"Regardless" is a song by English singer

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and

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band

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, released on 20 November 2020 as the fifth single from Raye's debut

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, '' Euphoric Sad Songs''. The song's

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was released on 8 January 2021."Regardless" peaked at number 37 on the

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and charted successfully in Eastern Europe, reaching number one in Bulgaria, and the top five in Romania and Russia.

Background

"Regardless" was released for digital download and

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as part of Raye's debut

, '' Euphoric Sad Songs'', on 20 November 2020. In the UK, the track was added to

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on 18 December 2020, and

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on 9 January 2021.

Composition

"Regardless" is a

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track with an electro-enhanced beat. ''

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'' described Raye's vocals as "silky smooth" that "have a sultry sheen, ddinga chic finish" to the track. Written by Raye, Nadia Ali and Markus Moser, it runs for a length of 3 minutes and 17 seconds. The song samples iiO's 2001 single, "

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", resulting in Ali and Moser's writing credit.

Music video

The

for "Regardless" premiered on 8 January 2021. In the video, Raye and her crew perform

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to the track in an

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Track listing

*Digital download and streaming –

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remix # "Regardless" (Hannah Wants remix) – 3:25 # "Regardless" – 3:17 *Digital download and streaming – Acoustic # "Regardless" (acoustic) – 3:44

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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. *

– songwriter, vocals * Nadia Ali – songwriter * Markus Moser – songwriter * Punctual – producer *

– producer * Mark Ralph – additional producer, mixer * Stuart Hawkes – mastering engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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