Lovesick (Emily Osment song)

"Lovesick" is the second single performed by Emily Osment from her debut studio album, Fight or Flight (2010). It was released on February 4, 2011. 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.

"Lovesick"
Single by Emily Osment
from the album Fight or Flight
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2011
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"
(2011)		 "Hush"
(2011)

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.[1] The UK artwork uses the image seen on first single "Let's Be Friends".[2] 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, and as stated by Osment herself, the theme was mainly about robots and how robots can fall in love, and love is universal.[3] Osment also revealed that she had that vision in her head while recording the song. 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. Due to popular airplay and promotion on radio and music channels (including ITV2). 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. It reached number 30 on UK iTunes.

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

Charts
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 66
South Korea (International Chart) (Gaon Chart)[7] 2
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[8] 57

Release history
CountryRelease dateFormat
Australia[9]February 4, 2011Digital download
France[10]
Japan[11]
United StatesFebruary 22, 2011
Ireland[12]March 11, 2011
United Kingdom[13]
Ireland[14]April 29, 2011Digital EP
United Kingdom[15]
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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-11-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.music-house.co.uk/images/phpthumb/phpThumb.php?src=%2Fimages%2Fdb%2Fcover-emilyosmentlovesick.jpg&w=148&h=148&q=86&zc=1
  3. Emily Osment - Lovesick - YouTube
  4. Emily Osment | "Lovesick" (Fan Version) - YouTube
  5. Emily Osment | "Lovesick" (Making The Video)>
  6. Canada Singles Top 100 (March 19, 2011) - Music Charts
  7. ds. "Gaon Charts > South Korea International Chart". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  8. UK Singles Top 75 (April 24, 2011) - Music Charts
  9. Lovesick - EP by Emily Osment - Download Lovesick - EP on iTunes
  10. Lovesick - EP de Emily Osment - Télécharger Lovesick - EP sur iTunes
  11. エミリー・オスメント「Lovesick - EP」 - iTunes で「Lovesick - EP」をダウンロード
  12. Lovesick - Single by Emily Osment - Download Lovesick - Single on iTunes
  13. Lovesick - Single by Emily Osment - Download Lovesick - Single on iTunes
  14. Lovesick - EP by Emily Osment - Download Lovesick - EP on iTunes
  15. Lovesick - EP by Emily Osment - Download Lovesick - EP on iTunes
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