Drifting (Plumb song)

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"Drifting"
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Single by Plumb featuring Dan Haseltine
from the album Need You Now
ReleasedAugust 30, 2011 [1]
Recorded2010–2011
Genre Contemporary Christian, Christian alternative, soft rock
Length3:14
Label Curb
Songwriter(s) Dan Haseltine, Tiffany Arbuckle-Lee, Matt Bronleewe [2]
Plumb featuring Dan Haseltine singles chronology
"Beautiful History"
(2010)		"Drifting"
(2011)		"Need You Now"
(2012)
Music video
"Drifting" on YouTube

"Drifting" is a song by contemporary Christian musician Plumb featuring Jars of Clay frontman Dan Haseltine from her sixth studio album, Need You Now . [3] It was released on August 30, 2011, as the first single from the album. [1] The song peaked at No. 27 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. It lasted 13 weeks on the overall chart. [4] The song is played in a G major key, and 80 beats per minute. [5]

Contents

Background

"Drifting" was released as the lead single on August 30, 2011 and charted on five different minor charts. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] The song was co-written by Matt Bronleewe of Jars of Clay who also produced Plumb's debut, self-titled album. Dan Haseltine, also of Jars of Clay, was featured on the song. [11] Plumb uploaded a lyric video to her YouTube channel the same day of the official release of the single. [12]

Music video

A music video for the single "Drifting" was released on October 17, 2011. [13]

Track listing

  1. "Drifting" – 3:14 [14]
  1. "Drifting (Fear of Tigers Radio Edit)" – 3:41 [15]
  2. "Drifting (Mixin Marc & Tony Svejda Radio Edit)" – 4:10 [16]
  3. "Drifting (Loverush UK! Radio Edit)" – 3:35 [17]
  4. "Drifting (Fear of Tigers Remix)" – 7:33 [18]
  5. "Drifting (Mixin Marc & Tony Svejda Mixshow Edit)" – 4:28 [19]
  6. "Drifting (Loverush UK! Club Mix)" – 6:13 [20]
  7. "Drifting (Mixin Marc & Tony Svejda Club Mix)" – 6:57 [21]

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
US Christian Songs ( Billboard ) [22] 27
US Christian Airplay ( Billboard ) [23] 27
US Christian AC Indicator ( Billboard ) [24] 29
US Christian CHR ( Billboard ) [25] 11
US Global Dance Tracks ( Billboard ) [26] 38
US Hot Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [27] 5

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References

  1. 1 2 Plumb (August 30, 2011). "Drifting" . Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Need You Now - Plumb ALLMUSIC". AllMusic. February 26, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Need You Now - Plumb". iTunes. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Plumb - Drifting Weeks". Billboard. December 10, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Key & BPM for Drifting by Plumb". TuneBat. February 26, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Hot Dance Club Songs 2012-02-18". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. February 18, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Christian CHR 2012-02-11". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. February 11, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Hot Christian Songs 2011-11-05". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 5, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  9. ↑ "Christian AC Indicator 2011-12-10". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 10, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  10. ↑ "Global Dance Tracks 2012-03-03". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. March 3, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
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  12. ↑ "Plumb "Drifting" (official lyric video) w/ Dan Haseltine". YouTube. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  13. ↑ "DRIFTING by Plumb (featuring Dan Haseltine) - Official Music Video". YouTube. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Need You Now - Plumb TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Drifting (Fear of Tigers Radio Edit)TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Drifting (Mixin Marc & Tony Svejda Radio Edit) TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Drifting (Loverush UK! Radio Edit) TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Drifting (Fear of Tigers Remix) TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Drifting (Mixin Marc & Tony Svejda Mixshow Edit)TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Drifting (Loverush UK! Club Mix)TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
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  23. ↑ "Plumb Chart History (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
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