Latch (song)

"Latch"
Single by Disclosure featuring Sam Smith
from the album Settle
B-side T. Williams Club Edit (12")
Released 8 October 2012 (2012-10-08)
Format
Recorded 2012
Genre
Length 4:16
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Disclosure
Disclosure singles chronology
"Boiling"
(2012)		 "Latch"
(2012)		 "White Noise"
(2013)
Sam Smith singles chronology
"Latch"
(2012)		 "Lay Me Down"
(2013)

"Latch" is a song by English garage-house duo Disclosure. It features the vocals from English singer and songwriter Sam Smith. It was released as a digital download on 8 October 2012 by PMR Records. The lead single from their debut studio album, Settle (2013), the song debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 26 and has peaked at number 11.[1] In the United States, "Latch" was a sleeper hit, peaking at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2014.

Background and composition

Originally, Disclosure thought that "Latch" was "too weird for the radio and not clubby enough for the clubs" because of its time signature. "It’s in 6/8 time — not even 4/4, the more commonly used time signature for house music." When first hearing Sam Smith's voice, Guy and Howard thought he was a woman and later were "amazed" that he was not.[2]

Howard has stated that Disclosure is "trying to bring some soul into the songwriting... using jazz chords and interesting melodies instead of boring, stabby EDM triads."[3] According to the sheet music published at MusicNotes.com, "Latch" is composed in the key of F minor with a tempo of 122 beats per minute.[4]

Critical reception

Michael Cragg of The Guardian wrote of the song: "it's a slowly unravelling ode to the thrill of wanting to figuratively (and possibly literally) latch on to someone else."[5] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times viewed the track as one of the duo's "least characteristic" songs, describing it as "less relaxed, more ambitious, more blatantly pop-oriented, with full-bodied vocals".[6] Jamieson Cox lauded the song in The Verge: "Latch" is a "song that remains this decade’s prototypical piece of dance-pop. There’s no such thing as a perfect song, but 'Latch' comes close: it’s economic, beguiling, and precise."[7]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Latch" was first released onto YouTube on 9 October 2012, with a run time of 04:17.[8] The video short was directed by Ross McDowell and Ben Murray of London's Bullion Collective, and features scenes of several couples flirting and embracing.[9][10] One of the couples is home inside an apartment, another meet in a crowded elevator and begin to kiss once the others on the elevator have left and the third couple is two young women who meet in a bar. Sam Smith does not appear in the video.

As of 4 December 2016, the video has more than 200 million views on YouTube.

Track listings

  1. "Latch" (featuring Sam Smith) – 4:16
  1. "Latch" (T. Williams Club Remix) – 4:07
  2. "Latch" (Jamie Jones Remix) – 6:31
  1. "Latch" (featuring Sam Smith) – 4:16
  2. "Latch" (T. Williams Club Edit) – 4:07
  1. "Latch" (Acoustic) – 3:43

Charts and certifications

Commercial performance and airplay

On 10 October 2012, Greg James announced that "Latch" was at number 39 on The Official Chart Update,[15] officially entering the UK Singles Chart at number 26 on 14 October 2012, climbing 13 places during the course of the week. In its second week, the song climbed nine places to number 17 and in its third climbed five places to number 12; it eventually peaked at number 11 in its fourth week. The song spent a total of 15 weeks within the top 40 and 32 weeks within the top 75. The song has sold over 600,000 copies in the UK alone, with it being certified Platinum by the BPI. This puts "Latch" among the best-selling singles to not reach the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart. The single was also certified Gold by the Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana.[16]

In 2014, "Latch" became a sleeper hit in the United States. The song was released as their debut single in the United States on 4 February 2014.[17] On the chart dated 2 August, it topped the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart during its 47th week on the chart, marking the longest trip to the summit of that chart (where it remained through the chart dated 30 August). Having sold 990,000 units at the mid-way point of 2014, "Latch" reigned as one of the top-selling Dance/Electronic Songs according to Nielsen SoundScan.[18] The song became a contemporary hit radio crossover-hit. It was the duo's first, and Smith's second, top 10 single at pop, adult pop, rhythmic, urban and urban AC radio in the US, peaking at numbers 3, 10, 3 and 9 respectively. On the chart dated 9 August, "Latch" peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Weekly charts

Chart (2012–16) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[19] 47
Australia Dance (ARIA)[20] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[21] 22
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[22] 4
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[23] 36
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[24] 43
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[25] 6
Canada AC (Billboard)[26] 30
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[27] 2
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[28] 8
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[29] 91
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[30] 24
Denmark (Tracklisten)[31] 13
Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[32] 14
France (SNEP)[33] 8
Ireland (IRMA)[34] 35
Italy (FIMI)[35] 29
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[36] 18
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[37] 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[38] 60
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[39] 39
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[40] 22
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[41] 62
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[42] 15
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[43] 30
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[44] 3
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[45] 11
US Billboard Hot 100[46] 7
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[47] 10
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[48] 1
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[49] 32
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[50] 3
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[51] 5
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[52] 3

Year-end charts

Year Chart Peak
position
2012 Australia Dance (ARIA)[53] 41
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[54] 101
2013 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[55] 51
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[56] 95
US Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[57] 54
2014 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[25] 38
US Billboard Hot 100[46] 28

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[58] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[59] 2× Platinum 160,000^
Italy (FIMI)[60] Platinum 30,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[61] Gold 0*
Sweden (GLF)[62] 2× Platinum 80,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[63] Platinum 600,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[64] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[65] Platinum 1,800,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 8 October 2012[66] Digital download PMR
United States 4 February 2014[17] Mainstream radio
11 March 2014[67] Rhythmic contemporary

References

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  6. ↑ Caramanica, Jon (2012) "Nostalgic Sounds Dating to the Early 21st Century", The New York Times, 25 October 2012, retrieved 30 October 2012
  7. ↑ Cox, Jamieson (23 September 2015). "On Caracal, Disclosure are starting to leave dance music behind". The Verge.
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  15. ↑ "Swedish House Mafia ahead of Adele in midweek chart - Music News - Digital Spy". Digital Spy.
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  17. 1 2 "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014.
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  20. ↑ "ARIA Dance Singles Chart - 06/10/14". ARIA Charts. 6 October 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014.
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  37. ↑ "Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard. (subscription required)
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  49. ↑ "Disclosure – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Disclosure.
  50. ↑ "Disclosure – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Disclosure.
  51. ↑ "Disclosure – Chart history" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay for Disclosure.
  52. ↑ "Disclosure – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Disclosure.
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