"Lost and Found" is a song by English singer Ellie Goulding from her third studio album, Delirium (2015). It was released as a promotional single on 23 October 2015.[1]
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| Promotional single by Ellie Goulding | ||||
| from the album Delirium | ||||
| Released | 23 October 2015 | |||
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| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
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Composition edit
"Lost and Found" is a pop song, with a tempo of 138 beats per minute.[2] Co-written by Goulding, Carl Falk, Max Martin, Laleh Pourkarim and Joakim Berg, it is a strumming, guitar-based mid-tempo song combining elements of folk and electronic music.[1] According to Goulding, Martin originally wrote the song for Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood.[3]
Critical reception edit
The song received mostly positive reviews. Lewis Corner of Digital Spy called the song as a "sparkling pop anthem".[4] Rachel Brodsky of Spin wrote, "[The song] that would likely take off in any club setting", praising his chorus, saying that his beats "which never hurts".[5] Bianca Gracie Idolator stated the song "is one of the strongest tracks [Goulding] has released thus far."[1]
Credits and personnel edit
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Delirium.[6]
Recording
- Recorded at MXM Studios (Los Angeles, California), Studio at the Palms (Las Vegas, Nevada) and Kinglet Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
- Mixed at MixStar Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
- Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
Personnel
- Ellie Goulding – lead vocals
- Carl Falk – production, guitars, programming, keys, backing vocals
- Max Martin – production, backing vocals
- Kristian Lundin – additional production, vocal recording, vocal production, vocal editing
- Sam Holland – engineering
- Rob Katz – engineering
- Cory Bice – engineering assistance
- Jeremy Lertola – engineering assistance
- Laleh Pourkarim – vocal recording, backing vocals
- Joakim Berg – acoustic guitars
- Martin Sköld – bass guitar
- Kristoffer Fogelmark – backing vocals
- Gustaf Thörn – backing vocals
- Serban Ghenea – mixing
- John Hanes – engineering for mix
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Randy Merrill – mastering assistance
Charts edit
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[7] | 70 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[8] | 75 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 89 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[10] | 57 |
References edit
- ^ a b c Gracie, Bianca (23 October 2015). "Ellie Goulding's "Lost And Found": Listen To The Folk-Tinged 'Delirium' Countdown Track". Idolator. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Lost and Found sheet music". MusicNotes.com. 30 October 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ Robinson, Peter (January 2016). "Ellie Goulding tells Peter Robinson about acquiring "more balls" and nicking a Fleetwood Mac song". Q. No. 354. p. 107. ISSN 0955-4955.
- ^ Corner, Lewis (23 October 2015). "Ellie Goulding releases sparkling new song 'Lost and Found'". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ Brodsky, Rachel (21 October 2015). "Hear Ellie Goulding's Soaring New Song, 'Lost And Found'". Spin. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ Delirium (liner notes). Ellie Goulding. Polydor Records. 2015. 00602547587152.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 2nd November 2015" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (1340): 4. 2 November 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2018 – via Pandora Archive.
- ^ "Chart Track: Week 40, 2015". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "Ellie Goulding – Lost and Found". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2018.