Girl Who Got Away

Girl Who Got Away
Studio album by Dido
Publication (s)	4th March 2013
admission	2009–2012
Label (s)	RCA Records / Sony
Format (s)	CD, download
Genre (s)	Electropop
Title (number)	11/17/18
running time	43:07
chronology Safe Trip Home Girl Who Got Away Still on My Mind
Single releases December 18, 2012 Let Us Move On February 22, 2013 No freedom May 5, 2013 End of night

Girl Who Got Away is the fourth studio album by British singer Dido .

History of origin

After releasing her third studio album, Safe Trip Home , Dido set out to quickly release a new album. She recorded some songs in studios in London and Los Angeles . She also produced two songs for the soundtracks of Sex and the City 2 and 127 Hours . The latter even received an Oscar nomination. After she became pregnant in late 2010, she stopped working on the album to focus on the family. In 2012 she finally decided to complete the album together with her brother and producer Rollo Armstrong .

Track list

No.	title	Songwriter	Producers	length
1.	No freedom	Dido, Rick Nowels	Rollo Armstrong , Dido, Rick Nowels	3:16
2.	Girl Who Got Away	Dido, Rollo Armstrong	Dido, Rollo Armstrong	3:23
3.	Let Us Move On (featuring Kendrick Lamar )	Dido, Rollo Armstrong, Jeff Bhasker , Kendrick Lamar, Pat Reynolds	Rollo Armstrong, Dido	4:10
4th	Blackbird	Dido, Rollo Armstrong	Rollo Armstrong, Dido	4:09
5.	End of night	Dido, Greg Kurstin	Greg Kurstin	3:58
6th	Sitting on the Roof of the World	Dido, Rick Nowels, Rollo Armstrong	Rollo Armstrong, Dido	3:18
7th	Love to Blame	Dido, Rollo Armstrong, John Harrison, Vera Bohl	Rollo Armstrong, Dido, P, Nut	4:36
8th.	Go dreaming	Dido, Rollo Armstrong, Rick Nowels	Rollo Armstrong, Dido	4:24
9.	happy New Year	Dido, Greg Kurstin, Rollo Armstrong	Greg Kurstin	3:29
10.	Loveless Hearts	Dido, Rollo Armstrong	Rollo Armstrong, Dido	3:05
11.	Day Before We Went to War	Dido, Rollo Armstrong, Brian Eno	Rollo Armstrong, Dido	5:12

Deluxe Edition
No.	title	Songwriter	Producers	length
12.	Let Us Move On (Jeff Bhasker and Plain Pat Remix)	Dido, Rollo Armstrong, Jeff Bhasker, Lamar, Pat Reynolds	Jeff Bhasker, Plain Pat	4:32
13.	All I See (featuring Pete Miser )	Dido, Pete Ho	Dido, Rollo Armstrong, Miser	3:44
14th	Just say yes	Dido, Lester Mendez , Rollo Armstrong	Rollo Armstrong, Dido	3:35
15th	Let's runaway	Dido, Greg Kurstin	Greg Kurstin	4:23
16.	Everything to Lose ( Armin Van Buuren Remix)	Dido, Ayalah Bentovim , Rollo Armstrong	Rollo Armstrong, Dido, Sister Bliss	5:55
17th	Lost	Dido, Jon Brion , Matt Chamberlain	Jon Brion	4:17

iTunes Store
No.	title	Songwriter	Producers	length
18th	No Freedom ( Benny Benassi Remix)	Dido, Rick Nowels	Rollo Armstrong, Dido, Rick Nowels	5:58

Amazon MP3 and Japan Edition
No.	title	Songwriter	Producers	length
18th	No Freedom (Tom Swoon Remix)	Dido, Rick Nowels	Rollo Armstrong, Dido, Rick Nowels	5:58

publication

Dido published the album's tracklist on December 10, 2012 on Instagram . Also in mid-December 2012, Let Us Move On , a collaboration with rapper Kendrick Lamar , released the first single. The album cover was presented on January 9, 2013. On January 31, 2013, she had a live performance for invited guests and the press in a private club in London, her first appearance in over five years, in which she presented songs from the album. Another single, No Freedom , was released at the end of February . The album was released on March 4, 2013 in Europe and on March 26, 2013 in the USA. On May 5, 2013, she released End of Night as a single.

Charts

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	2 (8 weeks)	8th
Austria (Ö3)	6th (4 weeks)	4th
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 (11 weeks)	11
United Kingdom (OCC)	5 (12 weeks)	12
United States (Billboard)	32 (1 week)	1

reception

source	rating
AllMusic
The Guardian
The Independent
musicOMH
The Observer
PopMatters

The album received mostly average ratings. Metacritic gave it a score of 59/100 based on 12 reviews. Of these, eight were mixed and four were positive.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic praised the style and called the album sophisticated yet sensual. For him, in contrast to the previous one, the album would be less tailored to domesticity and more to an evening out. For BBC Music's Nick Levine , the album was pleasant to listen to with its open lyrics and friendly melodies. He criticized the sometimes meaningless sentimentality, but praised the predominantly conveyed empathy and emotion. MusicOMH's Laurence Green called the album nice and calm. It will not break new ground, but it was never the intention.

Caroline Sullivan from the Guardian found the opening song particularly annoying, as Dido sounded listless to her. The rest of the album, on the other hand, is interesting and differs positively from the, in their opinion, bland previous albums. Their conclusion was that the album at least didn't arouse the desire to hear something else. Andy Johnson of PopMatters found the album boring overall, Dido hardly had developed any further. The change she's made is only half-hearted, immature and, in the case of Let Us Move On , trite. However, he also found good songs and particularly praised Love to Blame .

Andy Gill from the Independent saw little good in the album and found the lyrics especially weak. In his opinion, these could have come from a computer that Loose Women saw. However, he praised Sitting on the Roof of the World . John Pareles of the New York Times recommended not to expect too much from the album, which only demands consolation.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Dido returns with 4th album, 'Girl Who Got Away'. Retrieved January 12, 2019 . 
2. ^ Dido on Her New Album, Girl Who Got Away, Going on a Pregnant Healthy-Baking Spree, and Her Love of Snowmobiling. Retrieved January 12, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Dido Readies Return: 'Girl Who Got Away' Tracklist Features Kendrick Lamar Guest Spot. Retrieved January 12, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Hear A New Song From Dido Featuring Kendrick Lamar. Retrieved January 12, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Dido returns with new track featuring Kendrick Lamar - listen. Retrieved January 12, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Dido unveils new album 'Girl Who Got Away' artwork - picture. Retrieved January 12, 2019 . 
7. ↑ ^{a b} Dido Ends Hiatus, Debuts 'Girl Who Got Away' Songs in London. Retrieved January 12, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Dido interview: 'I am the sound of conflict'. Retrieved January 12, 2019 . 
9. ↑ EXCLUSIVE: Behind the scenes as Dido aims for chart glory with new video for single End of Night. Retrieved January 12, 2019 . 
10. ↑ GIRL WHO GOT AWAY ALBUM. Retrieved January 12, 2019 . 
11. ↑ DIDO - GIRL WHO GOT AWAY. Retrieved January 12, 2019 . 
12. ↑ DIDO - GIRL WHO GOT AWAY. Retrieved January 12, 2019 . 
13. ↑ GIRL WHO GOT AWAY. Retrieved January 12, 2019 . 
14. ↑ Chart Search. Retrieved January 12, 2019 . 
15. ↑ Dido: Girl Who Got Away - review. Retrieved January 12, 2019 . 
16. ↑ GIRL WHO GOT AWAY. Retrieved January 12, 2019 . 
17. ↑ AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine. Retrieved January 12, 2019 . 
18. ↑ Dido Girl Who Got Away Review. Retrieved January 12, 2019 . 
19. ↑ Dido - Girl Who Got Away. Retrieved January 12, 2019 . 
20. ↑ Dido: Girl Who Got Away - review. Retrieved January 12, 2019 . 
21. ↑ Dido: Girl Who Got Away. Retrieved January 12, 2019 . 
22. ↑ Album review: Dido, Girl Who Got Away (RCA). Retrieved January 12, 2019 . 
23. ↑ Albums by Dido, OneRepublic, Thompson Square, Tomasz Stanko. Retrieved January 12, 2019 .