Almost Lover

"Almost Lover"
Single by A Fine Frenzy
from the album One Cell in the Sea
Released 2007
Format CD single
Genre Piano pop, adult alternative
Length 4:28 Album version
3:57 Remix
3:38 Single Version/Radio Edit
Label Virgin Records
Writer(s) Heather Dylan
Alison Sudol
Producer(s) Hal Cragin
Lukas Burton
A Fine Frenzy singles chronology
"Almost Lover"
(2007)		 "Rangers"
(2008)

"Almost Lover" is a song by A Fine Frenzy, the stage name of American singer-songwriter Alison Sudol. It was released as the lead single from her debut studio album One Cell in the Sea. The single experienced success in Europe.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Almost Lover".

CD single

  1. "Almost Lover" (Radio Edit) - 4:17

CD maxi[1]

  1. "Almost Lover" (Radio Edit) - 4:17
  2. "Almost Lover" (Instrumental) - 4:33
  3. "Whisper" - 4:56

Versions

1. "Almost Lover" (Album version)
2. "Almost Lover" (2nd Version)
3. "Almost Lover" (Radio Edit)
4. "Almost Lover" (Radio Mix)
5. "Almost Lover" (Video Mix)
6. "Almost Lover" (Instrumental)
7. "Almost Lover" (Eric Ivan Rosse Remix)

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart Peak
position
Slovenia 1
Austria[2] 5
Germany[3] 8
Switzerland[4] 10
Poland 12
Europe Hot Singles Chart 22
Czech Republic 40
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles[5] 9
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[6] 23
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[6] 76

Year-end charts

Chart (2008) Rank
German Singles Chart[7] 28

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Germany (BVMI)[8] Gold 150,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[9] Gold 15,000x

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Music video

There are two music videos made for the single. The first one sees A Fine Frenzy playing a piano in the forest, sitting in the middle of a stream. Suddenly rocks start to fly up to the sky. Later, it can be seen that parts of the piano start to detach from each other. The second video was directed by the Nee Brothers. In this version, A Fine Frenzy is behind glass doors. She plays a dirty piano as she recalls her almost lover from the past. Flashbacks can be seen of the pair on the beach. The video was later edited to fit a new video mix.

References

  1. ↑ Steffen Hung. "A Fine Frenzy - Almost Lover". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  2. ↑ "Austrian Charts - Almost Lover" (in German). AustrianCharts.at. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  3. ↑ "Chartverfolgung / A Fine Frenzy / Single" (in German). MusicLine.de. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  4. ↑ "Swiss Charts - Almost Lover" (in German). HitParade.ch. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  5. ↑ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles - Almost Lover". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  6. 1 2 "Artist Chart History - A Fine Frenzy - Singles". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  7. ↑ Archived March 11, 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (A Fine Frenzy; 'Almost Lover')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  9. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (A Fine Frenzy; 'Almost Lover')". Hung Medien.

External links

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