"Pride" is a single release by Scottish recording artist Amy Macdonald; it was released as the second single from her third studio album, Life in a Beautiful Light. It was released on 13 August 2012 and was written by Amy Macdonald and produced by Pete Wilkinson.
| "Pride" | ||||
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| Single by Amy Macdonald | ||||
| from the album Life in a Beautiful Light | ||||
| Released | 13 August 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, folk | |||
| Length | 3:22 | |||
| Label | Mercury Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Amy Macdonald | |||
| Producer(s) | Pete Wilkinson | |||
| Amy Macdonald singles chronology | ||||
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| Music videos | ||||
| "Pride" on YouTube | ||||
Background
editIn an interview with BBC Breakfast on 11 June 2012, Macdonald said that the song was inspired from when she sings the national anthem of Scotland at Hampden Park. She also said she is lucky that she gets asked to perform before all of Scotland's international matches. Macdonald says it is an honor and it is something that she always gets nervous about, but it is such a buzz afterwards that she loves to do it.[1]
Live performances
editOn 7 July 2012 she performed the song at T in the Park in the King Tut's Wah Wah Tent.[2] On 7 August 2012 she performed the song on daily entertainment show Beat TV on ITV2 which is also shown in 30 other countries including South Africa, United States and Italy. On 14 August 2012 she performed the song on The Rob Brydon Show.[3] On 21 December 2012 she performed the song on The Graham Norton Show.[4] On 10 September 2012 she performed a modified version of the song at 'Our Greatest Team Parade' held in London to celebrate the success of British athletes at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.[5]
Reception
edit"Pride" has been described as "a beautiful track, which was inspired by Amy performing Scotland’s national anthem in Hampden Park before all of Scotland’s international football matches" by Sophie Sinclair writing in HTF Magazine.[6] More Than Music was less favourable, claiming that Life in a Beautiful Light, the album in which "Pride" features, contains "many tracks that feel as though they were provided by a stadium rock style electronic generator, an inclination fuelled by the lingering doubt that at times the words don’t even quite fit the music". It claimed that "there are glimmers of variation and some slightly softer acoustic moments, Pride being a reasonable example, but not enough to be reassuring since they are ultimately always trampled over by overbearing and soulless backing tracks".[7]
Music video
editOn 11 July 2012, Macdonald announced that she would be filming the video saying "Filming the video for Pride 2moro in Glasgow. Praying for a bit of respite from this beautiful Scottish summertime!"[8] On 12 July 2012 she wrote "What a surprise! It's not raining!! Got loads of extra people helping in the video today, my bits not till later! Can't wait to see it :-)".[9] The music video was first released onto YouTube on 6 August 2012 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-four seconds.[10][11] Shortly after the video was uploaded it had to be removed due to technical issues.[12] A new music video was uploaded shortly afterwards.[13][14]
The video for "Pride" begins with Amy walking beside the River Clyde in Glasgow, it then shows Macdonald singing on a roof in Glasgow city centre. The video also shows a variety of people across Scotland including a footballer and a young boy walking into Hampden Park, two young girls in a Judo match, a farmer, a family, two sailors, a man who carried the Olympic torch, a local football team and a welder. The video also shows shots of Loch Lommond, Hampden Park and aerial shots of Glasgow.
Commercial performance
editIn Macdonald's native Scotland, "Pride" peaked at number eighty seven on the official Scottish Singles Charts [15] before falling out the Top 100 of the Scottish Singles Charts the following week.[16] It missed the Top 100 in the United Kingdom entirely, achieving a chart position of number one hundred and eighty seven.[17] Similarly, in Belgium, it missed the Top 100 of the Ultratop 50 Singles (Flemish chart), but reached number thirty nine on the Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders.[18]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Producer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pride" | Amy Macdonald | Pete Wilkinson | 3:22 |
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[19] | 39 |
| Scotland (OCC)[20] | 87 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[21] | 187 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 13 August 2012 | Digital download | Mercury Records |
See also
edit- Hampden Park; the home stadium of the Scottish national football team which inspired the writing of the song
- Scotland national football team; the national football team of Macdonald's home country. Macdonald was inspired to write "Pride" following performing the Scottish national anthem "Flower of Scotland" prior to Scotland football matches at Hampden Park
References
edit- ^ "Amy MacDonald on football and fast cars". BBC News. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "BBC - T in the Park 2012 - Acts - Amy Macdonald". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ Amy Macdonald LIVE @ Rob Brydon Show BBC 2 (14.08.2012) on YouTube
- ^ Amy MacDonald - Pride - Graham Norton Show on YouTube
- ^ Amy MacDonald - Pride - Our Greatest Team Parade on YouTube
- ^ Sinclair, Sophie (14 August 2012). "Amy Macdonald Releases New Single 'Pride' - HTF Magazine". Hit The Floor. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Amy Macdonald - Life in a Beautiful Light / Album Reviews / More Than The Music". More Than The Music. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Filming the video for Pride 2moro in Glasgow. Praying for a bit of respite from this beautiful Scottish summertime!". Twitter.com. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "What a surprise! It's not raining!! Got loads of extra people helping in the video today, my bits not till later! Can't wait to see it :-)". Twitter.com. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ Amy Macdonald - Pride on YouTube
- ^ "I'm so glad everyone seems to be enjoying the Pride video! I'm so happy with it and I love all the real people who helped make it". Twitter.com. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Having a few technical issues, will get the pride video back up asap!! Sorry!". Twitter.com. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "sooooo you can now all watch the video for Pride!! Sorry for the delay!! 2nd time lucky!! ;-)". Twitter.com. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ Amy Macdonald - Pride on YouTube
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart". Official Charts. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart". Official Charts. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "UK Chart Log". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Amy Macdonald - Pride - ultratop.be". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Amy Macdonald – Pride" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
- ^ "UK Chart Log" (TXT). Zobbel.de. Retrieved 25 March 2022.