Absolutely Positively

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"Absolutely Positively"
Anastacia-absolutely positively .jpg
Single by Anastacia
from the album Heavy Rotation
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2009
Length4:19(album version)
3:52 (radio edit)
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Chuck Harmony
Anastacia singles chronology
"I Can Feel You"
(2008)
"Absolutely Positively"
(2009)
"Defeated"
(2009)
Audio
"Absolutely Positively" on YouTube

"Absolutely Positively" is a song by American singer Anastacia. It was written by Ne-Yo and Chuck Harmony and produced by the latter for her fourth studio album, Heavy Rotation (2008). The song was released by Mercury Records as the album's second single in February 2009, following a confirmation by Anastacia during a performance on This Morning on Monday, November 3, 2008. "Absolutely Positively" was released to European radio on November 7, 2008.

Contents

Background

"Absolutely Positively" was written by American R&B singer Ne-Yo and commissioned after her record company had suggested a more "urban dance" sound for her fourth studio album, Heavy Rotation . [1] Commenting on his contribution, Anastacia elaborated in 2009: "I was so grateful that he knew who I was and then the fact that he wrote two songs." [1] In 2017, Anastacia admitted in an interview with Attitude that the song "just wasn't my vibe." [2]

Critical reception

Digital Spy editor Alex Fletcher wrote: "Soulful funk of "Absolutely Positively" has "Sound of 2008" stamped all over it." [3] Another critic, Maddy Costa of The Guardian also called it "Stevie Wonder-style soul-funk." [4] Virgin Media editor Ian Gittins praised the vocal performance, where Anastacia is "recalling vocal giants such as Patti Labelle on the playfully Motown-like "Absolutely Positively"." [5]

Music video

A music video for "Absolutely Positively" was filmed in November 2008 and directed by Nigel Dick, who also directed Anastacia's videos for "I'm Outta Love" and "Cowboys & Kisses". [6]

Promotion

Anastacia performed the song in 2008 and 2009 at the following events:

Track listing

Digital download [7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Absolutely Positively" (radio edit)Harmony3:51
2."Absolutely Positively" (Moto Blanco radio mix)
  • Smith
  • Harmony
3:55
3."Absolutely Positively" (Moto Blanco club mix)
  • Smith
  • Harmony
  • Harmony
  • Blanco [A]
8:24
CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Absolutely Positively" (radio edit)
  • Smith
  • Harmony
Harmony3:51

Notes

Credits and personnel

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Absolutely Positively"
Chart (2008)Peak
position
Hungary (Single Top 40) [8] 7
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) [9] 39

Release history

Release history for "Absolutely Positively"
RegionDateLabelFormatRef(s)
EuropeFebruary 28, 2009 Mercury Digital download [10] [11] [12]
GermanyMarch 8, 2009 CD single [ citation needed ]

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