Round & Round / Mystified
| "Round & Round / Mystified" | ||||
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| Single by Emily Henning | ||||
| from the album Shattered Diamond | ||||
| B-side | "Tip Toe" | |||
| Released | March 23, 2008 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Wired Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Carl Reeves / Emily Henning | |||
| Certification | Platinum | |||
| Emily Henning singles chronology | ||||
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"Round & Round" and "Mystified" are two dance-pop songs recorded by Emily Henning.
Background[edit | edit source]
Both "Round & Round" and "Mystified" appear on Henning's debut album, Shattered Diamond (2007), and were released as a double AA-side single in March 2008.
"Round & Round" is a dance-driven electro-pop rock song with a length of three minutes and five seconds, composed by Carl Reeves. The song is influenced by the disco genre and was described by the AOL Radio Blog as a song that "rides a fist-pumping electro groove". The song's lyrics speak of a relationship going around in circles. The song's middle eight is a sing-speak breakdown, in which Henning raps her lyrics.
"Mystified" is a mid-tempo 1980s inspired disco song, with lyrics about a deceptive lover. The song was composed as a collaborative effort between Henning and Erik Lindström, although Henning contributed most of the lyrics. In a review by Musicomh.com it was described as a "simple but energetic" song with a "striding electro-bass line and some heavy vocal effects". RTÉ Entertainment called "Mystified" one of the best songs on Shattered Diamond, while MSN Entertainment called the track a "decent slice of sparkly radio pop with big synths and sexy vocals".
Tracklistings[edit | edit source]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
CD Single
Credits[edit | edit source]
- Carl Reeves (song writing)
- Emily Henning (vocals, song writing)
- Erik Lindstrom (song writing, production)
Chart Performance[edit | edit source]
"Round & Round / Mystified" entered the UK Singles Chart at #1 on March 30, 2008, selling a total of 318,576 copies during its time in the UK Top 40. "Round & Round / Mystified" also began Henning's run of 14 consecutive UK number-one singles.
The song peaked at #2 in Scotland and #9 in Ireland.
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (OCC) | 1 |
| Scotland (OCC) | 2 |
| Ireland (IRMA) | 11 |
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