"Latch" is a song by British garage-house duo Disclosure, featuring vocals from Sam Smith. It was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on October 8, 2012. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 26.

Reception

Critical reception

Michael Cragg, of The Guardian gave the song a positive review stating, "A lot of songs are written about lust and the immediate rush of falling head over heels in love with someone, but few seem to sum up its deliriousness as brilliantly as Latch, the latest single from brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence, aka Disclosure. Featuring full-bodied vocals from newcomer Sam Smith, it's a slowly unravelling ode to the thrill of wanting to figuratively (and possibly literally) latch on to someone else: "Now I've got you in my space, I won't let go of you / I've got you shackled in my embrace, I'm latching on to you." For the video – premiered here – we get to see a lot of good-looking people basically just getting off with each other in various locations – in a lift, on a bed and, finally, on a revolving platform of some kind. Latch is the duo's first single since signing a deal with PMR Records, who recently released Jessie Ware's first album, so know a thing or two about songs that feel emotionally direct and intimate."^[1]

Commercial performance

On October 10, 2012 Greg James announced that "Latch" was at number 39 on the Official Chart Update.^[2] On October 14, 2012 the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 26.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Latch" was first released onto YouTube on October 9, 2012 at a total length of four minutes and seventeen seconds.^[3]

Tcack listings

Charts

Release history