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Amy Macdonald (singer)
Amy Elizabeth Macdonald (born 25 August 1987) is a Scottish singer-songwriter. In 2007, she released her debut studio album, ''This Is the Life (Amy Macdonald album), This Is the Life'', which produced the singles "Mr. Rock & Roll" and "This Is the Life (Amy Macdonald song), This Is the Life"; the latter charting at number one in six countries, while reaching the top 10 in another 11 countries. The album reached number one in four European countries the United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands and Switzerland and sold three million copies worldwide. Moderate success in the American music market followed in 2008. Macdonald has sold over 12 million records worldwide. Macdonald's second studio album, ''A Curious Thing'', was released in 2010. Its lead single "Don't Tell Me That It's Over" peaked at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart, and reached the Top 10 in several mainland European countries. In 2010, she collaborated with Ray Davies on his album, ''See My Friends (album), Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Of The Proms
Night of the Proms is a series of concerts held annually in Belgium (since 1985), the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg. Regularly there are also shows in France, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Denmark, the United States and Sweden. The concerts consist of pop music and popular classical music (often combined) and various well-known musicians and groups usually participate (see below). Night of the Proms is the biggest annually organised indoor event in Europe. Night of the Proms is based on the Last Night of the Proms, the last concert of the BBC Proms, a series of seventy or so classical concerts held yearly in the Royal Albert Hall in London, but it is organised independently. Though its inclusion of large portions of pop music does not match its British counterpart and originator, it did share certain elements for a time, such as the tradition of ending the performance with the English patriotic song " Land of Hope and Glory." The closing song has varied every year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hudson (song)
"The Hudson" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald. The song was released as a digital download on 27 August 2020 as the lead single from her fifth studio album '' The Human Demands''. The song was written by Amy Macdonald, Matt Jones and produced by Jim Abbiss. It is her first top 20 hit in Scotland since 2012's "Slow It Down". Background In an interview with '' Wonderland'', Macdonald talked about the stories her dad told her about New York in the 70s, "My dad has loads of stories and the stories of him and my mum travelling around the US when they were younger are amazing. He had been telling me about staying in a hotel in New York that had 3 bolts across the door. ..It explores all the same themes of life and wondering if youโve made the right decisions and taken the right path but it feels like it means so much more to me because of everything that has happened through these years." Macdonald claimed that when it came to writing "The Hudson", she "had so m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Human Demands
''The Human Demands'' is the fifth studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald, and was released on 30 October 2020. Produced by Jim Abbiss, the album spawned the singles " The Hudson", "Crazy Shade of Blue", "Fire" and " Statues". To promote the album, she embarked on The Human Demands Tour, with dates across Europe. Originally scheduled to begin in 2020, it was rescheduled as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and began on 21 October 2021 in Reading, England."๐๐ ๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก๐๐๐ on Instagram: "โก๏ธLIVE NEWS!โก๏ธ Very excited to announce that I will be heading back out on the road, playing actual live concerts across the UK and Europe inโฆ"> A commercial success, it debuted at number two in her native Scotland and in Switzerland, and within the top ten of the albums charts in Austria, Germany and the United Kingdom. In 2021, she represented Scotland at the Free European Song Contest 2021 in Germany with the albums fourth single, " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dream On (Amy Macdonald Song)
"Dream On" is a song by Scottish recording artist Amy Macdonald. The song was released as a digital download on 6 January 2017 through Mercury Records as the lead single from her fourth studio album '' Under Stars'' (2017). The song peaked at number 28 on the Scottish Singles Chart, and was a commercial success in some continental European markets, notably Belgium and Switzerland. Background Macdonald began writing songs for her fourth studio album in early 2014, two years after the release of ''Life in a Beautiful Light''. In May 2014, she performed four new songs live. She also sang "Leap of Faith" during the Scottish independence referendum in September 2014. In March 2015, Macdonald announced via Twitter she was finishing the songwriting of the album, but had not yet started recording. On 28 October 2015, she announced via Twitter she started the recording sessions for the album. When released, Macdonald claimed that she was unaware what the song "would lead to", paying tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Album Charts
The Official Albums Chart is the United Kingdom's industry-recognised national record chart for albums. Entries are ranked by sales and audio streaming. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on Fridays (previously Sundays). It is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 (top 5) and found on the OCC website as a Top 100 or on '' UKChartsPlus'' as a Top 200, with positions continuing until all sales have been tracked in data only available to industry insiders. However, even though number 100 was classed as a hit album (as in the case of ''The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums'') in the 1980s until January 1989, since the compilations were removed, this definition was changed to Top 75 with follow-up books such as ''The Virgin Book of British Hit Albums'' only including this data. As of 2021, Since 1983, the OCC generally provides a public charts for hits and weeks up to the Top 100. Business customers can require addit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Albums Chart
The Scottish Albums Chart is a chart compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC) which is based on how physical and digital sales towards the UK Albums Chart fare in Scotland. The official singles chart for Scotland, the Scottish Singles Chart, which was based on how physical and digital sales towards the UK Singles Chart were faring in Scotland has not been published since 20 November 2020. Since 20 November 2020, only the Scottish Albums Chart has been published by the OCC, and it has been based on physical sales only, with the OCC only publishing the albums chart on their website since 11 December 2020. History In the late 1970s and early 1980s, ''Radio & Record News'' and '' Record Business'' magazines compiled Scottish charts which were broadcast on Independent Local Radio stations such as Radio Clyde and Radio Forth; these showed particular favour for hard rock, punk and new wave while soul and other "black" styles would fare less well; for example, on 23 June 1978, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under Stars
''Under Stars'' is the fourth album by Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald, and was released on 17 February 2017. The album's lead single, " Dream On", was released on 6 January 2017, and achieved some commercial success, notably in her native Scotland where it peaked at number twenty-eight on the official Scottish Singles Charts. In continental Europe, it achieved commercial success particularly in Belgium and Switzerland. Macdonald's official website and official Facebook fanpage confirmed the album for release on 25 November 2016. Album title and tracklist were confirmed the same day by both sites. The album went onto achieve considerable commercial success, reaching number one in Switzerland, number two in the United Kingdom, Scotland and Germany, and the top ten in both Austria and New Zealand. Background Macdonald began writing songs for the album in early 2014, two years after the release of ''Life in a Beautiful Light''. In May 2014, she performed four new song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Of July (Amy Macdonald Song)
"4th of July" is a single release by Scottish recording artist Amy Macdonald. It was released as the third single from her third studio album, '' Life in a Beautiful Light'', on 22 October 2012. The song was written by Amy Macdonald and produced by Pete Wilkinson. Background The song was inspired by a childhood trip to New York with her family on Independence Day. Music video Background On 2 October 2012 Macdonald announced that she was filming the video saying, "Early start today. Filming the video for '4th of July'". On 17 October 2012 she wrote, "The video for 4th of July is nearly finished and ready to go! I am really happy with it! Excited for you all to see it!". On 18 October 2012 Mercury Music Group announced the release date of the single, "@Amy__Macdonald single for โ4th Of Julyโ is out next week! Video coming soon.." The music video was uploaded to YouTube YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pride (Amy Macdonald Song)
"Pride" is a single release by Scottish recording artist Amy Macdonald; it was released as the second single from her third studio album, ''Life in a Beautiful Light''. It was released on 13 August 2012 and was written by Amy Macdonald and produced by Pete Wilkinson. Background In an interview with ''BBC Breakfast'' on 11 June 2012, Macdonald said that the song was inspired from when she sings the national anthem of Scotland at Hampden Park. She also said she is lucky that she gets asked to perform before all of Scotland's international matches. Macdonald says it is an honor and it is something that she always gets nervous about, but it is such a buzz afterwards that she loves to do it. Live performances On 7 July 2012 she performed the song at T in the Park in the King Tut's Wah Wah Tent. On 7 August 2012 she performed the song on daily entertainment show Beat TV on ITV2 which is also shown in 30 other countries including South Africa, United States and Italy. On 14 August 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slow It Down (Amy Macdonald Song)
"Slow It Down" is a single release by Scottish recording artist Amy Macdonald, released as the lead single from her third studio album, ''Life in a Beautiful Light''. The song was released on 20 April 2012 and was written by Amy Macdonald and produced by Pete Wilkinson. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 45, her highest charting single since " This Is the Life" peaked to number 28 in 2007. The song also achieved considerable success in other European markets such as Austria, Belgium, Germany, Scotland and Switzerland. It achieved a Gold certification by Bundesverband Musikindustrie in Germany, indicating sales and streams in excess of 150,000. "Slow It Down" was one of three songs reโrecorded by Macdonald for inclusion on her 2022 extended play release '' Don't Tell Me That It's Over''. Background and release In an interview with BBC Breakfast on 11 June 2012 she said the song was about her taking a break and slowing down her life and stopping all the manicness ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life In A Beautiful Light
''Life in a Beautiful Light'' is the third album by Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald, released on 11 June 2012. The lead single, " Slow It Down" was released on 20 April 2012. Macdonald's official website confirmed the album for release on 13 April 2012. The track listing was confirmed on Universal Music's store on the same day. Released to favourable reviews, it was a commercial success in Europe, debuting at number one in Austria and Germany, number two in her native Scotland and the United Kingdom, as well as the top five in Switzerland, Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands. The album was produced by Pete Wilkinson, and released via Melodramatic, Mercury and Vertigo. It spawned a total of three singles โ the commercially successful "Slow It Down", and subsequent singles "Pride" and "4th of July". Background Macdonald began to write ''Life in a Beautiful Light'' after having a "lovely year off" following touring in support of ''A Curious Thing''. Macdonald had n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
