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"Black Cherry"
Single by Goldfrapp
from the album Black Cherry
B-side	"Gone to Earth"
Released	1 March 2004 (2004-03-01)
Recorded	2002 (Bath, England)
Length	4:56 (album version) 3:54 (single mix)
Label	Mute
Songwriter(s)	Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory
Producer(s)	Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory
Goldfrapp singles chronology
"Twist" (2003) "Black Cherry" (2004) "Ooh La La" (2005)
Alternative cover
CD2 cover

"Black Cherry" is a song by British electronic music duo Goldfrapp. The song was written and produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory for their second studio album, Black Cherry (2003). The song was released as the album's fourth single in March 2004 to positive reviews from music critics. It was a modest commercial success, reaching the top thirty in the United Kingdom and on the United States Hot Dance Singles Sales chart.

Background and reception

Goldfrapp began work on "Black Cherry" in 2002 in a darkened studio in the countryside of Bath, England. Alison Goldfrapp contributed the song's lyrics, which she described as "personal stuff"; in subsequent interviews, she would not elaborate on the song's meaning.

"Black Cherry" received positive reviews from music critics. In a review for About.com, Wes May described the song as "lush" due to Goldfrapp's "endearingly chirpy vocals". MusicOMH.com reviewer Helen Wright called the track "blissful" because of its "plaintive strings, spaced-out melodies and soaring over everything, the unmistakable voice of Alison Goldfrapp". The CD single featured the B-side "Gone to Earth". The song was described by MusicOMH.com as a "treat" because of its "slightly oriental..off-key piano intro" that "turns into the most ethereal chill out music imaginable".

Formats and track listings

• CD single #1

1. "Black Cherry" (Single Mix) – 3:55
2. "Gone to Earth" – 3:23

• CD single #2

1. "Black Cherry" (M83 Remix) – 4:05
2. "Twist" (Kurtis Mantronik's Twist & Vac Mix) – 6:47
3. "Black Cherry" (Live in London) (Video)* – 5:04
4. "Twist" (Video) – 3:37

• DVD single

1. "Black Cherry" (Lawrence Remix) – 6:41
2. "Strict Machine (Video) – 3:40
3. "Utopia" (Live in London) (Video)** – 5:06
4. "Utopia" (Tom Middleton Cosmos Acid Dub Edit) – 4:23

• Digital single (2018)

1. "Black Cherry" (Single Mix) – 3:54
2. "Gone to Earth" – 3:22
3. "Black Cherry" (M83 Remix) – 4:03
4. "Black Cherry" (Lawrence Remix) – 6:38
5. "Twist" (Kurtis Mantronik's Twist and Vac Mix) – 6:46

• *Filmed at Somerset House, 13 July 2003.
• **Filmed at Shepherd's Bush Empire, 4 December 2001.

Personnel

The following people contributed to "Black Cherry":

• Alison Goldfrapp – lead vocals, backing vocals, synthesizer, mixing
• Will Gregory – synthesizer, mixing
• Nick Batt – synthesizer, programming
• Rowan Oliver - drum programming
• Tom Elmhirst - mixing
• John Dent - mastering

Charts

References

1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 28 February 2004. p. 29.
2. ^ "New Album Black Cherry". Mute Records. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
3. Wes May. "Review of Black Cherry" Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine. About.com. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
4. ^ Helen Wright. "Goldfrapp - Black Cherry (Mute)" Archived June 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. MusicOMH.com. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
5. Black Cherry (2004, CD) (UK CD single #1 inlay). Goldfrapp. Mute Records. 2004. 0 724355 395528.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
6. Black Cherry (2004, CD) (UK CD single #2 inlay). Goldfrapp. Mute Records. 2004. 0 724355 395900.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
7. Black Cherry (2004, DVD) (UK DVD single inlay). Goldfrapp. Mute Records. 2004. 0 724359 934891.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
8. "Black Cherry - Single by Goldfrapp on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 20 Jun 2021.
9. "Black Cherry" (CD single liner notes). Mute Records. March 2004.
10. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
11. "Goldfrapp: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
12. "Goldfrapp Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

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