Collide (Howie Day song)
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| "Collide" | ||||
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 US promotional cover | ||||
| Single by Howie Day | ||||
| from the album Stop All the World Now | ||||
| Released | June 1, 2004 | |||
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| Length | 4:09 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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| Producer | Youth | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Collide" on YouTube | ||||
"Collide" is a song by American singer-songwriter Howie Day. The song was written by Day and Better Than Ezra frontman Kevin Griffin, and the London Session Orchestra provided backing instrumentation on the initial album version of the song. "Collide" was released in the United States on June 1, 2004, as the third and final single from Day's second full-length album, Stop All the World Now (2003).
"Collide" became the biggest success of Day's career, reaching number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 a year after its release in June 2005. It peaked even higher on component charts, reaching number seven on the Adult Top 40 chart. Internationally, the track entered the airplay charts of Bolivia and Canada.
Howie Day collaborated with Griffin while writing "Collide". According to the sheet music published on Musicnotes.com by Alfred Publishing, "Collide" is written in the key of B major, with Day's vocals ranging from F#3 – G#5.[3] The song's lyrics are rooted in a relationship, with notes of the occasional adversity the two people involved may face. Day said of the song's appearance in One Tree Hill, "It's odd, I guess, because the single is a year old. But it's good especially because it will be the last single from this record and it's going out on a really good note."[4]
Critical reception
The Beaver County Times put the song in their "All You Need is Love" list writing, "Perfect for the newbie phase of a relationship. Sure, you're still scared, but as Day sings "Out of the doubt that fills my mind I somehow found you and I collide," it cajoles you to just give in to the lovin' in front of you."[5] Julie Kertes of Radio & Records said that the song "achieve[s] a vibe that is somewhat introspective and melancholy with a hint of optimism."[6]
Chart performance
The popularity of "Collide" built slowly on US radio, at first gaining the greatest success on Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart. Chart performance benefitted significantly from a reissue of Stop All the World Now in a special edition that included four bonus tracks, one being an acoustic version of the song that reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In February 2005, the track received an award from Broadcast Data Systems for 50,000 spins.[7] By September 2005, the track had surpassed 200,000 confirmed spins.[8] The following year in October 2006, it had been played 300,000 confirmed times on radio.[9] As of April 2011, "Collide" has surpassed 400,000 confirmed spins on radio from different formats.[10] Additionally, it tied a record with Jann Arden's "Insensitive" (1994) for the slowest trek into the top 10 of the Billboard Adult Top 40, entering the top 10 during its 26th week at number nine.[11]
Music video
The music video was filmed in Toronto, Canada. The video features Day singing on the commuter train while recalling happy memories with his partner, interspersed with clips of Day playing guitar beneath a bridge.
Personnel
Personnel are taken from the Stop All the World Now booklet.[12]
- Wil Malone – string arrangement
- Gavyn Wright – conductor
- Laurie Jenkins – drums and percussion
- Michael Brauer – mixing
- Nathaniel Chen – assistant mixing engineer
- London Session Orchestra – orchestra
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[36] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[37] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[38] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United States | June 1, 2004 | Triple A radio | Epic | [39] |
| June 28, 2004 | Hot adult contemporary radio | [40] | ||
| January 24, 2005 | Contemporary hit radio | [41] | ||
| February 22, 2005 | Adult contemporary radio | [42] |