A Public Affair
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
Top
A Public Affair (song)
| "A Public Affair" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||
| Single by Jessica Simpson | ||||
| from the album A Public Affair | ||||
| Released | June 29, 2006 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop, nu-disco | |||
| Length | 3:21 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Writer(s) | Jessica Simpson, Johntá Austin, Greg Kurstin, Sam Watters, Louis Biancaniello, Lester Mendez, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson | |||
| Producer | Lester Mendez | |||
| Jessica Simpson singles chronology | ||||
|
||||
"A Public Affair" is a song recorded by American recording artist Jessica Simpson. It was co-written by Simpson and produced by Lester Mendez, for Simpson's fourth studio album of the same title. It was released as the album's first single (second overall) on June 29, 2006 by Epic Records. Musically, the song is a dance track with disco influences. It samples Madonna's song Holiday's melody and interpolates Marvin Gaye classic "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". Lyrically, the song speaks about having fun with friends.
"A Public Affair" received mixed reviews from critics, with many criticizing its close similarity with "Holiday". The song reached the top ten in Canada and Ireland and made the top twenty in US, Australia and UK. The song also topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play charts, becoming Simpson's first number one on the chart. The song ranked at number 51 on Top 100 Pop Songs of 2006 by About.com.[1]
|
Contents
|
Composition
 |
|
| Problems listening to this file? See media help. | |
"A Public Affair" lasts for three minutes and twenty-one seconds. Musically, it is a moderate dance-pop groove song with disco influences. It also exhibits elements of pop rock and teen pop genres. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by EMI Music Publishing, the song is written in the key of D major. The song is set in common time with 130 beats per minute. Simpson's vocals in the song span from a low note of A3 to a high note of B4.[2]
Critical reception
Chuck Taylor of Billboard magazine called the song's production "wildly adventurous" and "maddeningly catchy", and the song itself "A perfect record."[3] Teen People called the song a fun, frothy dance track reminiscent of early Madonna; some in the media have criticized the unoriginality of the song because of its strong similarity to Madonna's "Holiday".[citation needed]
Commercial release
The Yahoo! Music download of the song gained media attention because it was made available in MP3 format, without Digital Rights Management, which is normally used to restrict copying of commercially released singles. However, the price to download the song was $1.99, higher than the $0.99 norm for most DRM-restricted tracks. The increased price was rationalized not by the DRM-free format, but by offering users the ability to "personalize" the song with a specific name.[4] The single was released in United States, Canada and Australia in 2006. Later the song was released in Europe in February 2007.
Chart performance
The single debuted at number thirty-nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart,[5] Simpson's second highest debut after "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'". It had previously debuted at number twenty on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which represents the twenty-five singles below the Hot 100's number 100 position that have not yet appeared on the Hot 100. Digital download sales were moderate until the release of the single's music video. In late July "A Public Affair" joined Ashlee Simpson's song "Invisible" in the top ten on the U.S. iTunes Store's list of most popular songs, the first time in iTunes history that two siblings had different songs in the top ten. The song peaked in its fifth week on the Hot 100. In October, 2006 the song peaked #1 on Hot Dance Club Play. "A Public Affair" was certified Gold in US for obtaining more than 500,000 downloads. In Canada, "A Public Affair" became Simpson's third single in reached Top-ten after "I Wanna Love You Forever" and "Take My Breath Away", peaking at number 8.
"A Public Affair" was Simpson's seventh single to reachthe Top-twenty in Australia, debuting in the number 18 on ARIA chart, the next week peaked at number 17. The single stayed on the chart for ten weeks.
In the 2007 the single was released in Ireland and reached at number 9 in the first week, became the second single of Simpson to reach the top 10 in Ireland. The single also reached the Top 20 in the United Kingdom in February 2007, at #20, and also reached the Top 10 in the UK Physical Chart, at #6.
Music video
The song's music video was shot on June 23, 2006 and the late evening of June 24, 2006 at the Moonlight Rollerway in Glendale, California.[6] It features appearances by Christina Applegate, Christina Milian, Eva Longoria, Maria Menounos, Andy Dick and Ryan Seacrest. It introduces Australian Reshad Strik, whose participation precipitated many comments on his resemblance to Nick Lachey, Simpson's ex-husband, and Menounos, who resembled Vanessa Minnillo, who was dating Lachey at the time Simpson split with her ex-husband. The video was directed by Brett Ratner.[7]
Yahoo! Launch had managed to make a "Fans Version Only" version of the video as well, which instantly reached number one.
On July 19, Simpson visited Total Request Live to world premiere the video.[8]
The following day the video entered the TRL countdown at number six, the highest debut for any Simpson video; on its third day on the countdown, it reached number two.[9]
The video spent a total of 28 days on the TRL countdown, making it her most successful video to date on TRL. The video reached number eight on Canada's MuchMusic chart.
In the chart Billboard Hot Videoclip Tracks peaked at the number 5.[10]
Track listings and formats
- Australian CD single
- "A Public Affair" [Radio Edit]
- "A Public Affair" [Extended Version]
- "A Public Affair" [Karaoke Version]
- US MAXI Single
- "A Public Affair" [Radio Edit]
- "A Public Affair" [Extended Version]
- "A Public Affair"[Instrumental Version]
- "A Public Affair" [Remix]
- UK/German CD single
- "A Public Affair"
- "A Public Affair" [ Alex Greggs Remix]
Remixes and other versions
- A Public Affair [Album Version] - 3:19
- A Public Affair [Cass and Dubbs Mix] - 3:15
- A Public Affair [Johnny Budz Radio Edit] - 3:17
- A Public Affair [Frank Pellegrino Radio Mix] - 3:43
- A Public Affair [Extended Mix] - 5:47
- A Public Affair [Jellybeans Soulful House Party Dub Mix] - 7:16
- A Public Affair [Alex Gregg Remix] - 3:48
- A Public Affair [Frank Pellegrino Electro Pop Club Mix] - 8:59
- A Public Affair [Johnny Budz Public House Mix] - 6:28
- A Public Affair [Frank Pellegrino Vocal Dub Mix] - 9:28
- A Public Affair [Jellybeans House Party Mix] - 7:49
Release history
| Region | Date |
|---|---|
| Australia | June 26, 2006 |
| United States | June 29, 2006 |
| Canada | June 29, 2006 |
| Japon | July 29, 2006 |
| United Kingdom | February 5, 2007 |
| Germany | February 16, 2007 |
Charts
Weekly charts
|
Annual charts
Certifications
|
References
- ^ "Top 100 Pop Songs of 2006". Top40.about.com. http://top40.about.com/od/bestandworstof2006/ss/top100songs2006_5.htm. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^ "Unsupported Browser or Operating System". Musicnotes.com. http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdVPE.asp?ppn=MN0054683. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^ Chuck Taylor, review of "A Public Affair", Billboard.com.
- ^ "Yahoo sells Jessica Simpson single sans DRM". CNET. http://news.com.com/Yahoo+sells+Jessica+Simpson+single+sans+DRM/2100–1025_3-6096350.html. Retrieved July 27, 2006.
- ^ Clover Hope, "Furtado Remains No. 1 With 'Promiscuous'", July 6, 2006].
- ^ "The Boots of Hazzard", The Sun, June 28, 2006.
- ^ Jonathan Cohen, "Simpson Owns Up To 'Public Affair'", Billboard.com, June 26, 2006.
- ^ "Nervous Simpson Debuts Video on Minnillo's Show", Contactmusic.com, July 20, 2006.
- ^ Popfusion - TRL Archive - July 2006.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – Jessica Simpson – A Public Affair". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
- ^ "Jessica Simpson Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Jessica Simpson. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 2007{{{week}}} into search. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
- ^ [2]
- ^ "Chartverfolgung Single – Simpson, Jessica – A Public Affair" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Simpson%2CJessica/23532/?type=single. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 2006-10-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20061023091928/http://www.rt100.ro/top-100-edition.html. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200710 into search. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
- ^ "가온차트와 함께하세요" (in Korean). GAON. http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/search/list.gaon?Search_str=a+public+affair. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Jessica Simpson – A Public Affair". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
- ^ "Jessica Simpson Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Jessica Simpson. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "Jessica Simpson Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play for Jessica Simpson. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ "Jessica Simpson Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Jessica Simpson. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "Jessica Simpson Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Digital Songs for Jessica Simpson. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "Jessica Simpson Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Jessica Simpson. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "Billboard.BIZ". Billboard.BIZ. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2006/pop-100-songs. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=a%20public%20affair&artist=jessica%20simpson&format=SINGLE&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Wikipedia on Answers.com
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article A Public Affair (song).
Read more
Mentioned in
Here to Stay
(1976 TV Series)
A Public Affair
(2006 Album by Jessica Simpson)
A Public Affair [Bonus Track]
(2006 Album by Jessica Simpson)
A Public Affair [Circuit City Exclusive]
(2006 Album by Jessica Simpson)
Novembergruppe
(art)
» More