Kelsey (song)

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"Kelsey"
Metro Station Kelsey.jpg
Single by Metro Station
from the album Metro Station
B-side "Last Christmas"
ReleasedAugust 7, 2007
Recorded2007
Genre
Length3:37(Album Version)
3:24 (TLA Remix)
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Metro Station
Producer(s) Justin Pierre and Josh Cain
Metro Station singles chronology
"Kelsey"
(2007)
"Control"
(2007)
Music video
"Kelsey" on YouTube

"Kelsey" is a song by American pop band Metro Station. It was released on August 7, 2007 as the first single from their debut album, Metro Station . [2] It was re-released on March 17, 2009, after the success of "Shake It" and "Seventeen Forever".

Contents

In addition, the Kelsey EP was released on September 28, 2009. The UK version was released on November 27, 2009 and features a cover version of "Last Christmas". [3]

Background

The song was produced by Justin Pierre and Josh Cain from the band Motion City Soundtrack. [2] Pierre also sings backing vocals and Cain played bass on the song. [4]

The song was written about a girl named Kelsey. [5] The track runs at 120 BPM and is in the key of C major. [6] The single debuted at number 40 on the New Zealand Singles Chart and later peaked at number 25.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Melodic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Tim Karan of Alternative Press gave a mixed review on Kelsey. He stated, "It's not that the songs on this EP are bad," praising songs such as "Kelsey" and "Japanese Girl" for its "killer synth hook." However was critical on the lyrical content of the EP. [7] Pär Winberg of Melodic gave a positive review praising the tracks "Time To Play" and "Japanese Girl" for its "magnificent synth based modern pop rock with refrains extravaganza." [8]

Music video

The first version of the music video has all of the band members playing the song in split-screen. This version was released in 2007. [9] The band re-shot the video in May 2009 and made a whole new music video which was released on TeenNick on October 2, 2009. The video features actress Aimee Teegarden. [10]

Track listing

CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Kelsey"3:37
2."Kelsey" (Walter Meego Remix)3:43
3."Last Christmas"3:56
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Kelsey"3:37
Kelsey (EP) [11]
No.TitleLength
1."Kelsey" (Walter Meego Remix)3:45
2."Japanese Girl"3:10
3."Time to Play"3:37
4."Kelsey" (Acoustic Version)3:28
5."Kelsey" (Music Video)3:20
Kelsey (EP) UK edition [3]
No.TitleLength
1."Kelsey"3:37
2."Last Christmas"3:55
3."Time to Play"3:37
4."Japanese Girl"3:10
5."Kelsey" (Walter Meego Remix)3:45
6."Kelsey" (Acoustic Version)3:28
7."Kelsey" (Music Video)3:20

Charts

Chart performance for "Kelsey"
Chart (2008–09)Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [12] 25
US Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [13] 1
US Hot Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [14] 1

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousAugust 7, 2007 Digital download Columbia [1]
United StatesSeptember 28, 2009 [11]
United KingdomNovember 27, 2009 [3]

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