Lose Control (Hedley song)

This article is about the Hedley song. For other uses, see Lose Control.
"Lose Control"
Single by Hedley
from the album Hello
Released March 4, 2016 (2016-03-04)
Format Digital download
Recorded Studio City, CA
(Van Howes Studio)
Genre
Length 3:46
Label Universal Canada
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Brian Howes
  • Jacob Hoggard
  • Jason "JVP" Van Poederooyen
Hedley singles chronology
"Hello"
(2015)		 "Lose Control"
(2016)		 "Can't Slow Down"
(2016)
Music video
"Lose Control" on YouTube

"Lose Control" is a song recorded by Canadian pop rock band Hedley for their sixth studio album Hello (2015). It was written by lead singer Jacob Hoggard with Jarrett Holmes, Brian Howes, and Jason "JVP" Van Poederooyen, and was produced by all but Holmes. "Lose Control" was released March 4, 2016 through Universal Music Canada as the album's third official single.[1]

"Lose Control" reached a moderate peak of 37 on the Canadian Hot 100, providing the band their second consecutive top-40 single off Hello, and also reached the top 20 on two airplay formats. In September 2016, it was certified Platinum by Music Canada.[2]

Commercial reception

"Hello" debuted at number 89 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart dated April 16, 2016.[3] The song peaked at number 37 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart dated July 30, 2016.[4] "Lose Control" peaked at numbers 21, 10, and 7, respectively, on the Canada AC, Canada CHR/Top 40, and Canada Hot AC airplay charts.[5][6][7] In September 2016, "Lose Control" was certified Platinum by Music Canada, indicating sales of over 100,000.[2]

Music video

A video for "Lose Control" was directed by Lisa Mann, Samy Inayeh and premiered March 21, 2016.[8] Compared to the video for Taylor Swift's 2014 hit "Shake It Off", the video finds the members of Hedley surrounded by female dancers who use the men as props in their ballet-style performances.[8]

Live performances

The band performed "Lose Control" on June 19, 2016 at the 2016 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards.[9]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Hello album liner notes.[10]

Recording
Personnel

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11] 37
Canada AC (Billboard)[5] 21
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[6] 10
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[7] 7

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[2] Platinum 100,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Hedley (March 4, 2016). "Hedley - Friends! #LoseControl is at radio now! Can we get a hell...". Facebook. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Canadian single certifications – Hedley – Lose Control". Music Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Canada Singles Top 100 (April 16, 2016)". aCharts.co / Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Canadian Hot 100: The Week Of July 30, 2015". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Hedley – Chart history" Billboard Canada AC for Hedley. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Hedley – Chart history" Billboard Canada CHR/Top 40 for Hedley. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Hedley – Chart history" Billboard Canada Hot AC for Hedley. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  8. 1 2 Bowsher, Allison (March 21, 2016). "Watch Hedley Get Dancey In New Video For 'Lose Control'". MuchMusic. Bell Media. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  9. ↑ Farrell, David (June 22, 2016). "Hedley: Lose Control". FYI Music News. Music Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  10. ↑ Hello (booklet). Hedley. Universal Music Canada Inc. 2015. B0165YB8SM.
  11. ↑ "Hedley – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Hedley. Retrieved November 6, 2016.

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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