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"Colorblind" is a song by American rock band Counting Crows. Written by band members Adam Duritz and Charlie Gillingham for their third album This Desert Life (1999),[1][2] production was helmed by Dennis Herring and David Lowery. It was prominently featured in the 1999 drama film Cruel Intentions starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, and Selma Blair,[3] and has since been covered by various artists, including Between the Buried and Me[4] (who were named after a section of lyrics in the song "Ghost Train" from the first Counting Crows album August and Everything After), Leona Lewis (for Hurt: The EP), and Natalie Walker.[5] A choral cover recorded by Scala & Kolacny Brothers was also featured in the TV series Manhattan (season 2, episode 5, "The World of Tomorrow").
| "Colorblind" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Counting Crows | |
| from the album This Desert Life | |
| Released | 1999 |
| Length | 3:23 |
| Label | Geffen |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | |
| Audio video | |
| "Colorblind" on YouTube | |
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (2013–2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[6] | 144 |
Leona Lewis version
editIn December 2011, British recording artist Leona Lewis released a three-track extended play entitled Hurt: The EP, which included a cover version of "Colorblind" as well as two other covers.[7] Lewis re-recorded an acoustic version of the song for inclusion on the deluxe edition of her third studio album Glassheart (2012). Fraser T Smith served as the song's producer.
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "This Desert Life - Counting Crows | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "20 Secrets About Cruel Intentions You Probably Forgot". E!. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ Sullivan, Matt (7 October 2011). "Alaska-bound - at last". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ Post, Rachel (21 June 2011). "Natalie Walker releases Spark". Vox. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Counting Crows – Colorblind" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
- ^ Mulligan, Michael (2018). The Story of NOW That's What I Call Music in 100 Artists. London, England: Trapeze. p. 151.
