Point of View (DB Boulevard song)

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"Point of View"
DBBoulevardPointofView.jpg
Single by DB Boulevard
B-side "Point of Dub"
Released11 February 2002 (2002-02-11) (UK)
Studio Recycle (Sacile, Italy)
Length3:50
Label
  • Airplane!
  • Illustrious
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) DB Boulevard
DB Boulevard singles chronology
"Point of View"
(2002)		"Believe"
(2002)
Music video
"Point of View" on YouTube

"Point of View" is a song by Italian electronic music group DB Boulevard, written by Alfredo Comazzetto and vocalist Moony under her real name, Monica Bragato. The song is based around a sample of "Heatwave" by French band Phoenix, so Deck D'Arcy, Laurent Brancowitz, Thomas Mars Jr., and Christian Mazzalai are also credited as writers. "Point of View" became a chart hit in Europe and Australia and topped the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. The music video of the song features a computer-animated cardboard woman.

Contents

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD single liner notes. [4]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [36] Platinum50,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [37] Silver200,000‡

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

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Italy2002
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
Airplane!
United Kingdom11 February 2002
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
Illustrious [38]
Australia11 March 2002CD [39]
United States15 April 2002 Epic [40]
22 April 2002 Rhythmic contemporary radio [41]

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