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For other uses, see I'm Not Alone (disambiguation).
"I'm Not Alone"
Single by Calvin Harris
from the album Ready for the Weekend
Released 6 April 2009 (2009-04-06)
Format
Recorded December 2008; Earth's Core
(Glasgow, Scotland)
Genre
Length 3:31
Label
Writer(s) Calvin Harris
Producer(s) Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris singles chronology
"Dance wiv Me"
(2008)		 "I'm Not Alone"
(2009)		 "Ready for the Weekend"
(2009)
Music video
"I'm Not Alone" on YouTube

"I'm Not Alone" is a song by British recording artist Calvin Harris, released as the lead single from his second studio album, Ready for the Weekend. The track was first played by Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1 as his "essential new tune" on 23 January 2009 and has been described as a slice of euphoric dance.

On 12 April 2009, the song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, earning Harris his first solo number-one single on the chart and second overall following his 2008 collaboration with Dizzee Rascal and Chrome, "Dance wiv Me".

In 2010, Harris received a writing credit on Chris Brown's hit single "Yeah 3x", due to the perceived similarities between the two songs.

Background and writing

Harris said of this song: "The whole track's a light and shade thing, two styles put together. I find it quite hard to write a happy-happy lyric now, for some reason. I don't know why that is, to be honest with you. Maybe it's staying in a room for a huge amount of time on your own, and that's reflected in the lyrics!"[1]

Chart performance

"I'm Not Alone" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart on 12 April 2009 ― for the week ending 18 April 2009 ― knocking Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" off the top of the chart. It remained at the top position for two weeks, until it was dethroned by Tinchy Stryder's "Number 1" featuring N-Dubz. On 3 January 2010, "I'm Not Alone" re-entered the chart at number ninety-nine.

In the Republic of Ireland, the single debuted at number fourteen on the Irish Singles Chart on 9 April 2009, peaking at number four by its third week.

Controversy

When Chris Brown's 2010 single "Yeah 3x" was released, Harris claimed that "Yeah 3x" plagiarised "I'm Not Alone". He tweeted, "Choked on my cornflakes when I heard [the] new Chris Brown single this morning. Do you know what I mean?"[2] After receiving many abusive messages from Brown's fans after posting the comment,[3] he later tweeted, "I don't care that you call me a nobody. Stealing is still stealing, doesn't matter who you are! ... Because Chris Brown is an international celebrity doesn't make it OK to rip off a guy from [the] UK not many people have heard of."[2]

When asked in an interview with Australia's Herald Sun if Brown knew him, Harris replied, "Well, he's never heard of me, that's the funniest thing. But the producer he's worked with, DJ Frank E, has definitely heard of me. He's a respected producer, he's worked with Tiësto on a few tracks, perhaps that's where the link is. It's all a bit of fun."[4] Brown later spoke with Harris and upon hearing the similarities between the two songs, had Harris' name added to the songwriting credits, with no legal action taken.[2][5] The two artists reportedly have no hard feelings toward each other since the controversy; Harris even called Brown his "best mate" and said that he enjoys listening to his work.[5]

Music video

Calvin, portrayed as the Frankenstein-like character in the video for "I'm Not Alone"

The music video for "I'm Not Alone" was filmed in Oslo, Norway on 6 February 2009. It was directed by Christian Holm-Glad.[6] The clip begins with a small boy (potentially meant to represent a young Harris) found in thick snow wandering the woods dragging a sledge with a toy bear on top. He then sets up camp and lights a fire to keep warm whilst cuddling his toy bear. The bear is then found on the sledge again and is then dropped. The scene closes and cuts to a dungeon styled setting that showcases Harris portrayed as a Frankenstein-type character who is seen to perform experiments on numerous female captives, combining their essences to reanimate his "lost" teddy bear.[citation needed]

Track listings

Personnel

Official versions and remixes

  • Actual Phantom Remix
  • Aux Matters Remix
  • Burns Rewerk
  • Deadmau5 Remix
  • Doorly Remix
  • Extended Mix
  • Instrumental
  • Hervé's See You at the Festivals Remix
  • Hervé's See You at the Dub Parade Remix
  • MYNC Payback Mix
  • Pendulum Remix (only ever performed live)
  • Radio Edit
  • S.A.S Remix (Mega & Mayhem) (from the Mega & Mayhem's Excellent Adventure mixtape)
  • ☆Taku Takahashi Remix
  • Tiësto Remix

Charts and certifications

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by UK Singles Chart number-one single
12 April 2009 – 25 April 2009		 Succeeded by
"Number 1" by Tinchy Stryder featuring N-Dubz

Release history

Country Date Label Format
United Kingdom 6 April 2009
Digital download
13 April 2009 CD single
22 April 2009 12" single

References

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  6. ↑ http://kortfilmfestivalen.no/export/sites/kortfilmfestivalen/artikler/Katalogen09-2.pdf
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  10. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Calvin Harris – I'm Not Alone". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Calvin Harris – I'm Not Alone" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Calvin Harris – I'm Not Alone" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  13. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200946 into search.
  14. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Calvin Harris – I'm Not Alone". Tracklisten.
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  17. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Calvin Harris – I'm Not Alone" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  18. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Calvin Harris – I'm Not Alone". Top 40 Singles.
  19. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2009-04-19". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  20. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200928 into search.
  21. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2009-04-19" UK Dance Chart.
  22. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2009-04-19" UK Singles Chart.
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  26. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Click on næste to go to page if certification from official website
  27. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Enter I'm Not Alone in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search

External links

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