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Released | 20 February 2006 | |||
Studio | The Idle | |||
Length | 3:34 | |||
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"Put Your Records On" is a song by the English singer Corinne Bailey Rae from her self-titled debut studio album (2006). Written by Bailey Rae,John Beck,and Steve Chrisanthou,it was released as the album's second single in February and early March 2006 throughout Europe and as the lead single in North America.
"Put Your Records On" was a commercial success,topping the UK R&B Chart and peaking at number two on UK Singles Chart. It was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 2007 Grammy Awards. A cover by American indie rock project Ritt Momney,released in 2020,became a commercial success after going viral on TikTok.
The opening verse of the track pays homage to "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley and the Wailers. [1] [2]
Produced by Steve Chrisanthou,"Put Your Records On" entered and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart on 26 February 2006—for the week ending dated 4 March 2006. [3] It topped the UK Singles Downloads Chart and the UK R&B Singles Chart. In the United States,the single peaked at number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100,and had sold 945,000 downloads as of January 2010. [4]
The song earned a Grammy Award nomination for Song of the Year and Record of the Year in 2007. [5]
The song was used in the 2006 film Venus starring Peter O'Toole and is also featured in the 2009 film Alvin and the Chipmunks:The Squeakquel as a cover by The Chipettes.
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Corinne Bailey Rae . [6]
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [43] | Platinum | 60,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [44] | Platinum | 90,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [45] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [46] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [47] | 2× Platinum | 1,200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [48] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 20 February 2006 | CD | EMI | [49] |
Australia | 3 April 2006 | [50] | ||
United States | 17 April 2006 | Triple A radio | Capitol | [51] |
24 April 2006 | Smooth jazz radio | [52] | ||
19 June 2006 | Hot adult contemporary radio | [53] | ||
26 September 2006 | Contemporary hit radio | [54] |
"Put Your Records On" | ||||
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Single by Ritt Momney | ||||
Released | 24 April 2020 | |||
Studio | Rutter's family home | |||
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Length | 3:30 | |||
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Producer(s) | Jack Rutter | |||
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A cover of "Put Your Records On" was released by American indie rock solo project Ritt Momney (real name Jack Rutter) on 24 April 2020, originally independently through DistroKid and later re-released through Disruptor Records and Columbia Records.
The song became a sleeper hit after gaining popularity on the video sharing service TikTok in September 2020. [57] Domestically, it peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also charted in the top 40 of 15 countries, and peaked in the top 10 in Australia and New Zealand.
During Rutter's childhood, his mother often played Rae's recording of "Put Your Records On" while driving. [55] [59] He referred to the original as "one of the greatest pop songs of all time". [60] He recorded "Put Your Records On" in the basement of his parents' home after experiencing a bout of depression brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with Rolling Stone , Rutter said, "I couldn’t handle writing a depressing song...I started playing around with the idea of manifesting happiness instead of projecting my own sadness." [57]
The cover gained traction after being used in a makeup video on TikTok by user Skiian, starting a trend on the platform. [59]
Following its viral success, "Put Your Records On" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 96, having received 5.8 million streams and one thousand digital downloads domestically in the tracking week ending 1 October, eventually peaking at number 30. [61] The song peaked at number 55 on the Billboard Global 200 chart. The song also debuted at number 82 on the US Rolling Stone Top 100. [62]
Elsewhere, "Put Your Records On" debuted at number 36 in Australia, [63] eventually peaking at number 10. [64] The song also peaked at number 18 in Ireland, and at number 25 in the United Kingdom. [65] [66]
Chart (2020–2021) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [67] | 10 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [68] | 27 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [69] | 49 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [70] | 13 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [71] | 39 |
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [72] | 65 |
Denmark (Tracklisten) [73] | 30 |
France (SNEP) [74] | 133 |
Germany (Official German Charts) [75] | 52 |
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [76] | 55 |
Iceland (Tónlistinn) [77] | 21 |
Ireland (IRMA) [78] | 18 |
Lithuania (AGATA) [79] | 32 |
Netherlands (Dutch Tipparade 40) [80] | 5 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [81] | 31 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [82] | 8 |
Norway (VG-lista) [83] | 12 |
Portugal (AFP) [84] | 30 |
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [85] | 67 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [86] | 23 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [87] | 34 |
UK Singles (OCC) [88] | 25 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [89] | 30 |
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [90] | 14 |
US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) [91] | 5 |
US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [92] | 3 |
US Rolling Stone Top 100 [93] | 65 |
Chart (2021) | Position |
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Australia Hip-Hop/R&B (ARIA) [94] | 50 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [95] | 93 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [96] | 34 |
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) [97] | 24 |
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) [98] | 20 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [99] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [100] | 2× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [101] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON) [102] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [103] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [104] | Gold | 5,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [105] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [106] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 24 April 2020 |
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United States | 6 October 2020 | Alternative radio | [108] | |
Italy | 30 October 2020 | Contemporary hit radio | [109] | |
United States | 4 January 2021 | Adult contemporary radio | [110] | |
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