Wednesday 3 August 2011

Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse - Valerie (2007)

Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse covered Valerie for Ronson's second studio album in 2007, Version. Released as the album's third single on 15 October 2007, the track was originally done when Winehouse appeared on Jo Whiley's Live Lounge show on BBC Radio 1. The song was featured in the feature film 27 Dresses. Rolling Stone has called the cover Winehouse's only "notable recording" since Back to Black. Winehouse had previously recorded a slower-tempo version of the song, which appeared as bonus track on the deluxe edition of Back to Black.
The single peaked at Number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, where it spent 19 consecutive weeks inside the Top 20. With sales of 329,490, it became the UK's ninth biggest-selling single of 2007. As of 23 November 2008, the single has sold 491,890 copies in the UK, and spent 36 consecutive weeks on the Official UK Singles Chart between September 2007 and May 2008. It re-entered the chart in late June 2008 to take its total to 39 weeks.
It's a cover of a song by The Zutons from their second studio album in 2006, Tired of Hanging Around. Released as the album's second single on 19 June 2006 in the UK along with their previous single Why Won't You Give Me Your Love?, it gave The Zutons their joint-biggest single to date as well as their second UK Top 10 single.





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