April 26, 20187 yr Out of the two left I prefer ‘Picking Up...’ but wouldn’t be disappointed if ‘Only Love...’ wins!
April 28, 20187 yr Author So our top two are "Only Love Can Hurt Like This" and "Picking Up the Pieces"... Which will win? :o :P Ijel4Vcqd9g 2. "Picking Up the Pieces" - 9.3966 (Max: 11 - dandy*, Cameron, HarryEzra, Chapman, Jonjo, Theo. / Min: 6 - SGrey; 7 - lewistgreen, Tawdry Hepburn, Nick F1) UK chart peak: #7 Finishing in second place is my personal favourite Paloma single, "Picking Up the Pieces". Thematically, it isn't too dissimilar to some of the previous tracks that have dropped out but this stands out for me as the most emotional that Paloma has ever been. The final chorus in particular, complete with ad libs, is just stunning and it gets me every single time that I listen to it. It was released as the lead single from Paloma's sophomore album, 'Fall to Grace', and was her biggest hit to-date, far outpeaking and outselling all of the singles released from her debut album. It would of course go on to be outpeaked and outsold by "Changing" and only one other song... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PaKr9gWqwl4 1. "Only Love Can Hurt Like This" - 9.8103 (Max: 11 - cqmerqn, Simon., Bjork, Klumzee, JosephSprayberry, Liam, UltraReputation / Min: 8 - Nick F1, Qween, pippa, Jack) UK chart peak: #6 So #1 in our rate, Buzzjack's favourite Paloma Faith single is "Only Love Can Hurt Like This". One of the only songs in her discography which she doesn't receive a writing credit for, you don't seem to care as every single voter gave this a score of at least 8.0! The song is a 60s/Motown inspired ballad, again telling of heartbreak, and Paloma really kills the delivery on this. Once again, the final chorus is a true highlight of just how powerfully she can sell a song and her performance of this at the is probably one of my favourite performances of all time. It went on to be Paloma's third UK top ten single, outpeaking its predecessor and going Platinum in the process. It also became her first and only #1 single in Australia, although she hasn't had a single chart there since. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you very much to everyone who voted and commented in this thread! Apologies that it took so long for the results to be revealed. Here is the full top 20: 1. "Only Love Can Hurt Like This" 9.8103 2. "Picking Up the Pieces" 9.3966 3. "New York" (with or without Ghostface Killah) 9.1034 4. "Changing" (with Sigma) 8.8621 5. "Guilty" 8.6207 6. "Crybaby" 8.4655 7. "Stone Cold Sober" 8.3966 8. "Upside Down" 8.0690 9. "Can't Rely on You" 8.0172 10. "'Til I'm Done" 7.8793 11. "Never Tear Us Apart" 7.8621 12. "Leave While I'm Not Looking" 7.5800 13. "Just Be" 7.5690 14. "Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?" 7.4310 15. "30 Minute Love Affair" 7.3793 16. "Smoke & Mirrors" 7.1552 17. "Ready for the Good Life" 6.9828 18. "Trouble with My Baby" 6.7931 19. "Beauty Remains" 6.5741 20. "Black & Blue" 6.0000
April 29, 20187 yr Wow, a clear winner there though I would've been happy with either one. OLCHLT was so much fun to watch in the charts, did amazing for a post-album single in a year that was so dominated with front-loaded held-back releases. The song is absolutely stunning too of course. Thanks for hosting! :D
April 30, 20187 yr Guilty going top five in hindsight is actually a massive shock! I thought Crybaby was well received here more so.
April 30, 20187 yr Thanks Theo - in all honesty there was a whole host of songs I'd have been happy at number 1. She's just so good.
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