Pandora's Kiss/Don't Give Up

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"Pandora's Kiss" / "Don't Give Up"
Louise Pandora's Kiss Don't Give Up.jpg
Single by Louise
Released15 September 2003 (2003-09-15) [1]
Length
  • 3:12 ("Pandora's Kiss")
  • 3:29 ("Don't Give Up")
Label Positive
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Sylvia Bennett-Smith, Reed Vertelney, Robbie Neville ("Pandora's Kiss")
  • Three Thirty ("Don't Give Up")
Louise singles chronology
"Stuck in the Middle with You"
(2001)		"Pandora's Kiss" / "Don't Give Up"
(2003)		"Stretch"
(2019)

"Pandora's Kiss" / "Don't Give Up" is a double A-side single by English singer Louise. It was released on 15 September 2003 by Positive Records as the intended lead single from her then fourth studio album, however the album was later shelved, resulting in "Pandora's Kiss/Don't Give Up" being a standalone single. The single was also released to raise money for the Tickled Pink campaign for Breast Cancer Care. Listeners noted that the chorus of "Don't Give Up" strongly resembles Asda's commercial marketing jingle; Asda admitted that it had been written by the same composer. It was Louise's last single to be released until 2019's "Stretch".

Contents

The double A-side debuted and peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, making it her ninth top ten single. It was re-released in 2019, being available on music download outlets and streaming to coincide with the release of Louise's fourth studio album, Heavy Love (2020). According to the Official Charts Company, "Pandora's Kiss" is Louise's 11th-highest-selling single in the UK. [2] "Don't Give Up" was available only in Asda stores. The video for "Pandora's Kiss" was directed by Trudy Bellinger. [3] "Pandora's Kiss" was included on Louise's third greatest hits album Greatest Hits (2023).

Chart Performance

"Pandora's Kiss/Don't Give Up" debuted and peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Louise's ninth top ten single, lasting five weeks in the top 100. It became the 135th best-selling single in the UK in 2003. To date, it is Lousie's 11th highest selling single in the country. The double A-side also debuted and peaked at number five on the Scottish Singles Chart. It peaked at number 20 on the Eurochart Hot 100.

Music Video

A music video for "Pandora's Kiss" was directed by Trudy Bellinger and filmed on 24 July 2003 at Asylum Studios, London. [4] The video was released through a DVD single.

The video begins with a gang of men finding a metal box in the middle of an alleyway. One of the men kicks the box and it's revealed that Louise is inside the box as it represents Pandora's box. Determined to discover what is inside the box, the gang kick and thrash the box which causes Louise to be throw around inside. During the second verse, Louise enters another room inside the box where she dances in front of a wall of television screens. During the final chorus, Louise enters another room where she performs with a band, whilst one of the men repeatedly stabs the box with a tool which Louise narrowly avoids. The video ends with one of the men peeling off one side of the box, to which red light shoots out. [5]

Track listings

UK CD1 [6]

  1. "Pandora's Kiss" (radio edit) – 3:12
  2. "Don't Give Up" (radio edit) – 3:29
  3. "Pandora's Kiss" (Goldtrix Freaktronic vocal mix) – 7:37

UK CD2 [7]

  1. "Don't Give Up" (radio edit) – 3:29
  2. "Pandora's Kiss" (radio edit) – 3:12
  3. "Pandora's Kiss" (D-Bop mix) – 7:37

UK DVD single [8]

  1. "Pandora's Kiss" (the video) – 3:28
  2. Behind the scenes on the video – 1:57
  3. "Pandora's Kiss" (radio edit) – 3:12
  4. "Don't Give Up" (radio edit) – 3:29
  5. Photo gallery

Charts

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References

  1. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 13 September 2003. p. 29.
  2. ↑ Copsey, Rob (17 January 2020). "Louise Redknapp's biggest singles on the Official UK Chart revealed". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Pandora's Kiss".[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ Louise Behind the scenes of Pandora's Kiss Video.
  5. ↑ Louise - Pandora's Kiss.
  6. ↑ Louise - Behind the scenes of Pandora's Kiss Video (Media notes).
  7. ↑ Don't Give Up / Pandora's Kiss (UK CD2 liner notes). Louise. Positive Records. 2003. POSCDS002.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ Pandora's Kiss (UK DVD single liner notes). Louise. Positive Records. 2003. POSDVDS001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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