"Cucurucu" is a song by English musician Nick Mulvey. The song was released on 3 March 2014.
"Cucurucu" | ||||
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Single by Nick Mulvey | ||||
from the album First Mind | ||||
Released | 3 March 2014 | |||
Length | 4:26 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Nick Mulvey | |||
Nick Mulvey singles chronology | ||||
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Mulvey told The Cambridge News that the song's title is meaningless. "It's meant to be a noise a child would make," he explained. "It might relate to a bird sound too. It's actually quite similar to the noise they make in France for a cockerel. You know how we say 'cock-a-doodle-do'? Over there it's like that Cucurucu."
"At its core it's my adaptation of DH Lawrence's poem Piano," Mulvey added. "The poem depicts a child under the piano, smiling as its mother sings, so I thought it would be lovely to have a song within the song. So I'm singing in her voice, really, and then I got the chorus about 'yearning to belong', so it's not just putting his words to my music. At first I was bothered by that, because I didn't think I should've changed it, but I've got used to it."[1]
Track listings
edit- Digital download
- "Cucurucu" – 4:26
Charts
editChart (2014) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[2] | 81 |
Scotland (OCC)[3] | 30 |
UK Singles (OCC)[4] | 26 |
Certifications
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[5] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
editRegion | Date | Format(s) | Label |
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United Kingdom | 3 March 2014 | digital download |
References
edit- ^ "Cucurucu by Nick Mulvey Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
- ^ "Nick Mulvey – Cucurucu" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "British single certifications – Nick Mulvey – Cucurucu". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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