This Year's Love (song)

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"This Year's Love"
David Gray This Year's Love Original.jpg
Single by David Gray
from the album White Ladder
Released29 March 1999 (1999-03-29)
StudioAIR (London)
Length4:05
Label
Songwriter(s)David Gray
Producer(s)
David Gray singles chronology
"Wisdom"
(1993) 		"This Year's Love"
(1999) 		"Babylon"
(1999)
"Please Forgive Me"
(2000)
"This Year's Love"
(2001)
"Sail Away"
(2001)
Alternative covers
2001 re-issue CD1
2001 re-issue CD1
Alternative cover
2001 re-issue CD2
2001 re-issue CD2

"This Year's Love" is a song by British singer-songwriter David Gray, taken from his fourth studio album, White Ladder (1998). Originally released as the album's first single on 29 March 1999, it was re-issued on 5 March 2001. The single peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart and number 27 on the Irish Singles Chart.

Gray himself makes an appearance in the film of the same title.[1] "This Year's Love" and a previously unreleased track, "Monday Morning", is featured on the film's soundtrack.[2] "This Year's Love" also appears in the films The Girl Next Door, Crazy/Beautiful,[3] and Wimbledon,[4] as well as the television series Dawson's Creek, The Umbrella Academy and Lucifer (as a cover by Jasmine Thompson).

Track listings[]

UK CD single (1999)[5]

  1. "This Year's Love"
  2. "Nightblindness"
  3. "Over My Head"

UK CD1 and cassette single (2001)[6][7]

  1. "This Year's Love" (Strings Remix) – 4:00
  2. "Flame Turns Blue" – 3:59
  3. "The Lights of London" – 4:43

UK CD2 (2001)[8]

  1. "This Year's Love" (16.12.00) – 4:22
  2. "Roots of Love" – 4:30
  3. "Tired of Me" – 3:42

Personnel[]

  • David Gray – vocals, piano
  • Craig McClune – bass
  • Tim Bradshaw – keyboards
  • Iestyn Polson – programmer

Charts[]

Chart (1999–2001) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] 73
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 25
Scotland (OCC)[11] 13
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 20

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 29 March 1999 (1999-03-29) CD IHT [13]
United Kingdom (re-release) 5 March 2001 (2001-03-05)
  • CD
  • cassette
 EastWest [14]

References[]

  1. ^ "This Year's Love (1999)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  2. ^ "David Gray". IMDb.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  3. ^ "The Girl Next Door (2004) : Soundtracks". IMDb.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Wimbledon (2004) : Soundtracks". IMDb.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  5. ^ This Year's Love (UK CD single liner notes). David Gray. IHT Records. 1999. IHT CDS001.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ This Year's Love (UK CD1 disc notes). David Gray. EastWest Records. 2001. EW228CD1.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ This Year's Love (UK cassette single sleeve). David Gray. EastWest Records. 2001. EW228C.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ This Year's Love (UK CD2 disc notes). David Gray. EastWest Records. 2001. EW228CD2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18 no. 13. 24 March 2001. p. 15. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  10. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – This Year's Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  13. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 29 March, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 27 March 1999. p. 23. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  14. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting March 5, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 3 March 2001. p. 35. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

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