Love Today

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“Love Today”
“Love Today” cover
Single by Mika
from the album Life in Cartoon Motion
Released 16 April 2007 (Digital release)
23 April 2007 (CD release)
27 August 2007 (French CD release)
Format Digital download, CD
Recorded 2006
Genre Power pop
Pop rock
Length 3:57 (Album version)3:25 (Radio edit)
Label Island
Writer(s) Mika
Producer Greg Wells
Mika singles chronology
"Lollipop"
(2007)		 "Love Today"
(2007)		 "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)"
(2007)
Mika Australian singles chronology
"Grace Kelly"
(2007)		 "Love Today"
(2007)		 "Happy Ending"
(2007)
Alternate cover
EP cover
EP cover

"Love Today" is the third single released by London-based singer Mika, taken from his album Life in Cartoon Motion.

It was released in the United Kingdom on 16 April 2007 as a digital download, with the official CD release on 23 April 2007 and it has since peaked at number 6.[1]

The single was released in Australia on 23 July 2007,[2] and was used Austereo radio station network advertising.

On December 6, 2007, it was announced that the song won Mika a nomination for Best Dance Recording for the 50th Grammy Awards to be held in Los Angeles in 2008.

This song was #98 on MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007.[3]

Part of this song was also played in the opening of an episode of the show Best Week Ever.

It was also used as the Station ID for Star World, replacing Tata Young's "Come Rain Come Shine".

On the January 9th, 2008 broacast of ABC's Cashmere Mafia, the single served as background music in the opening of the episode.

Contents

[edit] Track listings

CD single

  1. "Love Today" – 3:57
  2. "The Only Lonely One" (demo)
  3. "Billy Brown" (acoustic)
  4. "Love Today" (Switch remix) – 5:41

7" Single

  1. "Love Today"
  2. "Stuck in the Middle" (Acoustic Version)

12" Single

  1. "Love Today" (Switch Remix)
  2. "Love Today" (Rob Mello's No Ears Vocal Remix)
  3. "Love Today" (Rob Mello's No Ears Dub Remix)

DVD single

  1. "Love Today" (music video) – 3:57
  2. "Grace Kelly" (music video) – 3:08
  3. "Love Today" – 3:57
  4. "Grace Kelly" – 3:08
  5. "Grace Kelly" (Tom Neville dub remix) – 7:08

Official versions

  • "UK Radio Edit" – 3:25
  • "Album Version" – 3:57
  • "Erick Kupper Extended Vocal Mix" - 8:41
  • "Erick Kupper Dub" - 6:45
  • "Erick Kupper Radio Edit" - 3:44
  • "Switch Remix" – 5:41
  • "Moto Blanco Radio Edit" – 3:29
  • "Moto Blanco Remix" – 7:17
  • "Rob Mello's No Ears Vocal Remix" - 6:36
  • "Rob Mello's No Ears Dub Remix"" - 7:12
  • "Patrick Wolf Remix" – 4:09

[edit] Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Argentina Singles Chart 3
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[4] 3
Belgium Singles Chart 4
Brazilian Hot 30 Dance Club Play[5] 2
Canada Singles Chart 3
Croatia Singles Chart[6] 8
Cyprus Singles Chart[7] 8
Czech IFPI Chart[8] 50
Euro 200[9] 12
Finland Singles Chart 6
French Singles Chart[10] 5
Italian Singles Chart 5
French Download Chart 1
Ireland Singles Chart[10] 13
Latvian Airplay Top[11] 1
Lebanon Airplay Chart[12] 2
Lithuania Airplay Chart[13] 1
Luxembourg Singles Chart [14] 18
México Top 100 Singles Chart[15] 26
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 28
Poland Singles Chart [16] 56
Russian Airplay Chart[17] 7
Slovenia Singles Chart [18] 7
South Africa Top 40[19] 26
Swedish Singles Chart 17
Switzerland Singles Chart 46
UK Singles Chart[10] 6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10][20] 92
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[20] 78
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[21] 2

[edit] References

  1. ^ Levine, Nick (2007-03-20). Mika: 'Love Today'. Digital Spy.
  2. ^ Mika: Herald Sun HiT. Herald Sun.
  3. ^ MTV Asia. "Top 100 Hits List". Retrieved 2007-12-27
  4. ^ Australian Singles Chart
  5. ^ Brazilian Hot 30 Dance Club Play
  6. ^ Croatia Singles Chart
  7. ^ Cyprus Singles Chart "Cyprus Singles Chart"
  8. ^ Čns Ifpi
  9. ^ Euro 200 "The 200 Best-selling Records in the European Union"
  10. ^ a b c d "Love Today - chart positions". MusicSquare. Retrieved 9 April 2007.
  11. ^ Latvian Airplay Top
  12. ^ Lebanon Radio 1 Global Airplay "Lebanon Top 10 Airplay"
  13. ^ Lithuania Singles Chart
  14. ^ Luxembourg Singles Chart "Luxembourg Singles Chart"
  15. ^ Mexican Singles Chart - 21st February 2008
  16. ^ Poland Singles Chart "Poland Singles Chart"
  17. ^ Russian Airplay Chart "Russian Airplay Chart"
  18. ^ Slovenia Singles Chart "Slovenia Singles Chart"
  19. ^ South Africa Airplay Chart "5 FM Top 40"
  20. ^ a b "Mika- Artist Chart History". All Music Guide. Retrieved 9 April 2007.
  21. ^ UKMIX - Forums - View topic - USA - Hot Dance Club Play - 17/11/07

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Preceded by
"Umbrella" by Rihanna featuring Jay Z		 Latvian Airplay Top number-one song
June 17, 2007		 Succeeded by
"Umbrella" by Rihanna featuring Jay Z
v • d • e
Mika
Albums
Singles
"Relax, Take It Easy" • "Grace Kelly" • "Lollipop" (airplay release) • "Love Today" • "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)" • "Happy Ending" • "Relax, Take It Easy" (re-release) / "Lollipop"
DVDs