This Year's Love (song)

"This Year's Love"
Single by David Gray
from the album White Ladder
B-side
  • "Nightblindness", "Over My Head" (1999)
  • "Flame Turns Blue", "The Lights of London", "Roots of Love","Tired of Me" (2001)
Released29 March 1999 (1999-03-29)
StudioAir (London, England)
Length4:05
Label
SongwriterDavid Gray
Producers
David Gray singles chronology
"Wisdom"
(1993)		 "This Year's Love"
(1999)		 "Babylon"
(1999)
"Please Forgive Me"
(2000)
"This Year's Love"
(2001)
"Sail Away"
(2001)
Alternative covers
2001 re-issue CD1
Alternative cover
2001 re-issue CD2

"This Year's Love" is a song by British singer-songwriter David Gray from his fourth studio album, White Ladder (1998). Originally released as the album's first single on 29 March 1999, it was re-issued on 5 March 2001. The single peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart and number 27 on the Irish Singles Chart.

Track listings

UK CD single (1999)[1]

  1. "This Year's Love"
  2. "Nightblindness"
  3. "Over My Head"

UK CD1 and cassette single (2001)[2][3]

  1. "This Year's Love" (Strings remix) – 4:00
  2. "Flame Turns Blue" – 3:59
  3. "The Lights of London" – 4:43

UK CD2 (2001)[4]

  1. "This Year's Love" (16.12.00) – 4:22
  2. "Roots of Love" – 4:30
  3. "Tired of Me" – 3:42

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the White Ladder album booklet.[5]

Studio

  • Recorded and engineered at Air Studios (London, England)

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1999–2001) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 73
Ireland (IRMA)[7]25
Scottish Singles Sales (Official Charts)[8]13
UK Singles (Official Charts)[9]20

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[10] Platinum 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Platinum 600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 29 March 1999 CD IHT [12]
United Kingdom (re-release) 5 March 2001
  • CD
  • cassette
 EastWest [13]

References

  1. ↑ This Year's Love (UK CD single liner notes). IHT Records. 1999. IHT CDS001.
  2. ↑ This Year's Love (UK CD1 disc notes). EastWest Records. 2001. EW228CD1.
  3. ↑ This Year's Love (UK cassette single sleeve). EastWest Records. 2001. EW228C.
  4. ↑ This Year's Love (UK CD2 disc notes). EastWest Records. 2001. EW228CD2.
  5. ↑ White Ladder (UK CD album booklet). IHT Records. 1998. IHT CD001.
  6. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18, no. 13. 24 March 2001. p. 15. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "This Year's Love | IRMA". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 17/3/2001 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 17/3/2001 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – David Gray – This Year's Love". Radioscope. Retrieved 7 April 2025. Type This Year's Love in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
  11. ↑ "British single certifications – David Gray – This Year's Love". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 July 2022. Select singles in the Formats field. Type This Year's Love David Gray in the "Search:" field.
  12. ↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting 29 March, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 27 March 1999. p. 23. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting March 5, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 3 March 2001. p. 35. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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