United...
" by Michelle's former band-mate Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland
Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child...
after describing the chorus as growing "more irresistible with every listen". Nick Levine of 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...
listed the song as being one of the "shiny electro-R&B gems...that make Williams' journey from church to club as enjoyable as it was inevitable" while Ben Norman of About.com
About.com
About.com is an online source for original information and advice. It is written in English, and is aimed primarily at North Americans. It is owned by The New York Times Company....
hailed the song as an "immensely catchy mid-tempo jam" that is "carefree" and "has a certain amount of memorability in the synth riff and the laid-back party lyrics". Meanwhile Robin Carolan 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 :...
described Williams' "embracing" of "au courant euro-pop sounds" as "a move that works well for her", going on to state that it "boasts a chorus wrapped up in some awesome swirling synth-pop majestics" and despite doing "relatively well on the dance charts" it "deserved to cross over".
Release and promotion
On April 15, 2008, "We Break the Dawn" was released digitally in the US and physically on July 8, 2008. In the UK, the single was only released digitally on September 22, 2008. In the US, Williams promoted the song (most notably) via live performances on The Wendy Williams ShowThe Wendy Williams Show
The Wendy Williams Show is a syndicated talk show hosted by Wendy Williams that premiered on July 14, 2008, as six-week sneak peek, in Detroit, Dallas, Los Angeles, and New York City. The test run was picked up for a full season that began its run on July 13, 2009 in over 70% of the country in...
, The Early Show
The Early Show
The Early Show is an American television morning news talk show broadcast by CBS from New York City. The program airs live from 7 to 9 a.m. Eastern Time Monday through Friday; most affiliates in the Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones air the show on tape-delay from 7 to 9 a.m. local time. ...
and appearances on Good Day LA and TRL
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...
.
In the UK, Williams promoted the song on the television show Loose Women
Loose Women
Loose Women is a British lunchtime television programme, first broadcast in 1999 on ITV. It consists of a panel of four women who interview celebrities and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs, to celebrity gossip...
, but aside from that it received minimal promotion and was largely ignored by TV and radio. Despite this however, the song peaked within the top 50 of the UK Singles Chart.
"We Break The Dawn" was featured on the season premiere of The City
The City (MTV series)
The City is an MTV reality television series. The first spin-off of MTV's, The Hills, it follows one of the show's former cast members, Whitney Port, as she moves to New York City to work for fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg. The program premiered on December 29, 2008 and concluded its first...
as well as, the season finale of America's Best Dance Crew
America's Best Dance Crew
America's Best Dance Crew, often abbreviated as ABDC, is an American competitive dance reality television series that features street dance crews from the United States and around the world. It is produced by American Idol judge Randy Jackson and airs on MTV...
and the film Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom
Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom
Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom is a 2008 Canadian-American romantic comedy-drama film based on the LOGO television series Noah's Arc. It was released on October 24, 2008 in select theaters and video on demand...
- along with Unexpecteds second single "The Greatest
The Greatest (Michelle Williams song)
"The Greatest" is a ballad recorded by American singer-songwriter Michelle Williams. It was co-written by Jim Jonsin and Rico Love, and produced by Jim Jonsin for Williams' third studio album Unexpected . The song was released as the album's second single in September 2008...
".
Chart Performance
The single became Williams's most successful single when it topped the US BillboardBillboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
Hot Dance Airplay
Hot Dance Airplay
Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...
chart and climbed to number four on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
chart. The single also received some airplay in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an countries, such as; Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
and Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and thus peaked at number twenty-six on the Billboard Global Dance Tracks. In the UK, the single debuted and peaked at number forty-seven - becoming Michelle's first song or album to chart in the UK - before dropping to number eighty-two in its second week, amassing a total of only two weeks 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 ...
. The single also received airplay in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, debuting and peaking at number thirty-eight on the Hungarian Mahasz Singles Chart on January 12, 2009 and was later listed at number one-hundred-and-seventy-four on the 2009 year-end chart.
Music video
The video, directed by Phil Griffin, was shot on April 23, 2008 in downtown 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...
and premiered on May 20, 2008. It features Williams dancing in the empty streets of a city with her background dancers. The video was also used for the "DJ Montay Remix" featuring Flo-Rida and the "Karmatronic Remix" with alternate scenes. The video reached number on the MTV Base
MTV Base
MTV Base is a 24-hour music and general entertainment channel from MTV Networks International. The channel focuses primarily on music from the world of R'n'B, hiphop, reggae, soul and urban. The MTV Base brand first launched in the United Kingdom and in the Republic of Ireland on July 1, 1999,...
chart video countdown chart. In the UK, the video premiered on 4music
4Music
4Music is a music and entertainment channel in the United Kingdom and available on some digital television providers in the Republic of Ireland - its web component can be found at with its own and pages. It is the only channel within the Box Television Network to be branded under Channel 4 and...
on August 23, 2008.
Formats and track listing
US CD single- "We Break the Dawn (Album Version)" – 3:52
- "We Break the Dawn (Lost Daze Club Mix)" – 6:14
- "We Break the Dawn (Karmatronic Club Remix)" – 5:25
- "We Break the Dawn (Mr. Mig Remix)" – 6:02
- "We Break the Dawn (Maurice Joshua Remix)" – 6:36
- "We Break the Dawn (Lost Daze Dub Mix)" – 6:11
- "We Break the Dawn Part 2 (DJ Montay 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...
) – 4:22
UK Digital Download
- "We Break the Dawn (Album Version)" – 3:52
- "We Break the Dawn Part 2 (DJ Montay 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...
) – 4:22 - "We Break the Dawn (Moto BlancoMoto BlancoMoto Blanco is an English DJ and electronic music duo consisting of Danny Harrison and Arthur Smith.They are also regularly joined by british record producer Jon Cohen.-History:...
Radio Mix)" – 4:04 - "We Break the Dawn (WideboysWideboysThe Wideboys are UK house, Bassline and UK garage Record producers and remixers.The Wideboys are managed by Matt Waterhouse from MWR/Hyperactive. In 2008, they signed to Sony ATV Music Publishing. Prior to this, The Wideboys had been signed in various deals with the likes of Warner, Univeral and...
Remix - Radio Edit)" – 3:25 - "We Break the Dawn (Karmatronic Remix - Radio Edit)" – 2:56
Credits and personnel
- Songwriting – Solange KnowlesSolange KnowlesSolange Piaget Knowles , who performs under the mononym Solange, is an American singer-songwriter, actress, model, dancer, and DJ. Knowles was born and raised in Houston, Texas along with her older sister singer Beyoncé, a former member of R&B group Destiny's Child...
, Andrew Frampton, Wayne WilkinsWayne WilkinsWayne Wilkins is a classically trained pianist, Record producer, songwriter, record engineer, and record mixer born in the southeast London neighborhood of Croydon... - ProductionRecord 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...
– Wayne Wilkins, Andrew Frampton - Recording – Wayne Wilkins, Andrew Frampton
- 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...
– Wayne Wilkins - Vocals – Michelle Williams
- Instruments – Wayne Wilkins
Source: Liner notes
Weekly charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Dance Airplay Hot Dance Airplay Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it... (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... ) |
1 |
| Chart (2009) | Peak Position |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2009) | Position |
|---|---|
| Hungary (Rádiós Top 100 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.... ) |
174 |
Chart procession and succession
Release history
| Region | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| United States | April 15, 2008 | 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... |
| July 8, 2008 | CD single CD single A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s... , vinyl, maxi single Maxi single A maxi single or maxi-single is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an a-side song and a b-side song.-The first maxi singles:... |
|
| United Kingdom | September 22, 2008 | 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... |