"Dynamite" is a song by Irish pop vocal band Westlife. It was released on 5 July 2019 as the third single from Westlife's eleventh studio album Spectrum. It is their third single released under Universal Music Group and Virgin EMI Records. This is released on band member Shane Filan's fortieth birthday. This is written by Ed Sheeran, Steve Mac, and Andrew Wyatt.
The song peaked at number ten in the Scottish Singles Chart.
Background "Dynamite" is the third single released from their album Spectrum and like the previous two singles from the album was written by Ed Sheeran, Steve Mac and Andrew Wyatt. Steve also produced the single, his third one from Spectrum. Remixes of "Dynamite" were produced by Red Triangle and band member Mark Feehily, marking the first time Mark has ever had a production credit on Westlife song.
In an interview, the band said, “Dynamite has got such an enchanting melody that starts off subtly and ends up quite big and euphoric. It’s about how falling in love creates such glow and light in someone’s life that it literally lights up the world around them. It’s an upbeat, fresh summer song and you could say it reflects the energy of our comeback."
The first live television performance of the single happened in The One Show on 13 September 2019.
The track was included in the disc 2 number 40 of Now That's What I Call Music! 104 to be released on 8 November 2019. It is the third time in 2019 for a Westlife single to be included in the popular compilation album after "Hello My Love", and "Better Man".
This song is in the key of D major, transposing up a minor second to Eb major for the last chorus. The vocal range of the song ranges from A2 (Shane) to Bb4 (Mark).
Music video The official music video of "Dynamite" was premiered on the group's official YouTube and Vevo channel on 23 August 2019. The music video features footage from their concert at Dublin's Croke Park Stadium on 6 July 2019. The music video was shot in Arena Birmingham in the United Kingdom and in Croke Park in the Republic of Ireland where they performed the song live for the first time.
Formats and track listings Digital download / streaming "Dynamite" – 3:32
Streaming (Spotify) "Dynamite" – 3:32 "Hello My Love" – 3:34 "Better Man" – 3:16
Digital download / streaming "Dynamite" (Midnight Mix) – 4:48
Streaming (Spotify) "Dynamite" (Midnight Mix) – 4:48 "Dynamite" – 3:32
Digital download / streaming "Dynamite" (Cahill Remix) - 3:31
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from YouTube.
Original Mix and Cahill Remix Westlife (Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Nicky Byrne, Shane Filan) – vocals, associated performer Ed Sheeran – songwriting Steve Mac – production, songwriting, keyboards, piano Andrew Wyatt – bass, songwriting Chris Laws – drums, engineering, programming Dann Pursey – engineering, programming John Hanes – mixing engineer Serban Ghenea – mixing Dave Arch – strings, arranger Dick Beetham – mastering Duncan Fuller – engineering Mike Horner - engineering Cahill - remixer
Midnight Mix Westlife (Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Nicky Byrne, Shane Filan) – vocals, associated performer Ed Sheeran – composer, lyricist Steve Mac – composer, lyricist Andrew Wyatt – bass Mark Feehily – producer Rick Parkhouse – acoustic guitar, associated performer, programming George Tizzard – acoustic guitar, associated performer, programming Dick Beetham – mastering engineer, studio personnel Red Triangle – mixer, producer
Charts Chart (2019)Peakposition China Airplay/FL (Billboard) 16 South Korea (Gaon Weekly BGM Chart)11
Release history Region Date Format Version Label Various 5 July 2019 Airplay, streaming, digital download Standard Universal Music Group, Virgin EMI 26 July 2019 Digital download, streaming Midnight Mix Japan 9 August 2019 Cahill Remix Various 28 August 2019
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