Rehab (Amy Winehouse Song)
| Rehab | |
|---|---|
| Amy Winehouse | |
| publication | October 23, 2006 (UK) March 20, 2007 (USA) |
| length | 3:36 |
| Genre (s) | Soul , contemporary R&B |
| Author (s) | Amy Winehouse |
| Award (s) | 3 Grammy Awards |
| album | Back to Black |
Rehab is a Soul / R & B - Song of British singer Amy Winehouse in 2006. The song was in October 2006 in the UK, in March 2007 in the US as the first single from the album Back to Black released. The song reached number 23 in Germany, number 7 in the UK and number 9 in the US. The song won three Grammy Awards .
history
The song was written by Winehouse himself and produced by Mark Ronson . It is about her refusal to go to a rehabilitation clinic after being encouraged to do so by her record label and by her father. Winehouse said in an interview: “It was my old management's idea to stick me in rehab but I'm not with them anymore and there's not much cause for me to go to rehab now. (...) When it was suggested to me, I went to see the guy at the center for 10 minutes just so I could say to the record company that I went. ”She later changed management.
In the text, "Ray" ( Ray Charles ) and "Mr. Hathaway “( Donny Hathaway ) mentioned. Sometimes Winehouse sang "Blake" instead of Ray, alluding to her ex-husband, Blake Fielder-Civil.
Music video
The music video was shot with Phil Griffin and released in September 2006. It shows Winehouse's band playing in an apartment in pajamas. In the course of the second stanza, the singer can also be seen sitting in the practice of a psychiatrist , who, however, cannot be seen himself. At the end you can see Winehouse in the tiled room of a clinic, her band around. The video was nominated for "Video of the Year" at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards . The video was first shown on May 31, 2007 on Total Request Live .
Awards
Rehab won three Grammy Awards in 2008 for “Record of the Year”, “Song of the Year” and “Best Female Pop Vocal Performance”.
Cover versions
The song has been covered several times. That's how Girls Aloud and Seether played the song. Zebrahead played the song on Panty Raid . Justin Timberlake sang Rehab on his 2007 tour.
Chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
23 (43 weeks) | 43 |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
19th (64 weeks) | 64 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
11 (88 weeks) | 88 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
7th (76 weeks) | 76 |
 United States (Billboard)
|
9 (20 weeks) | 20th |