"7 Minutes" | ||||
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Single by Dean Lewis | ||||
from the album A Place We Knew | ||||
Released | 18 January 2019 | |||
Studio | The Barn Studio, North London | |||
Length | 3:31 | |||
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"7 Minutes" on YouTube |
"7 Minutes" is a song by Australian singer and songwriter Dean Lewis. The song was released in January 2019 as the second single from Lewis' forthcoming debut studio album, A Place We Knew. [1]
Lewis told Triple J "The song was conceived in a London cab two years ago after an argument with a girl...the line, 'Is it too late to turn around, I'm already halfway out of town' came into my head while I was sitting in an Uber about halfway from her place to mine." [2] Lewis also said "The song is about meeting someone, making memories and then feeling regret." [1] " Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol is referenced in this song.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the album was nominated for Song of the Year. [3]
At the APRA Music Awards of 2020, "7 Minutes" was nominated for Most Performed Australian Work of the Year and Most Performed Pop Work of the Year; [4] [5] winning the latter.
Peter Tuscan from The Music Network said "'7 Minutes' has all the right ingredients for commercial success. Musically poignant verses and an all-out strummer of a chorus lead into a stripped back yet triumphant bridge, helped out by ethereal pads and drums." adding "Radio will no doubt have a field day with this track." [6] Al Newstead from ABC said "'7 Minutes' is about lost love, with acoustic-plucking that builds to a stirring climax of rolling snare and dramatic vocal harmonies that will definitely appeal to fans of Vance Joy and Mumford and Sons." [2] On 18 March 2019, Lewis performed "7 Minutes" as well as "Stay Awake" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Australia ( ARIA) [7] | 10 |
Belgium ( Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [8] | 28 |
Ireland ( IRMA) [9] | 53 |
Lithuania ( AGATA) [10] | 66 |
New Zealand Hot Singles ( RMNZ) [11] | 5 |
Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan) [12] | 65 |
Chart (2019) | Position |
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Australia (ARIA) [13] | 45 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia ( ARIA) [14] | 4× Platinum | 280,000‡ |
Canada ( Music Canada) [15] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Denmark ( IFPI Danmark) [16] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
Norway ( IFPI Norway) [17] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [18] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
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Sweden ( GLF) [19] | Gold | 4,000,000† |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Country | Release date | Format | Label |
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Australia | 18 January 2019 |