Still on My Mind
Still on My Mind is the fifth studio album by English singer Dido, released on 8 March 2019 through BMG.[2] It is her first studio album since 2013's Girl Who Got Away. The album was supported by singles "Give You Up", "Take You Home", "Friends" and "Just Because".
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Released | 8 March 2019 | |||
Studio | RAK Studios, London | |||
Genre | Electro-folk[1] | |||
Length | 45:27 | |||
Label | BMG | |||
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Singles from Still on My Mind | ||||
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Recording
Dido wrote and recorded the album in the UK with her brother Rollo. She said she "only wanted to make another album if it was with him", and called the recording process simple and an "absolutely magical experience",[3] saying it was "made in such an easy way, all the vocals recorded on the sofa, a lot of it recorded at home".[4]
Music
The album is said to display Dido's "love of hip hop and her folk roots", and feature "a dance and electronic music sensibility".[4] According to Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic, Still on My Mind is essentially an electro-folk album with a "hip hop heartbeat" and elements of electro-pop, synth-pop, disco and new age.[1]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 70/100[5] |
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Pitchfork | 6.6/10[8] |
Album of the Year | 74/100[9] |
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Consequence of Sound | B[12] |
Still on My Mind received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 70 based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews".
Promotion
Dido first announced the single "Give You Up" while answering fan questions on Twitter, and also revealed the title of "Chances".[13] Dido later stated in an interview with the Evening Standard that the final track on the album would be a song about parenthood titled "Have to Stay".[14]
Dido performed "Give You Up" live on The Jonathan Ross Show, which aired on 9 March 2019.[15]
Despite releasing a total of four singles from the album, Dido failed to promote the last three at all, due to being on tour.
Track listing
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes[16]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hurricanes" | 5:17 | ||
2. | "Give You Up" |
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| 3:21 |
3. | "Hell After This" |
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| 3:27 |
4. | "You Don't Need a God" |
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| 3:31 |
5. | "Take You Home" |
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| 5:05 |
6. | "Some Kind of Love" |
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| 4:42 |
7. | "Still on My Mind" |
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| 3:04 |
8. | "Mad Love" |
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| 2:52 |
9. | "Walking By" |
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| 4:31 |
10. | "Friends" |
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| 3:23 |
11. | "Chances" |
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| 3:31 |
12. | "Have to Stay" |
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| 2:43 |
Total length: | 45:27 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "What Am I Doing Here" |
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| 3:58 |
Total length: | 49:20 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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12. | "What Am I Doing Here" |
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| 3:53 |
Total length: | 46:37 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Just Because" |
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| 4:09 |
2. | "This Is Love" |
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| 2:59 |
3. | "What Am I Doing Here" |
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| 3:58 |
4. | "Hurricanes" (live acoustic) |
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5. | "Thank You" (live acoustic) |
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6. | "White Flag" (live acoustic) |
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7. | "Give You Up" (Mark Knight remix) |
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8. | "Take You Home" (Undercatt remix) |
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Total length: | 78:00 |
Notes
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[43] | Silver | 60,000![]() |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
References
- Yeung, Neil Z. (8 March 2019). "Still on My Mind – Dido". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- Copsey, Rob (12 November 2018). "Dido announces new album Still On My Mind and first UK and Ireland tour in 15 years". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- McMahon, Amy (12 November 2018). "Dido to play the Olympia Theatre". Hot Press. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- Ellwood-Hughes, Pip (12 November 2018). "Dido returns with new album Still On My Mind and 2019 world tour dates". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- "Critic Reviews for Still on My Mind - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- Hedderman, Zara. "Dido: Still on My Mind review – time stands still for 1990s pop superstar". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- Morris, Damien (10 March 2019). "Dido: Still on My Mind review – serenely pedestrian". The Observer. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- Anderson, Stacey (13 March 2019). "Dido: Still on My Mind Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/127950-dido-still-on-my-mind.php. Missing or empty
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(help) - "Dido's Distinctive Pop Pulse Radiates on Stirring 'Still On My Mind' | Album Review". Albumism. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- "Dido - Still On My Mind | Album Reviews". musicOMH. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- Graves, Wren (8 March 2019). "Album of the Week: Dido Runs a Warm Bath of Power Pop on the Soothing Still on My Mind". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- "Dido Twitter account". Retrieved 14 December 2018 – via Twitter.
- McLean, Craig (22 November 2018). "Dido interview: 'There's never been a night on tour when I wasn't nervous'". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- "The Jonathan Ross Show". Comedy. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- Still on My Mind (booklet). Dido. BMG. 2019.CS1 maint: others (link)
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- "Dido Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 201911 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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- "Offiziellecharts.de – Dido – Still on My Mind" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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- "Irish Albums Chart: 15 March 2019". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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- "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 11: del 8.3.2019 al 14.3.2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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- "British album certifications – Dido – Still On my Mind". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 October 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Still On my Mind in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.