BLOOD ORANGE

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For "Lost Without You": "Scottish Singles Chart: 28 September 2018 – 4 October 2018". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 29 September 2018. Martyn Young from Dork called Blood Orange "impressive in its scope and ambition" and noted: "Combining widescreen anthemic string-laden pop with joyous disco-tinged hops and just the right dose of heartbreak, it's a step up from an artist looking to establish themselves as a big deal." [1] Commercial performance [ edit ] Exactly. You get these pinch me moments, almost like you're in a movie and they're kind of gone. The pandemic really taught me [to appreciate my life more] because I finally got the time to really sit down and think about [everything I'd experienced]. And that was extraordinary! You never know if you're going to get to do this again. With this album, there had to be no regrets. I put everything I've got into it. I really connected to you saying last time that you are so many different versions of yourself throughout your 20s - the album definitely reflects that a b "FREYA RIDINGS > Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2 August 2018.

For "Love Is Fire": "Scottish Singles Chart: 31 January 2020 – 06 February 2020". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 1 February 2020. Offiziellecharts.de – Freya Ridings – Blood Orange" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 May 2023. Interesting question George! I love the question! I think there was definitely a moment. I was watching - and this happened very much after I'd finished the album - the new Lewis Capaldi documentary. Have you seen it? He's such an incredible human being. I have so much respect for him. There were so many similarities in terms of [our journeys] and it didn't make me feel so alone. For "You Mean the World to Me": "Scottish Singles Chart: 8 March 2019 – 14 March 2019". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 9 March 2019.Today is also my birthday and the greatest gift I could wish for is be on stage with you all again this year...'

I'm not gonna lie, I'm excited, I'm anxious...I've been taking some ashwagandha gummies...I need to calm down! The last three and a half years of my life have been building up to this. It's been an incredible three months releasing all the singles and playing stuff like Graham Norton, and I'm going to play the Coronation! I'm just trying to take everything in and enjoy it. It also was the first time the singer had played a lot of her new songs in front of a live audience, and things were made even more special by her family being in attendance. I didn't want to do that. I wanted to say the things I didn't know that I'd be allowed to say, to mention my biggest fears. It definitely helped me grow as a person. There's a lot of therapy, a lot of internal growing done while making ths album. I can't even believe I'm the same person I was when I started making it. What was the impetus for you to go on this journey - like you said, you were quite hesitant at the start Woods, Cat (28 April 2023). "The National borrow Taylor Swift, The Damned tear into Gary Glitter – the week's best albums". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023 . Retrieved 5 May 2023. It’s been four years since the release of Freya Ridings' breakthrough, self-titled debut, which yielded the Love Island-boosted megahit ‘Lost Without You’.I want people to come out of the other side," Freya explains, "[feeling like they've just watched] a rom-com. Because it is like a rom-com...where they get married at the end." For Blood Orange: "Scottish Albums Chart: 5 May 2023 – 11 May 2023". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 6 May 2023.

a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Freya Ridings)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 9 July 2023. a b c Young, Martyn (3 May 2023). "Freya Ridings – Blood Orange". Dork. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023 . Retrieved 5 May 2023. The lightning-in-a-bottle emergence of Freya Ridings with ‘Lost Without You’ and her self-titled debut album made her one of the surprise international success stories of recent years. The single made Freya the first female artist to have an entirely self-written Top 10 hit since Kate Bush’s original release of ‘Running Up That Hill’ in 1985, and in the process set-up her debut album for immense global success: a #3 UK chart position, a billion+ streams, and a phenomenal 47 Platinum andGold certifications from all around the world. Freya Ridings. " Blood Orange". Spotify. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023 . Retrieved 4 May 2023. She added: “I’ve actually brought my family with me, it’s the first festival they’ve ever come to, and I’m just so excited.Blood Orange is both a celebration and reclamation of the pain of heartbreak. Sometimes, you have to get through the bitter to taste the sweetness. The last time Ridings was at Latitude, she had just released her 2019 self-titled album and performed in one of the tents on the festival grounds. This time, she is gearing up to release a brand-new album and has bagged herself a spot on the mainstage. UK pop sensation Freya Ridings performs her global smash hit 'Castles' ". Sunrise. 9 March 2020 . Retrieved 1 January 2023.

Katy Perry!!! I can't believe that. It is so wild. I used to be obsessed with her. Me 10 years ago, if you'd told me that...I would have lost my mind. Going to need you to insist she plays Teenage Dream, thank you Live at St Pancras Old Church by Freya Ridings". Apple Music. 22 September 2017 . Retrieved 2 August 2018. And that journey is actually Freya's own. The album tells the store of a painful breakup with an ex-boyfriend and all the heartbreak, insecurities and doubts you feel knowing you might never see the love of your life again. But like all good rom-coms, we have a happy ending; Freya reconnected with her partner, becoming engaged in the pandemic and marrying last year. At the end of Blood Orange, you feel like you know her intimately, having had a first hand experience of everything she's gone through. In a long-ranging chat, we discuss how Freya worked through her doubts about the album, feeling trapped in a sad girl box and the exciting news she's set to perform at King Charles III's upcoming Coronation concert. You Mean the World to Me": "Adult Contemporary: April 6, 2019". Billboard . Retrieved 2 April 2019.

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I think from, like, 24 to 28, there's a huge jump. My first album, that was just such a massive learning curve even learning how to make an album. This time, I wanted to push myself out of my comfort zone and that feels a bit brave. It would have been very easy to just copy and paste [everything that worked before] and do the same things emotionally and lyrically. a b c d "BRIT Certified - bpi" (To access, enter the search parameter "Freya Ridings" and select "Search by Keyword"). British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 7 December 2018. From the album, she released the third single called "Can I Jump?" on March 24, 2023". PM Studio. 24 March 2023 . Retrieved 26 March 2023. MORE: Freya Ridings' Official Charts history in full The last time we spoke, you mentioned that you've been writing this album for a long time - how does it feel to have the (pardon the pun) fruits of your labour finally coming to pass? Roper, Kerri-Ann (26 July 2019). "Freya Ridings on Glastonbury, debut album, celebrity fans - and Peppa Pig". The Irish News . Retrieved 18 December 2022.