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{{Infobox Single |
{{Infobox song
| Name = I'm Not Mad
| name = I'm Not Mad
| Cover = imnotmad.jpg
| cover = imnotmad.jpg
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| alt =
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| Artist = [[Alex Gardner (singer)|Alex Gardner]]
| from Album = TBA
| type = single
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| artist = [[Alex Gardner (singer)|Alex Gardner]]
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| Released = March 29, 2010
| album =
| Format = [[Music download|Digital download]], [[CD single]]
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| released = 29 March 2010
| Genre = [[Pop music]], [[synthpop]]
| Length = 3:50
| recorded =
| Label = [[A&M Records|A&M]]
| studio =
| Producer = [[Xenomania]]
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[synthpop]]
| length = 3:50
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| Chronology = [[Alex Gardner (singer)|Alex Gardner]] singles
| Last single =
| label = [[A&M Records|A&M]]
| writer = [[Miranda Cooper]], Alex Gardner, [[Brian Higgins (producer)|Brian Higgins]], Owen James Parker, [[Tim Powell (producer)|Tim Powell]]
| This single = "'''I'm Not Mad'''"<br />(2010)
| Next single = "[[Feeling Fine]]"<br/> (2010)
| producer = [[Xenomania]]
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| chronology = [[Alex Gardner (singer)|Alex Gardner]]
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| Misc =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Feeling Fine]]
| next_year = 2010
}}
}}


"'''I'm Not Mad'''" is the debut single from [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[Pop music|pop]] singer [[Alex Gardner (singer)|Alex Gardner]]. It was released as a CD Single and download on March 29, 2010 in the United Kingdom and Ireland on [[A&M Records]]. The song was produced by [[Xenomania]].
"'''I'm Not Mad'''" is the debut single from [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[Pop music|pop]] singer [[Alex Gardner (singer)|Alex Gardner]]. It was released as a CD single and download on 29 March 2010 in the United Kingdom and Ireland on [[A&M Records]]. The song was produced by [[Xenomania]].


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
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{{Album ratings
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Nick Levine of ''[[Digital Spy]]'' gave the song a positive review stating writing that Gardner's voice is "rich, manly and blessed with an intriguing hint of huskiness to it." The tune was described as "a glossy-yet-gloomy electropop affair, and very much a grower not a shower."<ref name="ds">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2010/02/wiley_ft_emeli_sand_never_be_y.shtml|work=[[BBC]]|publisher=bbc.co.uk|author=Fraser McAlpine|title=Wiley ft. Emeli Sandé - 'Never Be Your Woman'|date=21 February 2010}}</ref>
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| rev1 = ''[[BBC]]''
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| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=bbc/>
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| rev2 = ''[[Digital Spy]]''
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| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}.<ref name=ds/>
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}}
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Nick Levine of ''[[Digital Spy]]'' gave the song a positive review stating writing that Gardner's voice is "rich, manly and blessed with an intriguing hint of huskiness to it." The tune was described as "a glossy-yet-gloomy electropop affair, and very much a grower not a shower."<ref name="ds">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2010/02/wiley_ft_emeli_sand_never_be_y.shtml|work=[[BBC]]|publisher=bbc.co.uk|author=Fraser McAlpine|title=Wiley ft. Emeli Sandé - 'Never Be Your Woman'|date=21 February 2010}}</ref>

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Fraser McAlpine of ''[[BBC]]'' Chart Blog described the song as pleasant though unmemorable background music that is "neither so offensively irksome to my refined palate that I'm tempted to smash the speakers, or so astonishingly mind-sparklingly brilliant that my productivity shoots through the floor." He follows on to criticize the repetitive nature of the whole affair with "After the first minute or so, nothing happens. We just go round and around on the same eight bar of well-mannered, polite synthpop. Oh sure, there's a breakdown section, but it's not particularly arresting and comes across as a transparent attempt to break things up and then drum up some interest in the return of that bassline again"<ref name=bbc>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2010/03/alex_gardner_im_not_mad.shtml|work=[[BBC]]|publisher=bbc.co.uk|author=Fraser McAlpine|title=Alex Gardner - 'I'm Not Mad'}}</ref>


==Music video==
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Fraser McAlpine of ''[[BBC]]'' Chart Blog described the song as pleasant though unmemorable background music that is "neither so offensively irksome to my refined palate that I'm tempted to smash the speakers, or so astonishingly mind-sparklingly brilliant that my productivity shoots through the floor." <ref name=bbc>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2010/03/alex_gardner_im_not_mad.shtml|work=[[BBC]]|publisher=bbc.co.uk|author=Fraser McAlpine|title=Alex Gardner - 'I'm Not Mad'}}</ref>
Mirroring the single cover, the video shows Gardner singing while sitting and walking in a room full of mirrors, while finding a girl walking alone.
</blockquote>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
;CD single<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Im-Not-Mad-Alex-Gardner/dp/B0038W5CUA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1269721517&sr=8-1 |title=I'm Not Mad: Alex Gardner: Amazon.co.uk: Music |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-04-23}}</ref>
;CD single<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0038W5CUA |title=I'm Not Mad: Alex Gardner: Amazon.co.uk: Music |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-04-23}}</ref>
# "I'm Not Mad"
# "I'm Not Mad"
# "Superfree"
# "Superfree"


== Chart performance ==
== Chart performance ==
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{{Album ratings
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| rev1 = ''[[BBC]]''
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| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=bbc/>
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| rev2 = ''[[Digital Spy]]''
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| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}.<ref name=ds/>
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}}
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|rowspan="2"| United Kingdom
|rowspan="2"| United Kingdom
| 28th March 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/im-not-mad-single/id363874889 |title=I'm Not Mad - Single by Alex Gardner - Download I'm Not Mad - Single on iTunes |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=2010-03-28 |accessdate=2010-04-23}}</ref>
| 28 March 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/im-not-mad-single/id363874889 |title=I'm Not Mad - Single by Alex Gardner - Download I'm Not Mad - Single on iTunes |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=2010-03-28 |accessdate=2010-04-23}}</ref>
| [[Music download|Digital download]]
| [[Music download|Digital download]]
|rowspan="2"| [[A&M Records|A&M]]
|rowspan="2"| [[A&M Records|A&M]]
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| 29 March 2010<ref name=autogenerated1 />
| 29th March 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0038W5CUA/ref=s9_simh_gw_p15_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=1T0DXNVRTKCYRZCZYCJS&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467198433&pf_rd_i=468294 |title=I'm Not Mad: Alex Gardner: Amazon.co.uk: Music |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-04-23}}</ref>
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==References==
==References==
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{{reflist}}

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[[Category:2010 singles]]
[[Category:2010 singles]]
[[Category:Alex Gardner songs]]
[[Category:2010 songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Alex Gardner]]
[[Category:Alex Gardner (singer) songs]]
[[Category:Songs producued by Xenomania]]
[[Category:Songs written by Alex Gardner (singer)]]
[[Category:Songs written by Miranda Cooper]]
[[Category:Songs written by Brian Higgins (producer)]]
[[Category:Songs written by Tim Powell (producer)]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Xenomania]]
[[Category:A&M Records singles]]

Latest revision as of 14:28, 31 December 2023

"I'm Not Mad"
Single by Alex Gardner
Released29 March 2010
GenrePop, synthpop
Length3:50
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Miranda Cooper, Alex Gardner, Brian Higgins, Owen James Parker, Tim Powell
Producer(s)Xenomania
Alex Gardner singles chronology
"I'm Not Mad"
(2010) 		"Feeling Fine"
(2010)

"I'm Not Mad" is the debut single from Scottish pop singer Alex Gardner. It was released as a CD single and download on 29 March 2010 in the United Kingdom and Ireland on A&M Records. The song was produced by Xenomania.

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC[1]
Digital Spy.[2]

Nick Levine of Digital Spy gave the song a positive review stating writing that Gardner's voice is "rich, manly and blessed with an intriguing hint of huskiness to it." The tune was described as "a glossy-yet-gloomy electropop affair, and very much a grower not a shower."[2]

Fraser McAlpine of BBC Chart Blog described the song as pleasant though unmemorable background music that is "neither so offensively irksome to my refined palate that I'm tempted to smash the speakers, or so astonishingly mind-sparklingly brilliant that my productivity shoots through the floor." He follows on to criticize the repetitive nature of the whole affair with "After the first minute or so, nothing happens. We just go round and around on the same eight bar of well-mannered, polite synthpop. Oh sure, there's a breakdown section, but it's not particularly arresting and comes across as a transparent attempt to break things up and then drum up some interest in the return of that bassline again"[1]

Music video

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Mirroring the single cover, the video shows Gardner singing while sitting and walking in a room full of mirrors, while finding a girl walking alone.

Track listing

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CD single[3]
  1. "I'm Not Mad"
  2. "Superfree"

Chart performance

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Chart (2010) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 44
Scotland (OCC)[5] 21

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 28 March 2010[6] Digital download A&M
29 March 2010[3] CD single

References

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  1. ^ a b Fraser McAlpine. "Alex Gardner - 'I'm Not Mad'". BBC. bbc.co.uk.
  2. ^ a b Fraser McAlpine (21 February 2010). "Wiley ft. Emeli Sandé - 'Never Be Your Woman'". BBC. bbc.co.uk.
  3. ^ a b "I'm Not Mad: Alex Gardner: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
  4. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  5. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  6. ^ "I'm Not Mad - Single by Alex Gardner - Download I'm Not Mad - Single on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-03-28. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
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