With thousands of votes cast online, and promoted by an installation that toured Manchester, Glasgow and London, “BACK TO BLACK” was chosen as the UK’s favourite Amy Winehouse song.
This was followed closely by “TEARS DRY ON THEIR OWN”, one of six tracks from the album Back To Black that featured in the Top 10, alongside “LOVE IS A LOSING GAME”, “ME & MR JONES” and “REHAB”.
Songs such as “F*&K ME PUMPS” and “STRONGER THAN ME” from Winehouse’s debut album Frank were also hugely popular, as well as lesser known tracks from the posthumously released Lioness, including “BETWEEN THE CHEATS” and her cover of the Shirelles’ classic, “WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW?”.
At the World Premiere, which took place in Leicester Square on Monday 8th April, cast and filmmakers also had their say. Marisa Abela (Amy Winehouse), Jack O’Connell (Blake Fielder-Civil) and Sam Buchanan (Nick Shymansky) all opted for “TEARS DRY ON THEIR OWN”; Eddie Marsan (Mitch Winehouse) chose Amy’s duet with Paul Weller “DON’T GO TO STRANGERS”; producer Alison Owen voted for “LOVE IS A LOSING GAME”; whilst director Sam Taylor-Johnson fittingly chose “BACK TO BLACK”.
TOP 10:
1. Back To Black
2. Tears Dry On Their Own
3. Valerie
4. Love Is A Losing Game
5. Rehab
6. You Know I’m No Good
7. Me & Mr Jones
8. Fuck Me Pumps
9. Stronger Than Me
10. In My Bed
The public were invited to vote and decorate the touring installation using a sticker inscribed with their favourite Amy Winehouse song. A pop-up listening booth accompanied the tour so that fans could listen again to Amy’s most treasured and celebrated songs before deciding how to cast their vote.
UMR/Island Records follow the opening of Sam Taylor-Johnson’s film BACK TO BLACK, based on the life of Amy Winehouse, one of the greatest artists of our time, with the release on 17 May of the compilation, “Back To Black: Songs from the Original Motion Picture”.
Digital versions of both standard and deluxe editions are released in line with the UK & Irish cinema release of BACK TO BLACK on 12 April 2024.
