| "Different Kind of Love" | ||||
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| Single by Third Degree | ||||
| Released | 1 November 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Hip Hop | |||
| Length | 3:40 | |||
| Label | Sony | |||
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| Producer(s) | Captain Cuts | |||
| Third Degree singles chronology | ||||
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"Different Kind of Love" is the debut single by Third Degree who finished fourth on season five of The X Factor Australia . It was released digitally by Sony Music Australia on 1 November 2013.
"Different Kind of Love" was written by U.K singer/songwriter Leon Else with Ben Berger and Ryan McMahon of Los Angeles production duo Captain Cuts. [1] [2] It would have been Third Degree's winner's single for the fifth season of The X Factor , if they had won the show. However, they finished in fourth place. [3] On 1 November 2013, it was announced that Third Degree had signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia along with second and third place Taylor Henderson and Jai Waetford. [1] "Different Kind of Love" was released digitally as their debut single later that day. [4] A CD single was released on 8 November. [5]
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) [6] | 22 |
| Country | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 November 2013 [4] | Digital download | Sony Music Australia | |
| 8 November 2013 [5] | CD | 88843013192 | ||
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