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"Ordinary Love " is a song by Irish rock band U2 . It was written to honour Nelson Mandela and is included in the biography film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Record Store Day [3] Mandela died .
"Ordinary Love" peaked at number one on the Top Digital Download chart in Italy, where it was certified platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry .[citation needed U2 won the 2014 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song , and in January 2014 the song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song , but it lost to "Let It Go " from Frozen
An alternate version of the song, titled the "Extraordinary Mix", was included on deluxe edition of the band's 2017 studio album, Songs of Experience
Writing and recording [ edit ]
U2 had been friends with Nelson Mandela for several years, having played concerts in South Africa. When movie producer Harvey Weinstein invited the band to write a song for the soundtrack of the Mandela biography film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom [4] [4] Electric Lady Studios , New York City.[2]
Release and reception [ edit ]
It was revealed on 17 October 2013, the band had written a song specifically for the film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Harvey Weinstein .[5] [6] [3] [5] [citation needed On 30 November, the song was made available as a free download on the band's website to paid subscribers.[7]
"Ordinary Love" was released on 29 November 2013 as part of the Record Store Day 's "Back to Black Friday". As a limited release, only 10,000 10" vinyl copies were made. During the recording of No Line on the Horizon Breathe ". The first version was about Nelson Mandela , and the second was "more surreal and personal".[8] No Line on the Horizon ,[8] B-side for "Ordinary Love", entitling it "Breathe (Mandela version)".[4] [4] Rolling Stone said, "'Ordinary Love' is about the seeds of dreams, and U2 play it perfectly: down-to-earth, while looking up."[9] [10]
U2 posted a new mix of the song, "Ordinary Love (Paul Epworth mix)", on their official SoundCloud account on 14 December 2013.[11] [better source needed
The song was performed by U2 with in-house band The Roots on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon [citation needed
Cover art [ edit ]
The cover art for the "Ordinary Love" single features a "striking painting of Nelson Mandela" by Oliver Jeffers .[3]
Personnel [ edit ]
U2 [2]
Additional performers [2]
Technical [2]
Danger Mouse – production, mixing
Declan Gaffney – additional production, recording
Tom Elhmhirst – mixing
Ben Baptie – mixing assistance, additional recording
"Classy" Joe Visciano – recording assistance
Grant Ransom – additional recording
Barry Gorey – additional recording
Scott Sedillo – mastering
Bernie Grundman – mastering
Chart performance [ edit ]
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Certifications [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c "Ordinary Love on Vinyl" . U2.com . Live Nation . 30 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013 .
^ a b c d Grow, Kory (30 October 2013). "U2 Ready Two New Songs for 'Back to Black Friday' . Rolling Stone Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013 .
^ a b McGreevy, Ronan (22 October 2013). "Video: New U2 song 'Ordinary Love' part of Mandela biopic" . The Irish Times Archived from the original on 8 November 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013 .
^ " . U2.com . Live Nation . 17 October 2013. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013 .
^ "Download Ordinary Love" . U2.com . Live Nation . 30 November 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013 .
^ a b Hiatt, Brian (5 April 2009). "Taking care of business" . Irish Independent . Archived from the original on 14 July 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2013 .
^ " . Rolling Stone the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013 .
^ "No U2 Album, Tour Until 2015 (Exclusive)" . Billboard . Retrieved 8 March 2014 .
^ "Ordinary Love (Paul Epworth Version)" .
^ "And Now The Winners! – Official Website of the Golden Globe Awards" . Hfpa.org. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014 .
^ Peter Gicas (16 December 2013). "Critics' Choice Awards 2014: Complete List of Nominations" . E! Online . Retrieved 16 December 2013 .
^ "Denver Film Critics Society Nominations" . Awards Daily . 6 December 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014 .
^ "American Hustle, 12 Years A Slave Lead BFCA's Critics Choice Movie Awards Nominations" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 17 December 2013 .
^ "The ARIA Report Week Commencing ~ 17 March 2014 ~ Issue #1255" (PDF) . National Library of Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2016 .
^ "U2 – Ordinary Love" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40 .
^ "U2 – Ordinary Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50 .
^ "U2 – Ordinary Love" (in French). Ultratop 50 .
^ "U2 Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)" . Billboard
^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 20144 into search .
^ "U2 – Ordinary Love" . Tracklisten .
^ "U2 – Ordinary Love" (in French). Les classement single .
^ "U2 – Ordinary Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts .
^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista . Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista . Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
^ "Chart Track: Week 50, 2013" . Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved 8 December 2013.
^ "Media Forest Week 51, 2013 ". Israeli Airplay Chart. Media Forest . Retrieved 16 December 2013.
^ "U2 – Ordinary Love" . Top Digital Download .
^ "Luxembourg Digital Songs – December 21, 2013" . Billboard . Retrieved 14 March 2013 .
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 52, 2013 " (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 21 December 2013.
^ "U2 – Ordinary Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100 . Retrieved 11 February 2014.
^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video" . Polish Airplay Top 100 . Retrieved 27 January 2014.
^ "Portugal Digital Songs – December 21, 2014" . Billboard . Retrieved 14 March 2014 .
^ "SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart" (in Slovenian). SloTop50 . Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2014 .
^ "U2 – Ordinary Love" Canciones Top 50 . Retrieved 11 December 2013.
^ "U2 – Ordinary Love" . Swiss Singles Chart .
^ "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 – 14th December 2013" . Official Charts Company . Archived from the original on 1 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013 .
^ "U2 Chart History (Hot 100)" . Billboard
^ "U2 Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)" . Billboard
^ "U2 Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)" . Billboard
^ "Jaarlijsten 2013" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 11 May 2022 .
^ "Rapports Annuels 2014" . Ultratop. Retrieved 5 June 2020 .
^ "Top de l'année Top Singles 2014" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 20 November 2020 .
^ "Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2014" . Mahasz . Retrieved 6 November 2019 .
^ "Single Top 100 - eladási darabszám alapján - 2014" . Mahasz . Retrieved 6 November 2019 .
^ "FIMI - Classifiche Annuali 2014 "TOP OF THE MUSIC" FIMI-GfK: un anno di musica italiana" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015 .
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2014" . Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 November 2019 .
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2014" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 6 November 2019 .
^ "Utwory, których słuchaliśmy w radiu – Airplay 2014" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 21 January 2015 .
^ "Adult Alternative Songs: Year End 2014" . Billboard . Retrieved 21 December 2014 .
^ "Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2014" . Billboard . Retrieved 21 December 2014 .
^ "Brazilian single certifications – U2 – Ordinary Love" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil . Retrieved 18 March 2024 .
^ "Italian single certifications – U2 – Ordinary Love" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana .
^ "Dutch single certifications – U2 – Ordinary Love" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 21 October 2020 .Enter Ordinary Love in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2015 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen" .
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