Well, Well, Well (Duffy song)

"Well, Well, Well"
Image of a blonde woman wearing a black cardigan and black headband holding her left hand towards her face. The background is a blurred street scene.
Single by Duffy
from the album Endlessly
B-side"Well, Well, Well" (acoustic)
Released19 October 2010
Recorded
GenrePop
Length2:45
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Duffy singles chronology
"Rain on Your Parade"
(2008)
"Well, Well, Well"
(2010)

"Well, Well, Well" is a song by Welsh singer Duffy, from her second studio album, Endlessly (2010). It was released as the lead and only single from the album worldwide, beginning on 19 October 2010 in the UK. As with the rest of the album, the song was both written and produced by Duffy and Albert Hammond, with Stuart Price providing co-production. It is an up-tempo pop song in which Duffy questions her lover's accusations, with Duffy calling it a song about "desire for freedom" within a relationship. Marking a departure from the soul sound of her debut album, Rockferry (2008), the song received mixed reviews from critics; being both praised and criticised for Duffy's vocal style. Some thought that it "is possibly the weakest of the new tunes" from its parent album.

Failing to meet the popularity of her previous singles, "Well, Well, Well" peaked at number 41 on the UK Singles Chart and number 37 on the European Hot 100 Singles chart. Commercially, it is her worst performing single to date, although it proved to be a moderate success in mainland Europe, reaching the top twenty in Finland, Belgium and Switzerland. The song's accompanying music video portrayed Duffy backed with male dancers in several scenes around the city of Oxford, England. The single was promoted extensively as part of a campaign of "major TV moments", taking in the UK, the United States as well as seven countries around Europe in 2010 and 2011.[2] At 2:45, it is the shortest of all Duffy's singles.

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  2. ^ Smirke, Richard (5 November 2010). "Duffy Tries New Dance Sound, New Team for 'Endlessly'". Billboard. Retrieved 30 May 2011.