Black Cherry (Goldfrapp song)

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"Black Cherry"
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Single by Goldfrapp
from the album Black Cherry
B-side"Gone to Earth"
Released1 March 2004
Recorded2002 in Bath, England
GenreSynthpop, trip hop
Length4:56 (album version)
3:54 (single mix)
LabelMute
Songwriter(s)Allison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory
Producer(s)Goldfrapp, Gregory
Goldfrapp singles chronology
"Twist"
(2003) 		"Black Cherry"
(2004) 		"Ooh La La"
(2005)
Alternative cover
CD2 cover
CD2 cover

"Black Cherry" is an electronic song performed by British group Goldfrapp. The song was written and produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory for the duo's second album Black Cherry (2003). The song was released as the album's fourth single in March 2004 to positive reviews from music critics. It was a modest commercial success, reaching the top thirty in the United Kingdom and on the United States Hot Dance Singles Sales chart.

Background and reception[]

Goldfrapp began work on "Black Cherry" in 2002 in a darkened studio in the countryside of Bath, England.[1] Alison Goldfrapp contributed the song's lyrics, which she described as "personal stuff", but would not elaborate on the song's meaning.[1]

"Black Cherry" received positive reviews from music critics. In a review for About.com, Wes May described the song as "lush" due to Goldfrapp's "endearingly chirpy vocals".[2] MusicOMH.com reviewer Helen Wright called the track "blissful" because of its "plaintive strings, spaced-out melodies and soaring over everything, the unmistakable voice of Alison Goldfrapp".[3] The CD single featured the B-side "Gone to Earth". The song was described by MusicOMH.com as a "treat" because of its "slightly oriental..off-key piano intro" that "turns into the most ethereal chill out music imaginable".[3]

Formats and track listings[]

  • UK CD single #1[4]
  1. "Black Cherry" (Single Mix) — 3:55
  2. "Gone to Earth" — 3:23
  • UK CD single #2[5]
  1. "Black Cherry" (M83 Remix) — 4:05
  2. "Twist" (Kurtis Mantronik's Twist & Vac Mix) — 6:47
  3. "Black Cherry" (Live in London) (Video)* — 5:04
  4. "Twist" (Video) — 3:37
  • UK DVD single[6]
  1. "Black Cherry" (Lawrence Remix) — 6:41
  2. "Strict Machine (Video) — 3:40
  3. "Utopia" (Live in London) (Video)** — 5:06
  4. "Utopia" (Tom Middleton Cosmos Acid Dub Edit) — 4:23
  • US CD maxi single[7]
  1. "Black Cherry" (Single Mix) — 3:54
  2. "Gone to Earth" — 3:23
  3. "Forever" (Mountaineers Remix) — 3:53
  4. "Black Cherry" (M83 Remix) — 4:03
  5. "Black Cherry" (Lawrence Remix) — 6:39
  6. "Black Cherry" (Live in London) (Video)* — 5:04
  7. "Sartorius" (Live) (Video)*** — 4:52
  8. "Strict Machine" (Video) — 3:40
  9. "Twist" (Video) — 3:37
  • Digital download (2018)[8]
  1. "Black Cherry" (Single Mix) — 3:54
  2. "Gone to Earth" — 3:22
  3. "Black Cherry" (M83 Remix) — 4:03
  4. "Black Cherry" (Lawrence Remix) — 6:38
  5. "Twist" (Kurtis Mantronik's Twist and Vac Mix) — 6:46

Personnel[]

The following people contributed to "Black Cherry":[9]

  • Alison Goldfrapp – lead vocals, backing vocals, synthesizer, mixing
  • Will Gregory – synthesizer, mixing
  • Nick Batt – synthesizer, programming
  • Rowan Oliver - drum programming
  • Tom Elmhirst - mixing
  • John Dent - mastering

Charts[]

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[10] 27
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 28
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[12] 15

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "New Album Black Cherry" Archived August 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Mute Records. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
  2. ^ Wes May. "Review of Black Cherry" Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine. About.com. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Helen Wright. "Goldfrapp - Black Cherry (Mute)" Archived June 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. MusicOMH.com. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
  4. ^ Black Cherry (2004, CD) (UK CD single #1 inlay). Goldfrapp. Mute Records. 2004. 0 724355 395528.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Black Cherry (2004, CD) (UK CD single #2 inlay). Goldfrapp. Mute Records. 2004. 0 724355 395900.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Black Cherry (2004, DVD) (UK DVD single inlay). Goldfrapp. Mute Records. 2004. 0 724359 934891.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Black Cherry (2004, DVD) (US CD maxi single inlay). Goldfrapp. Mute Records. 2004. 7 24596 92532 4.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Black Cherry - Single by Goldfrapp on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 20 Jun 2021.
  9. ^ "Black Cherry" (CD single liner notes). Mute Records. March 2004.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Goldfrapp: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Goldfrapp Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

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