Lullaby (Professor Green song)

"Lullaby"
Single by Professor Green featuring Tori Kelly
from the album Growing Up in Public
Released 14 September 2014 (2014-09-14)
Format Digital download
Genre
Length
  • 4:53 (album version)
  • 3:58 (radio edit)
Label Virgin
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Chris Loco
Professor Green singles chronology
"Are You Getting Enough?"
(2013)
"Lullaby"
(2014)
"Little Secrets"
(2014)
Tori Kelly singles chronology
"Lullaby"
(2014)
"Nobody Love"
(2015)

"Lullaby" is a song by British rapper Professor Green. It features the vocals from American singer Tori Kelly.[1] It was released on 14 September 2014 as the lead single from Green's third studio album, Growing Up in Public.

Background

The song was written about Manderson's late grandmother, who died when he was 13 years old.[2] Green commented, "I remember getting home and all of her things being there but her not, it was the first time I'd suffered loss and I'd lost one of the most important people in my life.".[2] The song premiered on air on Nick Grimshaw's BBC Radio 1 show on 28 July 2014,[3] but was played live first at Leicester Music Festival at Welford Road Stadium on 25 July 2014.

Music video

A music video was produced for the song. It features both Green and Kelly.[1] The video echoes the loss of his grandmother; it shows a young boy growing up with his grandfather who becomes unwell and dies. It shows each moment the boy spends with his grandfather when he is younger and flicks it forward in time. It shows the boy with his girlfriend who runs to tell the boy about his grandfather. The boys grandfather dies and at the end and shows how the boy copes. Halfway through the video the boy is lying in bed remembering his grandfather, quite like Professor Green did with his grandmother.[4]

Track listing

Digital download – single
No. Title Length
1. "Lullaby" (featuring Tori Kelly) 4:53
Digital download – EP
No. Title Length
1. "Lullaby" (Cutmore Remix) 6:03
2. "Lullaby" (DC Breaks Remix) 4:35
3. "Lullaby" (Adam Turner Remix) 7:01
4. "Lullaby" (Cutmore Dub) 5:54

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[5] 61
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[6] 95
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 58
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[8] 4
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[9] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] 4

References

  1. 1 2 "This Week's Fresh Music Top 20". 20 August 2014. 4Music. Missing or empty |series= (help)
  2. 1 2 "Professor Green unveils Lullaby music video dedicater to late grandmother". Daily Mail. 2014-08-08.
  3. "Professor Green Premieres New Single 'Lullaby'". MTV News. 2014-07-28.
  4. "Watch Professor Green's music video for new single 'Lullaby'". Digital Spy. 2014-08-11.
  5. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201501 into search. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  6. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201440 into search. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  7. "Chart Track: Week 38, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.
  8. "Archive Chart: 2014-09-20". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  9. "Archive Chart: 2014-09-20" UK R&B Chart.
  10. "Archive Chart: 2014-09-20" UK Singles Chart.
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