Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)
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Single by The Vamps featuring Shawn Mendes | |||||||||||||||||||
from the album Meet the Vamps | |||||||||||||||||||
Released | 12 October 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
Format | Digital download | ||||||||||||||||||
Genre | Pop | ||||||||||||||||||
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Writer(s) | Paul Simon, Connor Ball, Tristan Evans, James McVey, Brad Simpson, Amund Bjørklund, Espen Lind & Chris Michaud | ||||||||||||||||||
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"Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" is a 2014 single by British pop band The Vamps, adapted from Simon & Garfunkel's 1970 hit "Cecilia". The original appeared on their debut studio album Meet the Vamps (2014), but a later version featuring vocals from Canadian singer Shawn Mendes was released on 12 October 2014 as the album's fifth single.
The song has charted in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, and the United Kingdom (where it peaked at number 9, becoming the group's fifth successive top 10 single).
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Background
"Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" is an adaptation of Simon & Garfunkel's 1970 hit song "Cecilia", largely sampling on the music of the song. The lyrics[1] are substantially original, though still relying on the main chorus lyrics of the original song (Cecilia, you're breaking my heart / You're shaking my confidence daily / Oh Cecilia I'm down on my knees / I'm begging you please to come home).[2]
Music video
Two music videos exist for the song. One of them features the Vamps and Mendes shipwrecked in an area they don't initially realise is already inhabited, sending out an SOS and then bolting upon sight of a plane, and the other is in support of charity and features famous faces.[3]
Track listing
- Digital download[4]
- "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" (featuring Shawn Mendes) – 3:14
- "Hurricane" – 3:19
- Digital download
- "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" (The Basement Acoustic Mix) – 3:23
- CD edition
- "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart) (Live from the O2 Arena)" – 3:16
- "Teenagers" – 2:40
- "Dear Maria, Count Me In/Sugar We're Going Down (Medley)" – 2:53
- "Girls On TV (Live from the O2 Arena)" – 3:40
Commercial performance
Charts
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[5] | 46 |
Ireland (IRMA)[6] | 42 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] | 13 |
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[8] | 3 |
South Africa (EMA)[9] | 4 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] | 9 |
References
- ↑ Lyrics of "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" by the Vamps
- ↑ Lyrics of "Cecilia" by Simon & Garfunkel
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- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – The Vamps – Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ↑ "Chart Track: Week 42, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – The Vamps feat. Shawn Mendes – Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)". Top 40 Singles.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-10-25". Scottish Singles Top 40.
- ↑ "EMA Top 10 Airplay: Week Ending 2014-11-18". Entertainment Monitoring Africa. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-10-25" UK Singles Chart.
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- 2014 songs
- The Vamps (British band) songs
- Songs written by Paul Simon
- Songs written by Espen Lind
- Songs written by Amund Bjorklund
- Songs written by K'naan