"Finish Line" is a song recorded by British artist Yasmin. Self-written, produced by Labrinth and co-produced by Marc Williams and featuring a sample from the Stevie Wonder song "As". The song was released on 8 May 2011 as Yasmin's second single.
"It was the first song that I made where I really felt like I'd found my own sound and who I wanted to be as an artist. It's a really important song in my career, it's really important to me and got a lot of people interested in me."
—Yasmin, talking about her second single "Finish Line"[1]
"Finish Line" came about after Yasmin was in studio with her friend, Labrinth in January 2010.[2] The two struggled for eight hours before beginning work on the song. Yasmin originally wrote and composed the whole song acoustically before Labrinth begun production work on it.[1] Yasmin has revealed that it took about thirty minutes for her to write the song.[3] The song was co-produced by Labrinth's manager, Marc Williams.[4] The song resulted in Yasmin becoming Level Entertainment's first signed artist after she played "Finish Line" to the label's co-director and BBC Radio 1Xtra presenter, Twin B.[2]
In mid February 2011, a snippet of the final studio version of "Finish Line" was released onto the internet after Yasmin performed the song live at various gigs.[5] The official radio edit for the song was then uploaded on 14 March 2011.[6] On 20 April, "Finish Line" was A-listed on BBC Radio 1.[7] Remixes of "Finish Line" by Freemasons, Mike Delinquent and Shy FX were also released.[8] In an interview with SoulCulture, Yasmin explained how the Freemasons Remix came about as well as her opinion of the remix:
I suggested the Freemasons when discussing remix ideas with the label and luckily for me the guys loved the song and went right ahead making an incredible floorfiller-esque remix, [...], the guys told me they were so inspired by the track they wanted to do an alternative afterhours chilled out version which I was more than happy for them to do considering the calibre of the uptempo mix. When I finally heard this Afterhours Mix, I was blown away, it's even more magical than I expected. This remix has some of the most beautiful and evoking production I've heard in a long time, reminds me so much of Massive Attack and Portishead, they just really nailed it.[9]
Critical receptionedit
"Finish Line" has been positively reviewed by music critics. Ciarán Gaynor of State.ie said that "Finish Line" proves many wrong who say that pop music is all the same. Gaynor complimented the song's good tune and sharp production. He went on to describe the drum sound on the track as "ace" and also highlighted: "'Finish Line' is not auto-tuney, and not full of those bright David Guettahouse sounds that people complain about and so it's something of a bit of fresh air."[10] Robert Copsey from Digital Spy praised how "Finish Line", unlike most break-up songs, is able to dress up a break-up as a cool and sophisticated pop track, "a feat too great for even the most established of artists." Copsey went on to describe the song's synths as "heart warming" and Yasmin's vocals as "radio-friendly".[11] Cameron Rawson from Sound Of The Day was impressed by Yasmin's "soft tone" and "vibrant voice" on the song. Rawson felt Labrinth's hard work paid off in the "sweet production" on the record. He also highlighted: "If this is the sort of quality Yasmin is releasing now, in a few years time she will be huge - mark my words."[12] Nyasha Edwards of Urban Development felt that "Finish Line" shows a more softer, mildly sentimental side to Yasmin than her previous single, "On My Own", did.[13]
Chart performanceedit
"Finish Line" first charted on 15 May 2011, when it debuted at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart; marking Yasmin's highest charting single to date. The single also debuted at number-one on the UK Indie Chart, knocking "Unorthodox" by Wretch 32 from the summit. On its second week charting, the single fell 7 places to number 20; falling a further 10 places to number 30 on 29 May. "Finish Line" spent only a single week at the summit of the independent chart, with Adele returning to the top spot on 22 May with "Someone Like You".
Live performancesedit
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Yasmin performed "Finish Line" in January 2011 in an acoustic session for The Sun's 'The Biz Sessions'. She also performed "On My Own" and a cover of Ellie Goulding's "Starry Eyed" (2010). "Finish Line" was also performed by Yasmin when she was the supporting act for British artists Example's 2010 tour,[14] and Eliza Doolittle's 2011 tour of the United Kingdom.[15]
^ ab"Interview: Yasmin". Ministry of Sound. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
^ abVersetti, Richard (7 March 2011). "Yasmin - "Finish Line" Kickstarted My Career". SoulCulture.TV. SoulCulture. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
^. Yasmin's World. 2011-02-18. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
^Williams, Marc (2011-04-30). "Watch out for @itsYasmin 'Finish Line' Produced by @Labrinthda1st and co produced by myself......let's make it happen!!". Twitter. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
^X, Beverly (2011-02-14). "UK's Yasmin Is Almost To The "Finish Line"". MTV Iggy. MTV (UK and Ireland). Retrieved 11 May 2011.
^. First Up!. 14 March 2011. Archived from the original on 8 May 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
^Ministry of Sound (2011-04-20). "Congrats to @itsYasmin her new single 'Finish Line' is now A-list on Radio 1! Fantastic news". Twitter. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
^ abc"Yasmin - Finish Line". Play.com. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
^"Yasmin - "Finish Line (Freemasons Pegasus Afterhours Mix)"". SoulCulture. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
^Gaynor, Ciarán (10 May 2011). . State.ie. State Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
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Finish Line is a song recorded by British artist Yasmin Self written produced by Labrinth and co produced by Marc Williams and featuring a sample from the Stevie Wonder song As The song was released on 8 May 2011 as Yasmin s second single Finish Line Single by YasminReleased8 May 2011Recorded2011GenreTrip hop electronic R amp BLength3 59LabelMinistry of SoundSongwriter s Yasmin ShahmirProducer s Labrinth Marc WilliamsYasmin singles chronology On My Own 2011 Finish Line 2011 Young Guns 2011 Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Chart performance 4 Live performances 5 Track listing 6 Charts 7 Release history 8 ReferencesBackground edit It was the first song that I made where I really felt like I d found my own sound and who I wanted to be as an artist It s a really important song in my career it s really important to me and got a lot of people interested in me Yasmin talking about her second single Finish Line 1 Finish Line came about after Yasmin was in studio with her friend Labrinth in January 2010 2 The two struggled for eight hours before beginning work on the song Yasmin originally wrote and composed the whole song acoustically before Labrinth begun production work on it 1 Yasmin has revealed that it took about thirty minutes for her to write the song 3 The song was co produced by Labrinth s manager Marc Williams 4 The song resulted in Yasmin becoming Level Entertainment s first signed artist after she played Finish Line to the label s co director and BBC Radio 1Xtra presenter Twin B 2 In mid February 2011 a snippet of the final studio version of Finish Line was released onto the internet after Yasmin performed the song live at various gigs 5 The official radio edit for the song was then uploaded on 14 March 2011 6 On 20 April Finish Line was A listed on BBC Radio 1 7 Remixes of Finish Line by Freemasons Mike Delinquent and Shy FX were also released 8 In an interview with SoulCulture Yasmin explained how the Freemasons Remix came about as well as her opinion of the remix I suggested the Freemasons when discussing remix ideas with the label and luckily for me the guys loved the song and went right ahead making an incredible floorfiller esque remix the guys told me they were so inspired by the track they wanted to do an alternative afterhours chilled out version which I was more than happy for them to do considering the calibre of the uptempo mix When I finally heard this Afterhours Mix I was blown away it s even more magical than I expected This remix has some of the most beautiful and evoking production I ve heard in a long time reminds me so much of Massive Attack and Portishead they just really nailed it 9 Critical reception edit Finish Line has been positively reviewed by music critics Ciaran Gaynor of State ie said that Finish Line proves many wrong who say that pop music is all the same Gaynor complimented the song s good tune and sharp production He went on to describe the drum sound on the track as ace and also highlighted Finish Line is not auto tuney and not full of those bright David Guetta house sounds that people complain about and so it s something of a bit of fresh air 10 Robert Copsey from Digital Spy praised how Finish Line unlike most break up songs is able to dress up a break up as a cool and sophisticated pop track a feat too great for even the most established of artists Copsey went on to describe the song s synths as heart warming and Yasmin s vocals as radio friendly 11 Cameron Rawson from Sound Of The Day was impressed by Yasmin s soft tone and vibrant voice on the song Rawson felt Labrinth s hard work paid off in the sweet production on the record He also highlighted If this is the sort of quality Yasmin is releasing now in a few years time she will be huge mark my words 12 Nyasha Edwards of Urban Development felt that Finish Line shows a more softer mildly sentimental side to Yasmin than her previous single On My Own did 13 Chart performance edit Finish Line first charted on 15 May 2011 when it debuted at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart marking Yasmin s highest charting single to date The single also debuted at number one on the UK Indie Chart knocking Unorthodox by Wretch 32 from the summit On its second week charting the single fell 7 places to number 20 falling a further 10 places to number 30 on 29 May Finish Line spent only a single week at the summit of the independent chart with Adele returning to the top spot on 22 May with Someone Like You Live performances editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it May 2011 Yasmin performed Finish Line in January 2011 in an acoustic session for The Sun s The Biz Sessions She also performed On My Own and a cover of Ellie Goulding s Starry Eyed 2010 Finish Line was also performed by Yasmin when she was the supporting act for British artists Example s 2010 tour 14 and Eliza Doolittle s 2011 tour of the United Kingdom 15 Track listing editDigital download 8 Finish Line Radio Edit 3 59 Finish Line Freemasons Pegasus Club Mix 9 23 Finish Line Mike Delinquent Project Remix 4 29 Finish Line Shy s Smoking Rabbit Mix 4 48 Finish Line Freemasons Pegasus After Hours Mix 6 01 Finish Line Acoustic Mix 4 02 12 I 16 Finish Line Freemasons Pegasus Club Mix 9 23 Finish Line Freemasons Pegasus Dub 8 46 12 II 17 Finish Line Mike Delinquent Project Remix 4 29 Finish Line Shy s Smoking Rabbit Mix 4 48 Finish Line Freemason s Pegasus Radio Edit single Finish Line Freemason s Pegasus Radio Edit 3 25 Promo CD single 18 Finish Line Radio Edit 3 59 Finish Line Freemasons Pegasus Club Mix 9 23 Finish Line Mike Delinquent Project Remix 4 29 Finish Line Shy s Smoking Rabbit Mix 4 48 Finish Line Pegasus After Hours Mix 6 01 Finish Line Freemason s Pegasus Radio Edit 3 25 Finish Line Original Extended Edit 4 50 Finish Line Instrumental Edit 3 57Charts editChart 2011 Peakposition Scotland OCC 19 16 UK Indie OCC 20 1 UK Singles OCC 21 13Release history editList of release dates record label and format details Region Date Format Label United Kingdom 8 May 2011 8 Digital download Ministry of Sound 9 May 2011 16 12 United States November 22 2011 citation needed Digital download Ministry of SoundReferences edit a b Interview Yasmin Ministry of Sound 9 May 2011 Retrieved 11 May 2011 a b Versetti Richard 7 March 2011 Yasmin Finish Line Kickstarted My Career SoulCulture TV SoulCulture Retrieved 12 May 2011 Yasmin Finish Line Snippet Yasmin s World 2011 02 18 Archived from the original on 19 March 2012 Retrieved 11 May 2011 Williams Marc 2011 04 30 Watch out for itsYasmin Finish Line Produced by Labrinthda1st and co produced by myself let s make it happen Twitter Retrieved 11 May 2011 X Beverly 2011 02 14 UK s Yasmin Is Almost To The Finish Line MTV Iggy MTV UK and Ireland Retrieved 11 May 2011 Yasmin Finish Line Remixes First Up 14 March 2011 Archived from the original on 8 May 2011 Retrieved 11 May 2011 Ministry of Sound 2011 04 20 Congrats to itsYasmin her new single Finish Line is now A list on Radio 1 Fantastic news Twitter Retrieved 11 May 2011 a b c Yasmin Finish Line Play com Retrieved 11 May 2011 Yasmin Finish Line Freemasons Pegasus Afterhours Mix SoulCulture 8 March 2011 Retrieved 12 May 2011 Gaynor Ciaran 10 May 2011 New Singles Yasmin Austra Chris Brown Sade Clare Maguire amp more State ie State Magazine Archived from the original on 12 May 2011 Retrieved 12 May 2011 Copsey Robert 8 May 2011 Yasmin Finish Line Digital Spy Hachette Filipacchi UK Retrieved 12 May 2011 Rawson Cameron 9 May 2011 Single Review Yasmin Finish Line Sound Of The Day Archived from the original on 27 May 2011 Retrieved 12 May 2011 Edwards Nyasha 2011 04 04 REVIEW Yasmin Finish Line Urban Development Retrieved 12 May 2011 Yasmin Finish Line LIVE AT THE EXAMPLE TOUR YouTube 2010 10 13 Retrieved 12 May 2011 Yasmin Finish Line o2 abc Glasgow 28 03 2011 Supporting Eliza Doolittle YouTube 28 March 2011 Retrieved 12 May 2011 a b Finish Line Part 1 Juno Records Retrieved 12 May 2011 Finish Line Part 2 Juno Records Retrieved 12 May 2011 Yasmin Finish Line 2011 CD Discogs Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 15 May 2011 Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50 Official Charts Company Retrieved 15 May 2011 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 15 May 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Finish Line Yasmin song amp oldid 1218561886, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
