Loud Places

"Loud Places"
Remixes cover
Single by Jamie xx featuring Romy
from the album In Colour
B-sideRemixes (12")
Released27 March 2015 (2015-03-27)
StudioFortress Studios
(London, England)
Genre
Length4:43
LabelYoung Turks
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jamie xx
Jamie xx singles chronology
"All Under One Roof Raving"
(2014) 		"Loud Places"
(2015) 		"Gosh"
(2015)
Music video
"Loud Places" on YouTube

"Loud Places" is a song by English electronic music producer Jamie xx, with featured vocals from Romy Madley Croft, his bandmate in the xx. It is the eighth track on Jamie xx's album In Colour and was released as one of its singles on 27 March 2015. A music video for the song was released on the same day through YouTube. The song peaked at number 55 on the French Singles Chart and number 62 on the UK Singles Chart.

Composition

Tracks from In Colour spans across different years in Smith's life, with "Gosh" and "Loud Places" representing where he was at the moment.[1] The chorus sampled American jazz drummer Idris Muhammad's 1977 song "Could Heaven Ever Be like This".[2] This use of sample was said by Thump's Angus Harrison as "particularly poignant" when Muhammad's death was less than a year before.[2]

Release

On 25 March 2015, Smith premiered "Gosh" and "Loud Places" on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show.[3]

Music video

The official music video for "Loud Places", lasting five minutes and four seconds, was uploaded onto Jamie xx's YouTube channel on 27 March 2015. It was directed by Simon Halsall with JB Babenhausen and produced by Craig Dixon.[4]

In the video, Smith and Croft can be seen riding skateboards while getting covered in confetti. Smith shared: “Before we made music together, from the age of like 13, Romy and I used to go out and skate."[1]

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Loud Places" (John Talabot's Loud Synths Reconstruction)7:14
2."Loud Places" (Tessela Remix)5:30
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Loud Places" (Barnt E-Mix)7:05
2."Loud Places" (Herbert's Louder Dub)5:27

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 103
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7] 3
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[8] 36
France (SNEP)[9] 55
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 62
UK Indie (OCC)[11] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Gold 40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Gold 400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue no.
United Kingdom 27 March 2015 Young Turks
—
28 August 2015 Young Turks
  • 12"
  • digital download
 YT141[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Jamie, Milton (May 22, 2015). "Jamie xx: "Not a lot of people get to be where I am"". DIY. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Harrison, Angus (May 28, 2015). "In Multicolour: Tracing the Patchwork of Samples on Jamie xx's Debut LP". Thump. Vice Media. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  3. ^ Goble, Corban (March 25, 2015). "Jamie xx Shares "Gosh" and "Loud Places", Featuring the xx's Romy Madley-Croft". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "Jamie xx – Loud Places (ft Romy)". YouTube. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Jamie XX – Loud Places (Remixes) (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  6. ^ "ARIA Chartifacts 20-April-2015". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Jamie XX feat. Romy – Loud Places" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Jamie XX feat. Romy – Loud Places" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Jamie XX feat. Romy – Loud Places" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Jamie XX: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Jamie xx – Loud Places (ft. Romy)". Music Canada. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  13. ^ "British single certifications – Jamie Xx ft Romy – Loud Places". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 November 2022.