Defender (Peter Andre song)

"Defender" is the first single from British recording artist Peter Andre's seventh studio album, Accelerate. The single was released on 24 October 2010 via Digital Download, with a physical release following a day later, exclusive to retailer ASDA. The song was written by Peter Andre, Dantae Johnson, Nait Rawknait Masuku, and was produced by Nait Rawknait Masuku & Dantae Johnson with additional keyboards, drum programming and mixing by Pete "Boxsta" Martin.

"Defender"
Single by Peter Andre
from the album Accelerate
Released	24 October 2010 (2010-10-24)
Recorded	2010
Genre	Dance-pop, R&B
Length	3:14
Label	Conehead Management
Songwriter(s)	Peter Andre, Dantae Johnson, Nait Rawknait Masuku
Producer(s)	Nait Rawknait Masuku & Dantae Johnson
Peter Andre singles chronology
"Unconditional" (2009) "Defender" (2010) "Perfect Night" (2011)

Music video

The "Defender" music video was directed by Peter Falloon and portrays Andre performing militant choreography with several dancers. The video was inspired by Janet Jackson, with Andre commenting "Style wise I can definitely admit to borrowing a bit of Rhythm Nation."[1]

Live performance

On 17 October 2010, Andre performed the song on the live Strictly Come Dancing results show.[2] Andre has also performed the song on The Alan Titchmarsh Show[3] and Live from Studio Five,[4] both performances occurred on 25 October 2010. He also performed the song on Daytime TV show This Morning.

Critical reception

Nick Levine of Digital Spy gave the song a mixed review stating:

He may have all the credibility of an Apprentice candidate trying to flog some rather stodgy-looking bread rolls at £1.82 a pop, but, for a popstar in the commercial tundra of 2010, Peter Andre's actually doing pretty well. Last year's comeback platter Revelation debuted at number three on the UK albums chart and went on to shift a not-too-shabby 300,000 copies.

'Defender', the trailer for its efficiently-assembled follow-up Accelerate, is a melodramatic pop-R&B midtempo that works the corny old love-is-war metaphor to death. It's not the freshest production you'll hear all year, and the chorus is a way off deadly, but for a single from someone who owes his second shot at pop paydirt to a romance with a glamour model on a reality show where everyone gets upstaged by the dismembered dangly bits of a kangaroo, it's not half bad. .[5]

Track listing

CD Single (Exclusive To Asda)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Defender"	3:14

Digital Single[6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Defender"	3:14
2.	"Defender" (Candlelight Mix)	3:15
3.	"Defender" (Drastic Measures Mix)	4:33
4.	"Defender" (Video Mix)	3:33

Charts

Charts (2010)	Peak Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7]	14
UK Download (Official Charts Company)[8]	37
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[9]	32
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[10]	2

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	24 October 2010	Digital download[11][12]	Conehead Management
United Kingdom	25 October 2010	CD Single	Conehead Management

References

1. "Peter Andre's Defender by Peter Falloon - Promo News". Promo News. Falloon, Peter. 08-03-10. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 04-01-14. Check date values in: |accessdate=, |date= (help)
2. "Peter Andre - "Defender" LIVE premiere on Strictly Come Dancing". YouTube.
3. "Peter Andre - Defender (LIVE on The Alan Titchmarsh Show)". YouTube.
4. "Peter Andre - Defender (Live from Studio Five)". YouTube.
5. Nick Levine. "Peter Andre: 'Defender'". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk.
6. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/defender-ep/id396251105
7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
8. "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
9. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
10. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
11. "Peter Andre - Defender". Amazon.com.
12. "Peter Andre - Defender". iTunes.