Elusive
2006 single by Scott Matthews
| "Elusive" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Scott Matthews | ||||
| from the album Passing Stranger | ||||
| Released | 13 March 2006 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 3:42 | |||
| Label | San Remo Records Island Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Scott Matthews | |||
| Scott Matthews singles chronology | ||||
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"Elusive" was the first single for British singer-songwriter Scott Matthews and was released on 18 September 2006.[1] The single received much airplay from BBC Radio DJs Jo Whiley, Dermot O'Leary and Zane Lowe between 7 and 10 August. Lowe also played "Elusive" once each night as his chosen Single of the Week. Matthews also visited the station to perform "Elusive" and other songs from the album in May and August 2006. In May 2007, he won the Ivor Novello Award for "Best Song Musically and Lyrically" which saw "Elusive" beat strong competition from the likes of the Arctic Monkeys.[2]
The track was used in 2008 by UK television company Channel 4 for the advertising campaign surrounding the final season of The Sopranos, which aired exclusively on their digital channel E4.
"Elusive" was covered by Lianne La Havas on her 2012 debut LP Is Your Love Big Enough?.
External links
- Official site
- BBC Black Country Music Page for Scott Matthews
References
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- "She's Leaving Home" (1968)
- "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?" (1970)
- "Something" (1971)
- "Don't Let It Die" (1972)
- "Without You" (1973)
- "Daniel" (1974)
- "Streets of London"* (1975)
- "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (1978)
- "Baker Street" (1979)
- "The Logical Song" (1980)
- "Woman in Love" (1981)
- "Memory" (1982)
- "Have You Ever Been in Love" (1983)
- "Every Breath You Take" (1984)
- "Against All Odds" (1985)
- "Nikita" (1986)
- "Don't Give Up" (1987)
- "Something Inside So Strong" (1988)
- "They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo)" (1989)
- "The Living Years" (1990)
- "Sacrifice" (1991)
- "The Whole of the Moon" (1992)
- "Why" (1993)
- "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" (1994)
- "Think Twice" (1995)
- "Common People" (1996)
- "Too Much Love Will Kill You" (1997)
- "Paranoid Android" (1998)
- "Believe" (1999)
- "Strong" (2000)
- "Babylon" (2001)
- "Walk On" (2002)
- "The Other Side" (2003)
- "Leave Right Now" (2004)
- "Dry Your Eyes" (2005)
- "Suddenly I See" (2006)
- "Elusive" (2007)
- "Love Is a Losing Game" (2008)
- "One Day Like This" (2009)
- "The Fear" (2010)
- "Becoming a Jackal" (2011)
- "The A Team" (2012)
- "Next to Me" (2013)
- "Strong" (2014)
- "Take Me to Church" (2015)
- "Wasn't Expecting That" (2016)
- "Black Man in a White World" (2017)
- "Magnificent (She Says)" (2018)
- "Nica Libres at Dusk" (2019)
- "Age of Anxiety" (2020)
- "God's Own Children" (2021)
- "Seventeen Going Under" (2022)
- "King" (2023)
*Awarded as The Best Song
