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On the United World Chart, "Pocketful of Sunshine" debuted at number forty and has peaked at number fourteen for one week so far.
On the United World Chart, "Pocketful of Sunshine" debuted at number forty and has peaked at number fourteen for one week so far.


In the UK, in the lead up to the release in July, the song was given mixed reviews from fans and the media. Despite being so successful in the United States, the song's release was cancelled. According to a review on [[Digital Spy]], the song has been pushed back to September 08.<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a104004/natasha-bedingfield-pocketful-of-sunshine.html Music - Singles Reviews - Natasha Bedingfield: 'Pocketful of Sunshine' - Digital Spy<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The song peaked at #36 on the [[UK Singles Chart|UK Airplay Chart]] the third week of [[August]], rising four places the following week.<ref>[http://www.theofficialcharts.com/ UK Airplay Chart]</ref> The UK release will consist of a download-only.
In the UK, in the lead up to the release in July, the song was given mixed reviews from fans and the media. Despite being so successful in the United States, the song's release was cancelled. According to a review on [[Digital Spy]], the song has been pushed back to September 08.<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a104004/natasha-bedingfield-pocketful-of-sunshine.html Music - Singles Reviews - Natasha Bedingfield: 'Pocketful of Sunshine' - Digital Spy<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==Charts==
==Charts==

Revision as of 16:31, 14 September 2008

"Pocketful of Sunshine"
Song

"Pocketful of Sunshine" is a pop song performed by Natasha Bedingfield for her second North American album Pocketful of Sunshine. It was released as the album's second single in 2008.[2] The single was supposed to be released in the UK as Natasha's second single from the re-release of N.B. on July 7 2008, however it was cancelled and pushed back to a later date.

The song has been recorded in simlish for the video game The Sims 2: FreeTime,[3] and was featured on the midseason finale of the MTV television show The Hills.[4] Bedingfield performed the song on the season finale of the Canadian television series Degrassi: The Next Generation.[5]

"Pocketful of Sunshine" is also used in the background of several of ABC's "Start Fresh" commercials. The song is also featured on Audition Online.


Reception

Pocketful of Sunshine was among the most praised album's tracks in the album. A critic of Allmusic praised the song, calling it the "album's lineup".[6] Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone described "Pocketful of Sunshine" as "serviceable: long on catchy" and "professional-grade melodies and dance beats", but added "annoying only in spots".[7] Meanwhile, Bill Lamb of About.com review stated that the single is "good one" for "the promise of spring".[8] The song was also listed as one of the "top tracks" on the album of the same name, in the review, also, of About.com.[9] The song ends similarly to Sleep Don't Weep by Damien Rice. Natasha Bedingfield plays a singing bowl and Louise Fox whispers, whilst banging glasses: 'I've got something for you' in Irish.

Music video

File:Pocketful video04.jpg
Bedingfield in the music video.

In an interview with Alloy.com, Bedingfield said she will soon be filming a music video for "Pocketful of Sunshine". She also said that she was excited about the video because "people are...making their own versions of the video on YouTube and that kind of thing, which is really exciting, so I want to get done with my video as well".[10]
The music video was directed by Alan Ferguson. On Natasha's blog, she explains a little bit about the concept of the video, and how she wanted a video that showed the contrast that happens in life, like finding beauty in the middle of ugliness or strength at times of weakness.

Shot in Downtown Los Angeles, the video opens with Bedingfield at a work building; scenes of a child drawing a picture while his parents are fighting and a teenager drawing graffiti in a parking lot are intercut through the video. After she drops off her work, Bedingfield grabs a parachute and jumps out the window. When she lands, she has on different clothes. Shortly after she lands, more people jump out with parachutes to join her. While Bedingfield sings, the crowd dances. Meanwhile, the police arrive to arrest the teenager, but he punches through the wall, escaping. Bedingfield is then sitting in a chair, when an eclipse occurs, hence the line "and the darkness is light." When the eclipse passes, Bedingfield shoots red butterflies out of her hands, hence the line "there's only butterflies." Bedingfield performs a free concert for the crowd. Back at the work building, the employees watch Bedingfield's performance via the LG Voyager. The child walks out of the house he drew, when the camera shows Bedingfield meditating on a large lotus flower, while a group of belly dancers dance around her. As the child walks up to her, Bedingfield opens her eyes. The end of the video shows the lotus flower rising up, while Bedingfield sings the final lines, then looking at the child.

On August 2, 2008, "Pocketful of Sunshine" reached the #1 spot on the VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown. It returned to the #1 spot on August 23, 2008.

On September 6, 2008, "Pocketful of Sunshine" was retired to VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown 20/20 list.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Pocketful of Sunshine".

US Digital Single

  1. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Radio Edit] - 3:02

Promotional CD

  1. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Radio Edit] - 3:02
  2. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Album Version] - 3:22
  3. "Love like This" [Jim Jonsin Remix] - 4:14

Club Promo Mixes CD

  1. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Johnny Vicious Club ]
  2. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Stonebridge Club]
  3. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Johnny Vicious Radio]
  4. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Stonebridge Radio]
  5. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Johnny Vicious Warehouse Mix]
  6. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Johnny Vicious Dub]
  7. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Stonebridge Dub Radio Mix]
  8. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Radio Edit]

Official remixes

  • Johnny Vicious Radio mix
  • Johnny Vicious Club mix
  • Johnny Vicious Dub mix
  • Johnny Vicious Warehouse mix
  • StoneBridge Radio edit
  • StoneBridge Club mix
  • StoneBridge Dub mix

Chart performance

"Pocketful of Sunshine" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States at number sixty-five, even though it had not been commercially released as a single.[11] The song also debuted on the Hot Digital Songs and Hot Digital Tracks charts at number twenty-four,[12][13] and at number forty-three on the Pop 100 chart.[14] Since its release, it has climbed to number five on the Hot 100, giving Bedingfield her second top ten hit on the chart, tying with "Unwritten" (which also peaked at number five) from her first album. It has also reached number seven on the Pop 100. The song has managed to climb to number two on the U.S. iTunes chart after Natasha performed it on American Idol on May 1, and as such, has reached a peak of number four on the Hot Digital Songs chart. On May 28, the song was certified platinum, it has sold 2,050,593 downloads to date.

The track was also successful on Billboard's Dance charts, where it reached number one on both the Hot Dance Club Play chart in May 2008 and Hot Dance Airplay charts the following June.

In Canada, the song debuted at number forty-three on the Canadian Hot 100,[15] and has so far peaked at number three, becoming Natasha's third top ten single, and the second from Pocketful of Sunshine. The song has also peaked at number one on the Canadian iTunes Chart.

On the United World Chart, "Pocketful of Sunshine" debuted at number forty and has peaked at number fourteen for one week so far.

In the UK, in the lead up to the release in July, the song was given mixed reviews from fans and the media. Despite being so successful in the United States, the song's release was cancelled. According to a review on Digital Spy, the song has been pushed back to September 08.[16]

Charts

Chart (2008)[17] Peak
position
Brazil Hot 100[18] 26
Brazil Dance Club Play [19] 1
Canadian Hot 100[20] 3
Croatian Singles Chart[21] 2
Cyprus Singles Chart 1
Europe Singles Chart 201
México Top 100[22] 96
Polish National Top 50 54
Romanian Top 100 88
Turkey Top 20 Chart[23] 19
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[24] 5
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[24] 5
United World Chart[25] 14

Personnel

The following people contributed to "Pocketful of Sunshine":[26]

Notes

  1. ^ "CHR: Available For Airplay". FMQB.com. Retrieved January 31 2008.
  2. ^ "Interview with Adam Bomb on Q100 Atlanta". YouTube. December 12 2007. Retrieved December 14 2007.
  3. ^ "VideoBlog: Singing In Simlish". YouTube. November 22 2007. Retrieved December 14 2007.
  4. ^ "Songs from Season 3 of the Hills episode 18?". Yahoo!. November 12 2007. Retrieved December 14 2007.
  5. ^ Warner, Tyrone. "Natasha Bedingfield talks 'Degrassi'". CTV. December 5 2007. Retrieved January 15 2008.
  6. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Pocketful of Sunshine". Allmusic. Macrovision Company. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  7. ^ Hoard, Christian. "Pocketful of Sunshine Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  8. ^ Lamb, Bill. "Pocketful of Sunshine Single Review". About.com. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  9. ^ Lamb, Bill. "Pocketful of SunshineAlbum Review". About.com. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  10. ^ "Interviews: Natasha Bedingfield". Alloy.com. Retrieved March 21 2008.
  11. ^ "Hot 100 (Chart Listing for the Week of Feb 09 2008)". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 31 2008.
  12. ^ "Hot Digital Songs (Chart Listing for the Week of Feb 09 2008)". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 31 2008.
  13. ^ "Hot Digital Tracks (Chart Listing for the Week of Feb 09 2008)". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 31 2008.
  14. ^ "Pop 100 (Chart Listing for the Week of Feb 09 2008)". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 31 2008.
  15. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 (Chart Listing for the Week of Feb 09 2008)". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 31 2008.
  16. ^ Music - Singles Reviews - Natasha Bedingfield: 'Pocketful of Sunshine' - Digital Spy
  17. ^ "Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved April 10 2008.
  18. ^ Hot 100 Singles
  19. ^ Top 40 Dance
  20. ^ Country_MM_060227.qxd
  21. ^ Croatian Singles Chart
  22. ^ México Top 100 Week 26
  23. ^ Turkey Top 20 Chart Retrieved June 10 2008
  24. ^ a b "Artist Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved April 10 2008.
  25. ^ "World Chart Positions". aCharts.us. Retrieved April 10 2008.
  26. ^ Pocketful of Sunshine (CD liner notes). Sony BMG. January 2008.

External links

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Preceded by
"Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis (Second run)
 Billboard Hot Dance Airplay number-one single (second run)
July 5, 2008 		Succeeded by
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