Lately (Macy Gray song)

"Lately" is a song by the American soul singer Macy Gray. It is the first UK single from her fifth album The Sellout. The song was released on June 14, 2010, in the UK and the remixes EP followed on June 17, 2010.[1] "Lately" was a success on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, reaching the top ten.[2]

"Lately"
Single by Macy Gray
from the album The Sellout
ReleasedJune 14, 2010 (UK only)
Recorded2009
GenreR&B
Length2:56
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Almos, Franklin, Gray, James, Larochelle, Weisfeld
Macy Gray singles chronology
"Kissed It"
(2010)
"Lately"
(2010)
"The Sellout"
(2010)
Audio
"Lately" on YouTube

Promotion

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Gray performed the song on Later... with Jools Holland on May 26, 2010.[3]

Critical reception

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Entertainment Weekly's Simon Vozick-Levinson noted the song as one of its parent album's highlights, describing it as a "sleek disco cut."[4]

Track listing

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Remixes EP (released June 17, 2010)
  1. "Lately" (Cutmore Remix) – 6:49
  2. "Lately" (Nu Addiction Club Remix) – 6:40
  3. "Lately" (True Tiger Remix) – 4:12
  4. "Lately" (Sunship 2 Step Remix) – 4:48
  5. "Lately" (Bros Rise Remix) – 3:01
  6. "Lately" (Ruff Loaderz Club Remix) – 5:59
  7. " Lately" DJ Alexia (Alexia'Lately Remix)v- 3:40

Charts

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Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[5] 8

References

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  1. ^ "Lately".
  2. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/macy-gray/chart-history/dance/club-play-songs
  3. ^ "BBC Two - Later... With Jools Holland, Series 36, Episode 6".
  4. ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon. ""The Sellout" review". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/macy-gray/chart-history/dance/club-play-songs