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As Long as I Got You (Lily Allen song)

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"As Long as I Got You"
Single by Lily Allen
from the album Sheezus
Released24 August 2014
Studio
  • Poor Kevin's Studio (Los Angeles)
  • Rocket Studio (London)
Genre
Length3:23
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Greg Kurstin
Lily Allen singles chronology
"URL Badman"
(2014)
"As Long as I Got You"
(2014)
"Cigarettes & Cush"
(2017)
Music video
"As Long As I Got You" on YouTube

"As Long as I Got You" is a song by British recording artist Lily Allen, from her third studio album, Sheezus (2014). It was released as the fifth and final single from the album on August 24, 2014.[1]

Background

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Allen confirmed during an interview to the BBC at Glastonbury that she recorded a music video for another album track and a music video for a future single.

Composition

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"As Long as I Got You" is a zydeco and country song.[2][3] Kenneth Partridge commented on the track's Cajun influence by stating, "Maybe all Allen needed was a trip to New Orleans" to make a "Cajun-spiced, country-fried, half-baked tune".[4]

Chart performance

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Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 45

References

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  1. ^ "'As Long as I Got You', nuevo single de Lily Allen" (in Spanish). 2 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  2. ^ Zoladz, Lindsay (8 May 2014). "Lily Allen: Sheezus Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  3. ^ Sawdey, Evan (5 May 2014). "Lily Allen: Sheezus". popmatters. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  4. ^ Partridge, Kenneth. "Lily Allen's 'Sheezus': Track-by-Track Review". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  5. ^ "Lily Allen – As Long As I Got You". ARIA Top 50 Singles.