Written in the Stars (Tinie Tempah song) - Wikipedia

"Written in the Stars" is a song by English rapper Tinie Tempah featuring American singer Eric Turner. Unlike his two prior breakthrough singles which were ... WrittenintheStars(TinieTempahsong) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2010singlebyTinieTempah 2010singlebyTinieTempahfeaturingEricTurner"WrittenintheStars"SinglebyTinieTempahfeaturingEricTurnerfromthealbumDisc-OveryReleased19September2010RecordedNovember2009GenreHiphop,raprockLength3:39LabelParlophoneDisturbingLondonSongwriter(s)EshraqueMughalPatrickOkogwuEricTurnerCharlieBernardoProducer(s)iSHiTinieTempahsingleschronology "Frisky"(2010) "WrittenintheStars"(2010) "Miami2Ibiza"(2010) EricTurnersingleschronology "WrittenintheStars"(2010) "Angels&Stars"(2012) "WrittenintheStars"isasongbyEnglishrapperTinieTempahfeaturingAmericansingerEricTurner.UnlikehistwopriorbreakthroughsingleswhichwereproducedbyLabrinth,thetrackinsteadfeaturesproductionbyiSHi.ItwasreleasedinSeptember2010throughParlophone,digitallyontheiTunesStore.ItservesasthethirdofficialsinglefromhisdebutalbumDisc-Overy.ThesongdebutedatnumberoneontheUKSinglesChart,becomingTinieTempah'ssecondnumber-onesingleintheUnitedKingdom.ThesongwasreleasedasTempah'sdebutU.S.singleandpeakedatNo.12ontheBillboardHot100.ThetrackalsomarksTinie'sfirsttop10hitontheBillboardMainstreamTop40. "WrittenintheStars"wasusedbyMajorLeagueBaseballfortheircommercialsrelatingtothe2011postseason.ItwasalsochosenbyWWEasitsthemesongforWrestleManiaXXVII.[1]Recently,itwasusedastheintroductiontotheeighthseasonoftheSouthAsianSoftballLeague.[2]Sincethe2011–12season,ithasbeenusedasthethemesongforSkySports'coverageofPremierLeaguefootball.Samplesof"WrittenintheStars"canbeheardinpromosusedfortheUSANetworksports-dramaNecessaryRoughness.[3]ThesongwaschosenasMissUSA2011EveningGownCompetition'sbackgroundmusic.TheNewYorkGiantsusedthesongastheirentrancesonginSuperBowlXLVIon5February2012.ItwasalsousedintheclosingceremonyoftheLondonOlympicGamesinAugust2012.InMay2016,TempahperformedthesongliveinWembleyStadiumbeforetheFACupfinal. Contents 1Background 2Criticalreception 3Musicvideo 4Chartperformance 5Tracklistings 6Chartsandcertifications 6.1Weeklycharts 6.2Year-endcharts 6.3Certifications 7Inpopularculture 7.1Parodyversion 7.2Sports 8Covers 9Releasehistory 10Seealso 11References Background[edit] "WrittenintheStars"waswrittenby"iSHi",Mughal,Tempah,TurnerandCharlieBernardoandproducedbyiSHiandJamesPerolls.[4]TinieTempahfirstrevealedthesongon17June2010performingitliveonSonyEricsson'sPocketTValongwith"Frisky".Tempahsaid"WrittenintheStarsitisarealpassionatetrackaboutthesortofstrugglethatI'vehadtoface.YouknowIjustreallyfeelitassomethingtoperformatfestivalsaswellsoIthoughtImightaswellgetmypracticeandstartwarmingupnow."[5] Thesongwasreleasedon27September2010,followedbyDisc-Overyon4October2010.¨WritteninTheStars¨iswritteninthekeyofAminor[6] Criticalreception[edit] RobertCopseyofDigitalSpygavethesongaverypositivereview:Tempahmakesabundantlyclearonsinglenumberthreethatsuccesswasn'thandedtohimonaplatinumdinnerwaresetmarked'Doulton'.Aucontraire,itwasanexhaustingjourneyof"believingandpraying"inadreamthat,foratime,"wasn'tgoingnowhere"–andwithhisear-snaggingrhymescloakedinastadium-sizedchoruscourtesyofUSnewbieEricTurner,we'reallgoingtohearaboutitwhetherwewanttoornot.OhTinie,we'llneverdoubtyourworkhard,playhardmentalityagain..[7] Musicvideo[edit] TinieTempahpointingupintotheskyinthevideo. TheofficialmusicvideowasdirectedbyAlexHerron[8]andwasreleasedonYouTubebyParlophoneon13August2010,alongwitha43-secondtrailerofthevideothreedaysbefore.Thevideo,shotinNewYorkCity,featuresTinieTempahstandingandrappingontheroofwhileEricTurnerissittingonthepianoinawhiteroomplayingthechorus.Thenarrativescenesseeayoungboywhoselifeisshapedbythefactheandhismotheraresubjectedtoafinanciallyinsecurelifeandheisregularlybulliedbyhispeersandhowheisconsumedwithhisbook.AfteraninterviewwithVirginMedia,therapperclaimedtheboy'nottobehisyoungerselfinthetenniscourts'–hewastryingtoportraythelifeofacityboy.ItmadeitsUSdebuton1February2011. [9] Chartperformance[edit] On13September2010,"WrittenintheStars"debutedontheNewZealandSinglesChartatnumber22,beating"PassOut",whichpeakedatnumber33onthechartinMarch2010.Itlaterpeakedatnumber16.ThesinglealsomanagedtochartinSwitzerland,whereitdebutedatnumber71on26September2010,Tempah'sfirstsingletomakeanimpactinthecountry.On3October2010,thetrackchartedatNo.1intheUKSinglesChartandUKR&BChart,beating"JusttheWayYouAre"byBrunoMarsand"LettheSunShine"byLabrinth,making"WrittenintheStars"TinieTempah'ssecondnumber1intheUKafter"PassOut"."WrittenintheStars"soldover115,000copiesinitsfirstweekalone,whichatthatpointoftheyearwasafirstweekfiguresurpassedonlyby"CaliforniaGurls"byKatyPerryfeaturingSnoopDogg(124,000)andthecharitysingle"EverybodyHurts"byHelpingHaiti(over450,000).IntheEuropeanHot100,thesongdebutedatnumber5,thehighestdebutoftheweek.[10]InJanuary2011,thesinglereachedapeakpositionofnumber34andwascertifiedPlatinuminAustralia.ThesongbecameTinieTempah'sfirstsongtochartontheBillboardHot100,debutingatnumber91fortheweekending5March2011andpeakingatnumber12. Tracklistings[edit] Digitaldownload "WrittenintheStars"(AlbumVersion)–3:40 DigitalEP[11] "WrittenintheStars"(AlbumVersion)–3:39 "WrittenintheStars"(Instrumental)–3:39 "WrittenintheStars"(TheArcadeSouthsideRemix)(featuringTaioCruz)–3:33 PromotionalCDsingle "WrittenintheStars"(RadioEdit)–3:33 "WrittenintheStars"(AlbumVersion)–3:40 "WrittenintheStars"(Instrumental)–3:39 "WrittenintheStars"(Remix)(featuringRyanTedder)–3:40 2011BRITAwardsPerformance "WrittenintheStars"(featuringEricTurner)/"Miami2Ibiza"/"PassOut"(featuringLabrinth)(LivefromtheBRITs)–4:43 Chartsandcertifications[edit] Weeklycharts[edit] Chart(2010–2011) Peakposition Australia(ARIA)[12] 34 Austria(Ö3AustriaTop40)[13] 75 Belgium(UltratipFlanders)[14] 5 Belgium(UltratipWallonia)[15] 9 Canada(CanadianHot100)[16] 18 CzechRepublic(Rádio–Top100)[17] 3 Denmark(Tracklisten)[18] 18 Europe(EuropeanHot100Singles)[19] 5 Finland(Suomenvirallinenlista)[20] 7 France(SNEP)[21] 21 Germany(OfficialGermanCharts)[22] 83 Ireland(IRMA)[23] 1 Netherlands(DutchTop40)[24] 19 Netherlands(SingleTop100)[25] 33 NewZealand(RecordedMusicNZ)[26] 13 Norway(VG-lista)[27] 2 Romania(RomanianTop100)[28] 10 Scotland(OCC)[29] 1 Slovakia(RádioTop100)[30] 12 Sweden(Sverigetopplistan)[31] 10 Switzerland(SchweizerHitparade)[32] 47 UKSingles(OCC)[33] 1 UKR&B(OCC)[34] 1 USBillboardHot100[35] 12 USDanceClubSongs(Billboard)[36] 34 USDance/MixShowAirplay(Billboard)[37] 11 USHotRapSongs(Billboard)[38] 19 USMainstreamTop40(Billboard)[39] 7 USRhythmic(Billboard)[40] 12 Year-endcharts[edit] Chart(2010) Position Sweden(Sverigetopplistan)[41] 38 UKSingles(OCC)[42] 31 Chart(2011) Position Canada(CanadianHot100)[43] 68 Romania(RomanianTop100)[44] 13 RussiaAirplay(Tophit)[45] 39 UkraineAirplay(Tophit)[46] 99 UKSingles(OCC)[47] 140 USBillboardHot100[48] 63 USMainstreamTop40(Billboard)[49] 37 USRhythmic(Billboard)[50] 45 Certifications[edit] CertificationsforWrittenInTheStars Region Certification Certifiedunits/sales Australia(ARIA)[51] Platinum 70,000^ Canada(MusicCanada)[52] Platinum 80,000* NewZealand(RMNZ)[53] Gold 7,500* Norway(IFPINorway)[54] 10×Platinum 100,000* Sweden(GLF)[55] Platinum 40,000 UnitedKingdom(BPI)[56] Platinum 600,000* UnitedStates(RIAA)[57] Platinum 1,000,000* *Salesfiguresbasedoncertificationalone.^Shipmentsfiguresbasedoncertificationalone.Sales+streamingfiguresbasedoncertificationalone. Inpopularculture[edit] Parodyversion[edit] In2012,aparodyofthevideowasmadebythecastandcrewofITVsoapoperaEmmerdaleinhonourofthedepartureofcharacterAaronLivesy,playedbyDannyMiller,whoisabigfanofthesong.[58]TheroleofTinieTempahwasplayedbyAdamThomas,whoplaysAdamBarton(Aaron'sbestfriendinthesoap),andtheroleofEricTurnerwasplayedbyKelvinFletcher,whoplaysAndySugden.Thevideofeaturesmanywell-knownEmmerdaleactorssuchasEmmaAtkins,JeffHordley,LucyPargeter,SammyWinward,NicolaWheeler,CharleyWebb,NatalieAnderson,SianReese-WilliamsandveteranactorFreddieJones. Sports[edit] TBSusedthissongintheircommercialsforthe2011AmericanLeagueDivisionSeriesandthe2011NationalLeagueDivisionSeries.TheNewYorkGiantsusedthissongfortheirentranceforSuperBowlXLVI. Covers[edit] TheMendperformedamashupof"(IJust)DiedinYourArms"and"WrittenintheStars"fortheirsemi-finalperformanceonBritain'sGotTalentin2012.[59] Karminrecordedacoverof"WrittenintheStars"ontheirYouTubechannel.[60] Releasehistory[edit] Region Date Format Label Switzerland 19September2010 Digitaldownload Parlophone UnitedKingdom[61] 24September2010 UnitedStates[62] 18January2011 Capitol Seealso[edit] Listofnumber-onesinglesof2010(Ireland) Listofnumber-onesinglesfromthe2010s(UK) Listofnumber-oneR&Bhitsof2010(UK) References[edit] ^"WWESuperstars:July7,2011".WorldWrestlingEntertainment.Archivedfromtheoriginalon9March2011.Retrieved7July2011. ^"YouTube:I'monMyWay".SouthAsianSoftballLeague.Archivedfromtheoriginalon21December2021.Retrieved7July2011. ^"StartingOver–MusicVideo".USANetwork.Retrieved23July2011–viaYouTube. ^"MusicWeek–MusicWeek–Musicbusinessmagazine–SongofTheWeek:WrittenintheStars".MusicWeek.4October2010.Retrieved4October2010. 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^"TinieTempahChartHistory(Rhythmic)".Billboard.Retrieved28April2012. ^"ÅrslistaSinglar-År2010"(inSwedish).Sverigetopplistan.SwedishRecordingIndustryAssociation.Retrieved24October2015. ^"EndofYearSinglesChartTop100-2010".OfficialChartsCompany.Retrieved24October2015. ^"CanadianHot100:2011Year-EndCharts".Billboard.Retrieved24October2015. ^Berghea,Andreea(1January2012)."ROMANIANTOP100–clasamentulanului2011"(inRomanian).Archivedfromtheoriginalon12January2012.Retrieved1January2021. ^"RussianTopYear-EndRadioHits(2011)".Tophit.Retrieved9August2019. ^"UkrainianTopYear-EndRadioHits(2011)".Tophit.Retrieved9August2019. ^"EndOfYearChart2011"(PDF).OfficialChartsCompany.Retrieved27April2021. ^"Hot100Songs:2011Year-EndCharts".Billboard.Retrieved24October2015. ^"PopSongs:2011Year-EndCharts".Billboard.Retrieved24October2015. ^"RhythmicSongs–Year-End2011".Billboard.Retrieved27September2019. ^"ARIACharts–Accreditations–2011Singles"(PDF).AustralianRecordingIndustryAssociation. ^"Canadiansinglecertifications–TinieTempah–WrittenintheStars".MusicCanada. ^"LatestGold/PlatinumSingles".Radioscope.21August2011.Archivedfromtheoriginalon31August2011. ^"Norwegiansinglecertifications–TinieTempah–WrittenintheStars"(inNorwegian).IFPINorway. ^"Guld-ochPlatinacertifikat−År2011"(PDF)(inSwedish).IFPISweden.Archivedfromtheoriginal(PDF)on24September2015. ^"Britishsinglecertifications–TinieTempah–WrittenintheStars".BritishPhonographicIndustry. ^"Americansinglecertifications–TinieTempah–WrittenintheStars".RecordingIndustryAssociationofAmerica. ^"'Emmerdale'goodbyevideotoDannyMiller".DigitalSpy.10March2012.Retrieved6November2018. ^TheMend,Britain'sGotTalent2012Semi-finalperformance.YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37Cj7r-_R5U. ^YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RIWmyfyhIo ^"iTunes–Music–WrittenintheStars(feat.EricTurner)–EPbyTinieTempah".iTunesStore.24September2010.Retrieved21May2012. ^"iTunesStore".iTunesStore.Retrieved21May2012. 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