"Lovesick"
Single by Emily Osment
from the album Fight or Flight
ReleasedOctober 19, 2010
Recorded2010
Genre
Length3:25
LabelWind-up
Songwriter(s)Emily Osment, Toby Gad, Lindy Robbins
Producer(s)Nellee Hooper
Emily Osment singles chronology
"Let's Be Friends"
(2010) 		"Lovesick"
(2010) 		"Hush"
(2011)

"Lovesick" is the second single performed by Emily Osment from her debut studio album, Fight or Flight (2010). It was released on October 9, 2010.[1] The music video premiered on January 14, 2011, exclusively on Myspace. The EP version of the single has a different cover, using the same background photoshoot of Osment from the "Let's Be Friends" single cover. It also uses the same font as the album cover, but instead of reading "Fight or Flight", it reads "Lovesick". In the US, the single cover shows a picture of Osment from the Fight or Flight booklet.

In the United Kingdom the song was used as the official track, to promote popular multichannel ITV2 in the spring of 2011 and thus, has received strong download sales due to its popularity.[2] The UK artwork uses the image seen on first single "Let's Be Friends".[3] The single was released as Osment's debut release in the UK and managed to reach #2 on the official singles chart in South Korea.

Music video

The music video is directed by Daniel "Cloud" Campos, premiered exclusively on MySpace and YouTube. The video featured a whole new look to Osment with a metallic dress and a new hairstyle. The entire video took place in the dark with various types of lighting revealing Osment and the band performing. These various lights include colored lighting and flashlights attached to the hands of Osment's band members. The video was shot on location somewhere in Los Angeles, CA. On December 15, 2010, Osment uploaded a fan music video to the song onto her YouTube channel. The video features pictures of her fans with the word "Lovesick.".[4] On December 17, 2010, a behind-the-scenes look at the music video was released, which also discusses the theme, design, costumes, etc.[5]

Chart performance

"Lovesick" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 156. On April 17, 2011, the single entered the UK top 100 at number 67. On April 24, the song jumped 10 places to number 57.

Track listing

Single version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lovesick"Emily Osment, Toby Gad, Lindy Robbins3:26
EP version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lovesick"Osment, Gad, Robbins3:26
2."Lovesick (The Elder Jepson Remix)"Osment, Gad, Robbins4:23
3."Lovesick (The Price Villiam Remix)"Osment, Gad, Robbins3:37
4."Lovesick (The Coltman Remix)"Osment, Gad, Robbins5:43

Personnel

Credits for "Lovesick" adapted from AllMusic.[6]

Charts

Chart performance for "Lovesick"
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 66
Lithuania (EHR)[8] 60
Scotland (OCC)[9] 45
South Korea (International Chart) (Gaon Chart)[10] 2
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 57

Release history

Country Release date Format
United States[1] October 19, 2010 Contemporary hit radio
Australia[12] February 4, 2011 Digital download
France[13]
Japan[14]
Ireland[15] March 11, 2011
United Kingdom[16]
Ireland[17] April 29, 2011 Digital EP
United Kingdom[18]

References

  1. ^ a b FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! at the Wayback Machine (archived August 6, 2012)
  2. ^ "YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  3. ^ [1][dead link]
  4. ^ "Emily Osment | "Lovesick" (Fan Version)". Retrieved 24 May 2023 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Emily Osment | "Lovesick" (Making The Video)". Retrieved 24 May 2023 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ "Lovesick - Emily Osment Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  7. ^ "Emily Osment Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "European Hit Radio Top 100". Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  10. ^ ds. "Gaon Charts > South Korea International Chart". Gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  11. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  12. ^ "Lovesick - EP by Emily Osment - Download Lovesick - EP on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Lovesick - EP de Emily Osment - Télécharger Lovesick - EP sur iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  14. ^ "エミリー・オスメント「Lovesick - EP」 - iTunes で「Lovesick - EP」をダウンロード". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Lovesick - Single by Emily Osment - Download Lovesick - Single on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Lovesick - Single by Emily Osment - Download Lovesick - Single on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Lovesick - EP by Emily Osment - Download Lovesick - EP on iTunes". Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  18. ^ "Lovesick - EP by Emily Osment - Download Lovesick - EP on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
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