Earthquake (Labrinth song)

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"Earthquake"
Labrinth Earthquake featuring Tinie Tempah cover.jpg
Single by Labrinth featuring Tinie Tempah
from the album Electronic Earth
Released22 September 2011
Recorded2011
Genre
Length
  • 4:34 (full version)
  • 3:35 (radio edit)
  • 3:53 (music video)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Labrinth
Labrinth singles chronology
"Let It Go"
(2010)		"Earthquake"
(2011)		"Teardrop"
(2011)
Tinie Tempah singles chronology
"Love Suicide"
(2011)		"Earthquake"
(2011)		"Angels & Stars"
(2012)

"Earthquake" is a song by British musician Labrinth which features long-time collaborator Tinie Tempah. The track was released on 23 October 2011 in the United Kingdom as the second single from the artist's debut studio album, Electronic Earth (2012). It debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart, having sold 115,530 copies and setting the second-highest one-week sales at number 2 of the year, behind Little Mix.

Contents

Background

Labrinth first revealed the radio-edit of "Earthquake" on his official YouTube channel, on 16 September 2011. [1] Remixes by Benny Benassi, Noisia, Eyes, Gareth Wyn and Street Policy were uploaded to Labrinth's SoundCloud account on the same day. Labrinth explained the song's meaning to MTV UK: "For me, the track is about making an earthquake and having people look my way because of how much noise I'm making. Sometimes, the one that shouts the loudest is the one that gets heard so, earthquake is shouting as high as it can." Both the royal trumpets and the operatic monk chorus part were last minute additions to the record. Labrinth inserted the bridge after a friend dared him to put it in. [2]

The full explicit version of "Earthquake" was uploaded to Labrinth's SoundCloud account on 23 September 2011. [3]

Labrinth and Tinie Tempah performed an acoustic version of "Earthquake" with an orchestra and choir in BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on 20 October 2011. [4]

The song was originally intended to be a collaboration with former Welsh rock band Lostprophets. [5]

On 1 January 2012, "Earthquake" was used for the New Year's Eve in London celebrations, during the fireworks display at the London Eye. [6]

The "All-Stars" remix featuring rappers Kano, Wretch 32 and Busta Rhymes and new verses by Labrinth and Tinie Tempah was included on the bonus edition of his debut album. The official remix with only the Busta Rhymes verse was also released as a single in the US through iTunes on 21 February 2012 [7] [8] and was included on Now That's What I Call Music! 42 as a "Now What's Next" bonus track.

The song is in the key of C minor.

This song also featured in the trailer for the video game DiRT:Showdown .

Music video

The HD video of the song was uploaded to Labrinth's official Vevo/YouTube channel on 11 October 2011. As of 26 May 2020, the song has received over 96 million views. The video was directed by US Studio, Syndrome Studios, edited by Aleks Colic.

Track listing

Digital download [9]
No.TitleLength
1."Earthquake" (Radio Edit)3:36
2."Earthquake" (Full Version) (Clean)4:32
3."Earthquake" (Benny Benassi Remix)5:00
4."Earthquake" (Gareth Wyn Remix)7:00
5."Earthquake" (Noisia Remix)6:29
Digital download (MyPlay Direct version) [10]
No.TitleLength
1."Earthquake" (radio edit)3:36
2."Earthquake" (full version)4:32
3."Earthquake" (Benny Benassi Remix)5:00
4."Earthquake" (Gareth Wyn Remix)7:00
5."Earthquake" (Noisia Remix)6:29
6."Earthquake" (Eyes Remix)4:15
7."Earthquake" (Street Policy Remix)3:10
All Stars Remix (album bonus track)
No.TitleLength
1."Earthquake" (featuring Tinie Tempah, Kano, Wretch 32 and Busta Rhymes) (All Stars Remix)4:52

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [28] 4× Platinum280,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [29] 2× Platinum30,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway) [30] 2× Platinum20,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [31] 2× Platinum1,200,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat
United Kingdom23 October 2011Digital download
23 October 2011CD single
Germany23 October 2011Digital download
United States28 February 2012Digital download

References

  1. ↑ "Labrinth ft. Tinie Tempah - Earthquake on YouTube" – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ "Earthquake on Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Labrinth on SoundCloud". SoundCloud.com. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Labrinth in BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Lostprophets reveal Labrinth hit was intended to be collaboration". Pressparty. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "London Fireworks 2012 in full HD - New Year Live - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "ITunes - Music - Earthquake (Feat. Busta Rhymes) - Single by Labrinth". itunes.apple.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". itunes.apple.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ↑ ""Labrinth Ft. Tinie Tempah - Earthquake" on iTunes". iTunes.com.
  10. ↑ "Earthquake - Street Policy Remix". SoundCloud. 15 September 2011.
  11. ↑ "Labrinth feat. Tinie Tempah – Earthquake". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  12. ↑ "Top 40 Urban Albums & Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 11 July 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  13. ↑ "Labrinth feat. Tinie Tempah – Earthquake" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  14. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Earthquake". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  15. ↑ "Labrinth feat. Tinie Tempah – Earthquake" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  16. ↑ "Labrinth feat. Tinie Tempah – Earthquake". VG-lista.
  17. ↑ "Labrinth feat. Tinie Tempah – Earthquake". Top 40 Singles.
  18. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  19. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  20. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  21. ↑ "Official Streaming Chart Top 100 - 25th August 2012 the Official Streaming Chart Top 100 - Official Charts". Official Charts . Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  22. ↑ "Billboard News". Billboard .
  23. ↑ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 - 2011". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  24. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2012". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  25. ↑ "End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Urban Singles 2012". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  26. ↑ "Top Selling Singles of 2012". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  27. ↑ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 - 2012". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  28. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  29. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Labrinth feat. Tinie Tempah – Earthquake". Radioscope. Retrieved 13 February 2025.Type Earthquake in the "Search:" field.
  30. ↑ "Norwegian single certifications" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  31. ↑ "British single certifications – Labrinth – Earthquake". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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