"Twilight" | ||||
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Single by Cover Drive | ||||
from the album Bajan Style | ||||
B-side | "All About You" | |||
Released | 22 January 2012 | |||
Length | 3:28 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Quiz & Larossi | |||
Cover Drive singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Twilight" on YouTube |
"Twilight" is a song by Barbados-based pop group Cover Drive. The song was written by the band with Swedish production team Quiz & Larossi and Ina Wroldsen. The song was released on 22 January 2012 as a digital download and CD single in the United Kingdom, taken from their debut album, Bajan Style . "Twilight" topped the UK Singles Chart and received a gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in October 2020.
On the week ending 4 February 2012, "Twilight" debuted at number-one on the UK Singles Chart with sales of 76,109 copies.[ citation needed ] The position marked the group's second consecutive top 10 single after "Lick Ya Down" and first number-one single. The song has sold and streamed 400,000 units in the UK as of October 2020. [1]
A music video to accompany the release of "Twilight" was filmed. [2] It features a cameo appearance by Survivor: Nicaragua contestant Brenda Lowe in a laundromat.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Twilight" | 3:28 |
2. | "All About You" | 3:36 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Twilight" | 3:28 |
2. | "Twilight" (Nicola Fasano & Steve Forest club mix) | 4:52 |
3. | "Twilight" (Nicola Fasano & Steve Forest Dirty Shade remix) | 5:22 |
4. | "Twilight" (Deseca remix) | 3:33 |
5. | "Twilight" (Ruff Loaderz remix) | 7:09 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [1] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Release date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Ireland | 20 January 2012 | Digital download | Global Talent | [12] |
United Kingdom | 22 January 2012 | [13] | ||
23 January 2012 | CD single | [14] | ||
Germany | 4 May 2012 | Polydor | [15] |
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