Magnetised (song)

"Magnetised" is a song by British singer-songwriter Tom Odell and the second single from his second studio album Wrong Crowd (2016). It was released digitally on 15 April 2016. The song has peaked to number 40 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was written by Tom Odell and Rick Nowels.

For 2017 single, see Emma Blackery.

"Magnetised"
Single by Tom Odell
from the album Wrong Crowd
Released	15 April 2016
Recorded	2015
Genre	Indie pop Indietronica
Length	3:57
Label	RCA Records
Songwriter(s)	Tom Odell Rick Nowels
Producer(s)	Tom Odell Jim Abbiss Rick Nowels
Tom Odell singles chronology
"Wrong Crowd" (2015) "Magnetised" (2016) "Here I Am" (2016)

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Magnetised" was first released onto YouTube on 15 April 2016 at a total length of three minutes and fifty-nine seconds. The music video was directed by George Belfield.[1] The video, like the song itself, expresses the protagonist's frustrations about being attached to his significant other that doesn't reciprocate the same kind of love.

Odell was interviewed by Fuse regarding the concept of this video and its link to his previous single "Wrong Crowd" saying, "Magnetised very much hits into this idea of sort of “man vs. nature”: you have a cheater and you have a fast car and it’s like interesting, playing on that idea between the two of them. So he’s destroyed this relationship, you know, with a woman, and at this point he’s now realizing that she’s no longer available to him–and he can’t give it up. But it’s also playing on the idea of, sort of, nature. There’s a lyric in it called “I wish I had a little mother nature in me” which is kind of around the theme of the song of, he just wants a relationship which feels natural rather than this sort of perverse, poisoned situation he seems to be in, and Magnetised plays on that theme."[2]

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Magnetised"	3:57

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[3]	1
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[4]	7
France (SNEP)[5]	157
Ireland (IRMA)[6]	62
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ)[7]	7
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[8]	17
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9]	73
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10]	40
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[11]	20

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12]	Silver	200,000
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	15 April 2016	Digital download	RCA Records

References

1. Tom Odell - Magnetised (Official Video) - YouTube
2. Tom Odell Talks the Connection Between His 'Magnetised' & 'Wrong Crowd' Videos - Fuse (published April 15, 2016)
3. "Ultratop.be – Tom Odell – Magnetised" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
4. "Ultratop.be – Tom Odell – Magnetised" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
5. "Lescharts.com – Tom Odell – Magnetised" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
6. "Chart Track: Week 24, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
7. "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
9. "Swisscharts.com – Tom Odell – Magnetised". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
11. "Tom Odell Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
12. "British single certifications – Tom Odell – Magnetised". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 December 2017. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Magnetised in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.