Lover Not a Fighter
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| Single by Tinie Tempah featuring Labrinth | ||||
| from the album Demonstration | ||||
| Released | 2 February 2014[1] | |||
| Studio | R1 Studios (London)[2] | |||
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| Producer(s) | Labrinth | |||
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"Lover Not a Fighter" is a song by English rapper Tinie Tempah, featuring additional vocals from Labrinth, who also produced the song. It was released on 2 February 2014 as the third single from Tempah's second studio album Demonstration (2013).[1]
The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 42 and rose to number 18 prior to independent release. During 2014, an instrumental version of the song was used on Match of the Day 2 as background music to highlights of Saturday's matches.
Background and release
[edit]"Lover Not a Fighter" is a feel-good, radio-friendly song about good vibes and 'doing your thing'. "I'm a lover, not a fighter. I've just come to do my thing and enjoy myself so don't try and get on to me about it or try and make me feel bad about everything that's going on in my life", Tinie told SB.TV.[3] Prior to independent release, the song has been added to BBC Radio 1's B List playlist, receiving frequent airplay throughout December 2013 and January 2014.[4]
The release of the music video caused a surge in popularity and the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 42 on the week ending 18 January 2014. The Paul Woolford remix premiered on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show on 17 January.[5] The All About She remix premiered on MistaJam's BBC Radio 1Xtra show on 20 January 2014, and both are part of the remix package, released on 2 February.[6] On the week ending 1 February, the song climbed the chart to number 18. On 4 February, Tinie appeared in BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge to perform the song alongside covers of Gorgon City and MNEK's "Ready for Your Love" and Meridian Dan's "German Whip".[7]
Music video
[edit]The music video for the song was shot from 20–21 November 2013 and released onto Tinie Tempah's YouTube channel on 12 December 2013.[8] The video was directed by Emil Nava[9] and lasts a total length of four minutes and fourteen seconds.[10]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Lover Not a Fighter" (featuring Labrinth) (Radio Edit) | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Lover Not a Fighter" (featuring Labrinth) (All About She Remix) | 4:55 |
| 3. | "Lover Not a Fighter" (featuring Labrinth) (Paul Woolford Remix) | 6:15 |
| 4. | "It's OK" (featuring Labrinth) (Kids of the Apocalypse Remix) | 5:26 |
| Total length: | 19:53 | |
Personnel
[edit]- Patrick "Tinie Tempah" Okogwu – vocals
- Timothy "Labrinth" McKenzie – vocals, producer, instruments
- Da Digglar – additional programming
- Phil Tan – mixing
- Daniela Rivera – engineering
- Richard "Richie Montana" Hoey – vocal production, recording
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| Ireland (IRMA)[12] | 30 |
| Scotland (OCC)[13] | 16 |
| UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[14] | 5 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[15] | 16 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Lover Not a Fighter feat. Labrinth EP (Explicit): Tinie Tempah". Amazon.com. 1 February 2014.
- ^ "About R1 STUDIOS". R1 Studios. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ "Tinie Tempah "Demonstration" – Track By Track". SB.TV. 4 November 2013.
- ^ "Timeline Photos – BBC Radio 1". Facebook. 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Annie Mac, Route 94 Minimix & Jakwob Special Delivery". BBC Radio 1. 17 January 2014.
- ^ "MistaJam, All About She remix Tinie Tempah!". BBC Radio 1Xtra. 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Live Lounge Tinie Tempah". BBC Radio 1. 4 February 2014.
- ^ "Twitter / TinieTempah: #LOVERNOTAFIGHTER Video shoot. Day 2". Twitter. 21 November 2013.
- ^ "Tinie Tempah ft Labrinth "Lover Not A Fighter" by Emil Nava". Promo News. 17 December 2013.
- ^ "Tinie Tempah Feat. Labrinth: Lover Not A Fighter (Official video)". YouTube. 12 December 2013.
- ^ "Buy Tinie Tempah – Lover Not A Fighter feat. Labrinth EP MP3". Sainsbury's. 2 February 2014. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Chart Track: Week 06, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
