Glad You Came
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"
Glad You Came" is a song by British-Irish
boy band The Wanted, taken as the second single from their second studio album,
Battleground. It was released on 10 July 2011. The
dance-pop song was written by
Steve Mac,
Wayne Hector and
Ed Drewett, and was produced by Steve Mac and Russell Steedle. It debuted at number one in the
United Kingdom and
Ireland. In the United States, it was released on 18 October 2011 as the second single from the band's debut stateside release,
The Wanted (EP). It peaked at number 3 on the
Billboard Hot 100.
Background
The song was written and produced by Steve Mac.
[2] It serves as the second single from The Wanted's second album,
Battleground which was released on 7 November 2011.
[3]
Band member Tom Parker said of the song, "We all felt it was a new,
refreshing sound and a perfect song for the summer which really gets you
in the mood for a party."
[4] The song premiered on the radio on 24 May 2011.
[5] The song was also remixed by Alex Gaudino.
[6] The American
television series Glee covered the track in the episode "
On My Way", which was aired during the
third season.
[7] It was performed at the Regionals competition between New Directions and the Dalton Academy Warblers.
[7] Sebastian (
Grant Gustin) leads the performance.
[7]
Critical reception
The song have received mixed reviews from music critics .
"'Glad You Came'" has a soft, restrained initial flavour that
eventually colours itself with some oddball synth. It becomes a bit more
invigorating as it goes along, with a strong beat and various samples
and effects interacting lightly and playfully with one another. The
singing is kept drearily generic, as though totally unaware of the kooky
accompaniments to which it’s being treated. It does work well enough
however; it’s quite measured and well-balanced, with none of its
individual elements overpowering the other and steady pacing
throughout."
—Under the Gun's review of the song.
[8]
Robert Copsey of
Digital Spy
gave the song four out of five stars writing, "'I decided you look well
on me/ So let's go somewhere no-one else can see/ You and me,' they
continue over a cantering beat and featherlight hook before launching
into a carnival-inspired chorus fizzier than a frozen Daiquiri. 'My
universe will never be the same/ I'm glad you came,' they croon on the
outro. The result is their catchiest effort since 'All Time Low', though
on repeated listens we're not buying this innocent act they're sporting
one bit."
[9] David Griffiths wrote for
4Music that the song is "definitely their most danceable effort to date."
[10] About.com's
Bill Lamb gave to the song 3.5 out of 5 stars, writing that the song
has "genial vocals", a "pop-dance beat" and a "catchy synth hook", but
he also noted that it has "frothy lyrics" and "little memorable weight
to the song".
[11] He praised
Max's solo in the beginning and also praised "the keyboard hook that nearly steals the show from the group."
[11]
To conclude, he wrote that "Glad You Came" is a cheerful, uptempo tune
that is easy to dance with, and it is little more than that.
[11]
A review from "Trash Lounge" wrote that "its lyrics may not exude
originality, but it has enough charisma and summer-friendly production
to see it through."
[12]
A negative review came from "Unreality Shout" who wrote that it
"showcases none of the previously heard pop excellence and instead we’ve
been presented with another stale, indigestible chunk of boyband pop
that’s been soaked in desperately saccharine niceness on the lyrical
front."
[13] The review also wrote that "it feels like The Wanted are fast moving away from their more charismatic roots (‘
All Time Low’, or album track ‘Let’s Get Ugly’) and are instead peddling more disposable songs they’ve unwisely chosen as singles."
[13]
Rolling Stone
named "Glad You Came" the forty-fourth best song of 2012, citing the
group's "push at the genre's PG-13 rating with a club-bumper that dares
to raise the specter of under age inebriation."
[14]
Chart performance
"Glad You Came" debuted at number one in Ireland, making it the band's first number-one single in the country.
[15]
The song has been at number one for five weeks. In the United Kingdom,
the song debuted at number one with first-week sales of over 117,000
copies, becoming the band's second number-one single in the UK.
[16] As of May 2012, it is their biggest-selling single to date with 540,126 copies sold in the UK.
[17]
In Australia the song was certified Gold for shipping 35,000 copies.
[18] In the United States, the song became their first to chart on the
Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number three for four non-consecutive weeks after it was covered on the television series
Glee, and becoming the highest American chart entry by a British boy band, surpassing
Take That who peaked at number seven with "
Back for Good" in November 1995.
[19] The song has sold 3,388,000 copies in the United States in 2012.
[20]
Music video
The music video was created by
Director X and was filmed in
Ibiza, Spain. It sees the band on the beach, in a club and at a houseparty each with an individual woman. It was uploaded to
YouTube on 10 June 2011.
[21] Jay revealed to
MTV UK:
"The theory of the video was take The Wanted to Ibiza and just film
everything and then just cut bits that were useable. But the girls were
models, they weren't just girls we picked." However Max admitted:
"Actually no, the girl I had to spend time with was just literally
picked up off the street after a night out."
[22]
The video has achieved over 63 million views on YouTube becoming their
most watched video on the site. It also starred a cameo from footballer
John-Joe O'Toole.
In popular culture
Track listing
- "Glad You Came" (Karaoke Version) - 3:17
- "Glad You Came" – 3:17
- "Glad You Came" (Alex Gaudino Radio Edit) – 3:05
- "Glad You Came" (Alex Gaudino Club Mix) – 7:55
- "Iris" (Live Tour Performance) – 4:01
- "Glad You Came" – 3:17
- "Glad You Came" (Alex Gaudino Radio Edit) – 3:05
- "Gold Forever" (BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge Session) – 3:35
- "Glad You Came" (Radio Edit) – 3:18
- U.S. digital remix EP[28]
- "Glad You Came" (Mixin Marc & Tony Svedja Radio Mix) – 3:58
- "Glad You Came" (Mixin Marc & Tony Svedja Club Remix) – 5:52
- "Glad You Came" (Mixin Marc & Tony Svedja Dub) – 5:44
- "Glad You Came" (Bassjackers Remix Edit) – 3:40
- "Glad You Came" (Bassjackers Extended Club) – 5:04
- "Glad You Came" (Bassjackers Dub) – 5:52
- "Glad You Came" (Alex Gaudino Radio Full Vocal) – 3:05
- "Glad You Came" (Alex Gaudino Club Remix) – 7:54
- "Glad You Came" (Alex Gaudino Dub) – 7:51
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- "Glad You Came" - 3:18
- "Glad You Came" (Mixin Marc & Tony Svedja Radio Mix) – 3:58
- U.S. promotional CD single[29]
- "Glad You Came" (Radio Edit) – 3:18
- "Glad You Came" (Alex Gaudino Radio Full Vocal) – 3:05
- "Glad You Came" (Alex Gaudino Club Remix) – 7:54
- "Glad You Came" (Alex Gaudino Dub) – 7:51
- "Glad You Came" (Bassjackers Remix Edit) – 3:40
- "Glad You Came" (Bassjackers Extended Club) – 5:04
- "Glad You Came" (Bassjackers Dub) – 5:52
- "Glad You Came" (Mixin Marc & Tony Svedja Radio Mix) – 3:58
- "Glad You Came" (Mixin Marc & Tony Svedja Club Remix) – 5:52
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Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Certifications
Year-end charts
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Radio date and release history
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