The Flood (Katie Melua song)

0000 single by Katie Melua

"The Flood"

Single by Katie Melua
from the album  The House
Released|

* 17 May 2010 (2010-05-17) (Digital download)
* 24 May 2010 (CD single)

Genre|

* Art rock
* orchestral rock

Length|

* 4:01 (Album Version)
* 3:40 (Radio Edit)
* 3:49 (Danny Kirsch Radio Edit)

Label| Dramatico
Songwriter(s)| Katie Melua, Guy Chambers, Lauren Christy
Producer(s)| William Orbit
Katie Melua singles chronology
| "If the Lights Go Out"
(2008)  | "The Flood"
(00000000)  | "A Happy Place"
(2010)

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Music video

"The Flood" on YouTube

"The Flood" is a song performed by the Georgian-born, British singer Katie Melua and the lead single from her 4th studio album The House. It was released on 17 May 2010 by Digital download and by CD on 24 May 2010.

## Music video

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The music video was directed by Kevin Godley, who has also directed videos for Eric Clapton and U2, as well as having directed the video for Melua's "Nine Million Bicycles".[1] It features Melua performing the song playing the piano on a spinning platform surrounded by male dancers.

## Critical reception

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Nick Levine of Digital Spy gave the song a favorable review, stating, "there's no doubting her sincerity." He felt the song was both positive and interesting, with a blend of styles and tempos that he described as "supremely elegant and subtly adventurous".[2]

## Track listing

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Digital download[3]

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "The Flood" (Radio Edit)| 3:40
2.| "The Flood" (Danny Kirsch Radio Edit)| 3:49
3.| "The Flood" (Michael Woods Remix)| 4:40
4.| "The Flood" (Jakwob Remix)| 4:57
5.| "The Flood Aid" (DJ Vata Mashup)| 7.25

CD single[4]

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "The Flood"| 3:40
2.| "The One I Love Is Gone"| 3:40

## Chart performance

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"The Flood" debuted on the UK Singles Chart on 23 May 2010 at a current peak of #35.

### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2010)  | Peak
position

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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] | 23
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] | 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] | 79
Norway (VG-lista)[8] | 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 19
UK Singles (OCC)[10] | 35
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[11] | 36

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2010)  | Position

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Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] | 65

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Format  | Label

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|
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United Kingdom  | 17 May 2010[3] | Digital download | Dramatico
24 May 2010[4] | CD single

## References

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1. ^ "Katie Melua - the Flood Dir: Kevin Godley".
2. ^ Nick Levine (3 May 2010). "Katie Melua: 'The Flood'". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk.
3. ^ a b "iTunes > The Flood". iTunes.
4. ^ a b "amazon.co.uk > The Flood". amazon.co.uk.
5. ^ "Katie Melua – The Flood" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
6. ^ "Katie Melua – The Flood" (in French). Ultratop 50.
7. ^ "Katie Melua – The Flood" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
8. ^ "Topp 20 Single uke 49, 2010 – VG-lista. Offisielle hitlister fra og med 1958" (in Norwegian). VG-lista.
9. ^ "Katie Melua – The Flood". Swiss Singles Chart.
10. ^ "Katie Melua: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
11. ^ "Katie Melua Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
12. ^ "Rapports Annuels 2010". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

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Katie Melua

Studio albums|

* Call Off the Search
* Piece by Piece
* Pictures
* The House
* Secret Symphony
* Ketevan
* In Winter
* Album No. 8
* Love & Money

Compilation albums|

* The Katie Melua Collection

Live albums|

* Live at the O² Arena

Singles|

* "The Closest Thing to Crazy"
* "Call Off the Search"
* "Crawling Up a Hill"
* "Nine Million Bicycles"
* "I Cried for You"/"Just Like Heaven"
* "Spider's Web"
* "It's Only Pain"
* "Shy Boy"
* "If You Were a Sailboat"
* "Mary Pickford"
* "If the Lights Go Out"
* "Toy Collection"
* "Two Bare Feet"
* "The Flood"
* "A Happy Place"
* "To Kill You with a Kiss"
* "Better Than a Dream"
* "Fields of Gold"

Other singles|

* "What a Wonderful World" (with Eva Cassidy)

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* Discography
* Dramatico

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