Lost and Found (Ellie Goulding song)

"Lost and Found"
Promotional single by Ellie Goulding
from the album Delirium
Released23 October 2015 (2015-10-23)
Studio
GenrePop
Length3:36
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Ellie Goulding promotional singles chronology
"Fall into the Sky"
(2014) 		"Lost and Found"
(2015)

"Lost and Found" is a song by English singer Ellie Goulding from her third studio album, Delirium (2015). It was released as a promotional single on 23 October 2015.[1]

Composition

"Lost and Found" is a pop song, with a tempo of 138 beats per minute.[2] Co-written by Goulding, Carl Falk, Max Martin, Laleh Pourkarim and Joakim Berg, it is a strumming, guitar-based mid-tempo song combining elements of folk and electronic music.[1] According to Goulding, Martin originally wrote the song for Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood.[3]

Critical reception

The song received mostly positive reviews. Lewis Corner of Digital Spy called the song as a "sparkling pop anthem".[4] Rachel Brodsky of Spin wrote, "[The song] that would likely take off in any club setting", praising his chorus, saying that his beats "which never hurts".[5] Bianca Gracie Idolator stated the song "is one of the strongest tracks [Goulding] has released thus far."[1]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Delirium.[6]

Recording

Personnel

  • Ellie Goulding – lead vocals
  • Carl Falk – production, guitars, programming, keys, backing vocals
  • Max Martin – production, backing vocals
  • Kristian Lundin – additional production, vocal recording, vocal production, vocal editing
  • Sam Holland – engineering
  • Rob Katz – engineering
  • Cory Bice – engineering assistance
  • Jeremy Lertola – engineering assistance
  • Laleh Pourkarim – vocal recording, backing vocals
  • Joakim Berg – acoustic guitars
  • Martin Sköld – bass guitar
  • Kristoffer Fogelmark – backing vocals
  • Gustaf Thörn – backing vocals
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • John Hanes – engineering for mix
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Randy Merrill – mastering assistance

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 70
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 75
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 89
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 57

References

  1. ^ a b c Gracie, Bianca (23 October 2015). "Ellie Goulding's "Lost And Found": Listen To The Folk-Tinged 'Delirium' Countdown Track". Idolator. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Lost and Found sheet music". MusicNotes.com. 30 October 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  3. ^ Robinson, Peter (January 2016). "Ellie Goulding tells Peter Robinson about acquiring "more balls" and nicking a Fleetwood Mac song". Q. No. 354. p. 107. ISSN 0955-4955.
  4. ^ Corner, Lewis (23 October 2015). "Ellie Goulding releases sparkling new song 'Lost and Found'". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  5. ^ Brodsky, Rachel (21 October 2015). "Hear Ellie Goulding's Soaring New Song, 'Lost And Found'". Spin. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  6. ^ Delirium (liner notes). Ellie Goulding. Polydor Records. 2015. 00602547587152.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 2nd November 2015" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (1340): 4. 2 November 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2018 – via Pandora Archive.
  8. ^ "Chart Track: Week 40, 2015". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Ellie Goulding – Lost and Found". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2018.