The Spell (song)

This article is about the Alphabeat song. For other songs, see Spell § Music.

"The Spell"
Single by Alphabeat
from the album The Spell
Released	21 September 2009 (2009-09-21)
Genre	Dance-pop synthpop Europop
Length	3:37
Label	Copenhagen
Songwriter(s)	Anders SG (Anders SG Nielsen) Anders B (Anders Bonlokke)
Producer(s)	Anders SG Anders B
Alphabeat singles chronology
"What Is Happening" (2008) "The Spell" (2009) "DJ" (2010)

"The Spell" is a song by Danish pop band Alphabeat, released as the lead single from their second studio album of the same name (2009). The song topped the Danish Singles Chart for four non-consecutive weeks and was certified platinum by IFPI Denmark on 4 January 2010, denoting sales in excess of 30,000 copies.[1] The music video for "The Spell" was directed by Toben Seymour, who also directed the band's previous video, "What Is Happening".[2]

Track listings

• Danish digital single[3]

1. "The Spell" – 3:39

• UK CD single and 7" single[4][5]

1. "The Spell" – 3:37
2. "The Spell" (Digital Dog Remix) – 2:49

• UK digital single[6]

1. "The Spell" – 3:37
2. "The Spell" (Digital Dog Remix) – 2:49
3. "The Spell" (Buzz Junkies Remix) – 3:27

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2009–10) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7] 6 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[8] 13 Denmark (Tracklisten)[9] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 11 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 30 UK Singles (OCC)[12] 20

Year-end charts Chart (2009) Position Denmark (Tracklisten)[13] 11 Chart (2010) Position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 70

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Denmark	21 September 2009	Digital download	Copenhagen	[15]
United Kingdom	18 October 2009		Fascination Polydor	[6]
	19 October 2009	CD single 7" single		[4][5]

References

1. "Guld og platin i november og december" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
2. "Toben Seymour". IMVDb. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
3. "The Spell – Single by Alphabeat". iTunes Store (DK). Apple. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
4. "The Spell". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
5. "The Spell by Alphabeat (Vinyl 7" )". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
6. "The Spell – Single by Alphabeat". iTunes Store (GB). Apple. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
7. "Alphabeat – The Spell" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
8. "Alphabeat – The Spell" (in French). Ultratip.
9. "Alphabeat – The Spell". Tracklisten.
10. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 17, 2010" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
11. "Alphabeat – The Spell" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
12. "Alphabeat: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
13. "Track 2009 Top-50" (in Danish). Hitlisten.NU. IFPI Denmark. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
14. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2010". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
15. "The Spell by Alphabeat". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 23 January 2014.