Fight for This Love

"Fight for This Love"
The black and white cover art depicts a woman in the background with her head titled to the side. Her neckline is bare. She is hearing a black shiny military style hat also leaning to one side. Only one eye is visible in the image as the other is concealed by the hat. In the bottom right-hand corner in a black curly font sits the name of the artist and song: Cheryl Cole Fight for This Love.
Single by Cheryl Cole
from the album 3 Words
B-side"Didn't I"
Released30 October 2009
Recorded2009
StudioSubZero Studios (Santa Monica)
Genre
Length3:46
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Wayne Wilkins
  • Steve Kipner
Cheryl Cole singles chronology
"Heartbreaker"
(2008) 		"Fight for This Love"
(2009) 		"3 Words"
(2009)
Music video
"Fight for This Love" on YouTube

"Fight for This Love" is the debut solo single by English singer Cheryl Cole, recorded for her debut studio album, 3 Words (2009). It was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland as the lead single on 2009 by Fascination Records (Polydor Records) and in 2010 in some European countries as the album's second single through Universal Music. It was written and produced by Wayne Wilkins and Steve Kipner with an additional writing from Andre Merrit. The up-tempo pop, dance-pop and R&B song revolves around a lyrical content of not giving up on the partner.

"Fight for This Love" divided music critics; some praised Cheryl's vocals and the powerful production, noting that it had the potential to be a hit with the clubs while other critics criticised the sluggish verses and weak vocals. The accompanying music video was directed by Ray Kay. It was generally well received by media and critics who drew comparisons to the works of Janet Jackson and the video for "Put the Needle On It" (2002) by Dannii Minogue.

Following her first performance of the song on The X Factor it topped charts in Ireland and the United Kingdom. In May 2010 it was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for shipments topping 600,000 units. In December 2012 "Fight for This Love" became the 125th single to reach the million mark in UK Chart history, and the third to reach the feat in 2012, along with Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" and Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know".[1] "Fight for This Love" also achieved success in Europe by topping charts in Norway, Hungary and Denmark. "Fight for This Love" received a BRIT Award nomination in the Best British Single category.

  1. ^ "Carly Rae Jepsen and Cheryl Cole join the Million Sellers Club". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.