Twilight (Cover Drive song)

"Twilight"
Single by Cover Drive
from the album Bajan Style
B-side	"All About You"
Released	22 January 2012 (2012-01-22)
Length	3:28
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Andreas Romdhane Josef Larossi Ina Wroldsen Karen Reifer Thomas-Ray Armstrong Jamar Harding Barry Hill
Producer(s)	Quiz & Larossi
Cover Drive singles chronology
"Lick Ya Down" (2011) "Twilight" (2012) "Sparks" (2012)
Music video
"Twilight" on YouTube

"Twilight" is a song by Barbados-based pop group Cover Drive. The song was written by the band with Swedish production team Quiz & Larossi and Ina Wroldsen. The song was released on 22 January 2012 as a digital download and CD single in the United Kingdom, taken from their debut album, Bajan Style. "Twilight" topped the UK Singles Chart and received a gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in October 2020.

Chart performance

On the week ending 4 February 2012, "Twilight" debuted at number-one on the UK Singles Chart with sales of 76,109 copies.^[citation needed] The position marked the group's second consecutive top 10 single after "Lick Ya Down" and first number-one single. The song has sold and streamed 400,000 units in the UK as of October 2020.[1]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Twilight" was filmed.[2] It features a cameo appearance by Survivor: Nicaragua contestant Brenda Lowe in a laundromat.

Track listings

CD single[3]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Twilight"	3:28
2.	"All About You"	3:36

Digital download[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Twilight"	3:28
2.	"Twilight" (Nicola Fasano & Steve Forest club mix)	4:52
3.	"Twilight" (Nicola Fasano & Steve Forest Dirty Shade remix)	5:22
4.	"Twilight" (Deseca remix)	3:33
5.	"Twilight" (Ruff Loaderz remix)	7:09

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2012) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[5] 70 Ireland (IRMA)[6] 30 Japan (Japan Hot 100)[7] 60 Scotland (OCC)[8] 3 Spanish Airplay (PROMUSICAE)[9] 21 UK Singles (OCC)[10] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position UK Singles (OCC)[11] 75

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[1]	Gold	400,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Release date	Format	Label	Ref.
Ireland	20 January 2012	Digital download	Global Talent	[12]
United Kingdom	22 January 2012			[13]
	23 January 2012	CD single		[14]
Germany	4 May 2012		Polydor	[15]

References

1. "British single certifications – Cover Drive – Twilight". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
2. Cover Drive – Twilight
3. "Twilight: Cover Drive: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
4. "iTunes – Music – Twilight (Remixes) - EP by Cover Drive". Itunes.apple.com. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
5. "Cover Drive – Twilight" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
6. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Twilight". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
7. "Cover Drive Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard.
8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
9. "Promusicae (Week: January 1, 2012)" (PDF). Retrieved 13 July 2011.^[permanent dead link‍]
10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
11. "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2012". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
12. Twilight (Remixes) – EP by Cover Drive iTunes
13. Twilight (Remixes) – EP by Cover Drive iTunes
14. Twilight (Single) Amazon
15. "Twilight (2-Track): Cover Drive: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2012.