Taio Cruz’s Hit Tops ‘British Export’ Songs in 2010
4th July 2011
Latest research from PRS for Music has today revealed that Taio Cruz’s ‘Break Your Heart’, is the most played British-written song on international radio stations.
‘Break Your Heart’, written by Taio Cruz and Fraser T Smith, came out top in eight out of the twenty countries surveyed. The research also found that the 1997 UK chart-topper ‘You’re Not Alone’, written by Tim Kellett and Robin Taylor Firth, is currently enjoying new found popularity in Italy in a version by Danish singer, Mads Langer.
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British Songwriter/s |
Song |
Performing Artist |
Countries |
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1 |
Taio Cruz
Fraser T Smith |
Break Your Heart |
Taio Cruz |
Bulgaria, Finland, France, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA, |
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2 |
Amy Macdonald |
Don’t Tell Me that It’s Over |
Amy Macdonald |
Austria, Belgium, |
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3 |
Hurts and Joseph Cross |
Wonderful Life |
Hurts |
Germany, Greece |
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4 |
Snow Patrol |
Just Say Yes |
Snow Patrol |
Denmark |
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5 |
Florence Welch and Isabella Summers |
Dog Days Are Over |
Florence and the Machine |
Ireland |
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6 |
Scouting for Girls |
This Ain’t a Love song |
Scouting for Girls |
Netherlands |
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7 |
Mima Stilwell and Jim Eliot |
All The Lovers |
Kylie Minogue |
Romania |
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8 |
Matthew Bellamy |
Uprising |
Muse |
Portugal |
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9 |
Coldplay |
Viva La Vida |
Coldplay |
Norway |
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10 |
Plan B (Ben Drew) |
She Said |
Plan B |
Switzerland |
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11
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Tim Kellett and Robin Taylor Firth
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You’re Not Alone
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Mads Langer
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Italy
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Source: PRS for Music
The results are based on data compiled by PRS for Music, in order to pay accurate royalties to its 80,000 songwriting and composing members whenever their music is broadcast or publicly performed. PRS for Music identified the most played songs on international radio in 2010 that were written by British songwriters.
Fraser T Smith, co-writer of the hit song ‘Break Your Heart’ said: “It’s an incredible feeling – quite surreal, to realise that what Taio and I created in a small studio in Fulham, can be enjoyed by people all over the world. It’s what keeps me writing day in, day out.”
Commenting on the results, Karen Buse, director of international at PRS for Music, said: “This research goes to show the continued strength of British songwriting on the international stage. The music our songwriter members create is played and performed in every country around the world and I’m delighted that such fantastic UK talent can earn from their work overseas.”
PRS for Music has 150 agreements in place in 90 countries around the world, ensuring that whenever its member’s music is used, royalties are collected and paid; in 2010 £169.8m was collected internationally from UK music used.
ENDS
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Nicola Formoy, Public Relations Manager:
nicola.formoy@prsformusic.com
02073064229 / 07539 837436
Barney Hooper, Head of PR:
barney.hooper@prsformusic.com
02073064548 / 07979 757052
Notes to Editor:
PRS for Music:
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