Write It on Your Skin (song)

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"Write It on Your Skin"
Single by Newton Faulkner
from the album Write It on Your Skin
Released20 May 2012
Format Digital download
Recorded2011
Genre Alternative
Length3:14
Label RCA Records
Songwriter(s) Newton Faulkner
Producer(s) Newton Faulkner
Newton Faulkner singles chronology
"I Hate Mondays"
(2010)
"Write It on Your Skin"
(2012)
"Clouds"
(2012)

"Write It on Your Skin" is a song by English singer-songwriter and musician Newton Faulkner from his third studio album of the same name. The song was released on 20 May 2012 in the UK as the lead single from the album. The song peaked to number 54 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was written and produced by Newton Faulkner.

Newton Faulkner English singer-songwriter

Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Reigate, Surrey. He is known for his percussive style of guitar playing. In 2007 Faulkner's debut studio album Hand Built by Robots was certified double platinum in the United Kingdom. The album topped the UK Albums Chart in August 2007. It was promoted by three singles, "Dream Catch Me", "I Need Something" and "Teardrop". "Dream Catch Me" reached number seven on the UK Singles Charts.

<i>Write It on Your Skin</i> album by Newton Faulkner

Write It on Your Skin is the third album by British singer-songwriter Newton Faulkner. It was released on 9 July 2012. The title track "Write It on Your Skin" was released as the first single from the album, shortly followed by "Clouds".

UK Singles Chart British singles sales chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and streaming. The Official Chart, broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and MTV, is the UK music industry's recognised official measure of singles and albums popularity because it is the most comprehensive research panel of its kind, today surveying over 15,000 retailers and digital services daily, capturing 99.9% of all singles consumed in Britain across the week, and over 98% of albums. To be eligible for the chart, a single is currently defined by the Official Charts Company (OCC) as either a 'single bundle' having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes or one digital audio track not longer than 15 minutes with a minimum sale price of 40 pence. The rules have changed many times as technology has developed, the most notable being the inclusion of digital downloads in 2005 and streaming in July 2014.

Contents

Track listing

Digital download
  1. "Write It on Your Skin" - 3:14

Credits and personnel

Singing act of producing musical sounds with the voice

Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice and augments regular speech by the use of sustained tonality, rhythm, and a variety of vocal techniques. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an ensemble of musicians, such as a choir of singers or a band of instrumentalists. Singers may perform as soloists or accompanied by anything from a single instrument up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Different singing styles include art music such as opera and Chinese opera, Indian music and religious music styles such as gospel, traditional music styles, world music, jazz, blues, gazal and popular music styles such as pop, rock, electronic dance music and filmi.

Record producer individual who oversees and manages the recording of an artists music

A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many, varying roles during the recording process. They may gather musical ideas for the project, collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist/group, work with artists and help them to improve their songs, lyrics or arrangements.

Lyrics are words that make up a song usually consisting of verses and choruses. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist. The words to an extended musical composition such as an opera are, however, usually known as a "libretto" and their writer, as a "librettist". The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of expression. Rappers can also create lyrics that are meant to be spoken rhythmically rather than sung.

Chart performance

Chart (2012)Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [1] 54

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom20 May 2012Digital downloadRCA Records

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