"Love Again"
Single by Hedley
from the album Cageless
ReleasedJune 13, 2017 (2017-06-13)
GenreR&B
Length3:05
LabelUniversal Canada
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jacob Hoggard
  • Brian Howes
  • Jason "JVP" Van Poederooyen
Hedley singles chronology
"Can't Slow Down"
(2016)		 "Love Again"
(2017)		 "Better Days"
(2017)

"Love Again" is a song recorded by Canadian pop rock group Hedley for their forthcoming seventh studio album, Cageless. The song was written and produced by Jacob Hoggard, Brian Howes, and Jason "JVP" Van Poederooyen. It was released through Universal Music Canada on June 13, 2017 as the record's lead single.[1] "Love Again" has reached a peak position of 50 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart.

Composition

"Love Again" is a romantic midtempo R&B[1][2] song about giving love another chance. It was written by the group's lead singer Jacob Hoggard with frequent collaborators Brian Howes and Jason "JVP" Van Poederooyen. According to the digital sheet music published by Atlas Music Publishing, "Love Again" was composed in the key of C minor and set to an approximate tempo of 100 BPM.[3] The song is the group's first release since the departure of their longtime drummer Chris Crippin.[4]

Critical reception

Heather Young of Canadian Beats wrote that the song "has a distinct pop radio sound and is bound to become a summer smash."[5]

Commercial performance

"Love Again" entered the Hot Canadian Digital Songs sales chart, dated July 1, 2017, at number 47 based on its first three days of availability.[6] Following its first full week of consumption, the song debuted at number 60 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart dated July 8, 2017.[7] It has since peaked at number 50 on the chart dated August 19, 2017.[8] "Love Again" has also peaked at number 5 on the Canada AC airplay chart, 9 on the Canada CHR/Top 40 airplay chart, and 5 on the Canada Hot AC airplay chart, respectively.[9][10][11]

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 50
Canada AC (Billboard)[9] 5
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[10] 9
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[11] 5

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Gold 40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Canada June 13, 2017 Digital download Universal Canada [13]
Radio airplay [1]
United Kingdom Digital download [14]
United States [15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hedley Invite You To Love Again". Universal Music Canada. June 13, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  2. ↑ Szabo, Emily (June 14, 2017). "LISTEN: New Hedley Song 'Love Again'!". CING-FM. Corus Entertainment. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Atlas Music Publishing - Hedley "Love Again"". Atlas Music Publishing. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ Taylor, Trey (June 16, 2017). "LISTEN: Hedley Releases Romantic New Single 'Love Again'". iHeartRadio. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  5. ↑ Young, Heather (June 14, 2017). "Hedley releases new single, "Love Again"". Canadian Beats. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Canadian Digital Song Sales: The Week Of July 1, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Canadian Hot 100: The Week Of July 1, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Hedley Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Hedley Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Hedley Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Hedley Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Hedley – Love Again". Music Canada. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Love Again - Single by Hedley on Apple Music". Apple Music (Canada). Archived from the original on July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Love Again: Hedley: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon Music (UK). Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Amazon.com: Love Again: Hedley: MP3 Downloads". Amazon Music. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
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