Valerie ( the Zutons song ) - wikipedia Valerie ( the Zutons song ) `` Valerie '' Single by The Zutons from the album Tired of Hanging Around B - side `` April Fool '' `` I Will Be Your Pockets '' `` In the City '' `` Get Up and Dance '' Released 19 June 2006 Format 7 '' CD Recorded The Townhouse ( London ) Olympic Studio 2 ( London ) The Bunker ( London ) Genre Indie rock blues rock Length 3 : 56 Label Deltasonic Songwriter ( s ) Abi Harding Boyan Chowdhury Dave McCabe Russ Pritchard Sean Payne Producer ( s ) Stephen Street The Zutons singles chronology `` Why Wo n't You Give Me Your Love ? '' ( 2006 ) `` Valerie '' ( 2006 ) `` Oh Stacey ( Look What You 've Done ! ) '' ( 2006 ) `` Why Wo n't You Give Me Your Love ? '' ( 2006 ) `` Valerie '' ( 2006 ) `` Oh Stacey ( Look What You 've Done ! ) '' ( 2006 ) `` Valerie '' is a song written by English indie rock band The Zutons from their second studio album Tired of Hanging Around ( 2006 ). Released as the album 's second single on 19 June 2006 in the United Kingdom, along with their previous single `` Why Wo n't You Give Me Your Love ? '', it gave The Zutons their joint - biggest single to date as well as their second UK top 10 single, climbing from number 41 ( through download sales alone the day before physical release ) to its peak at number 9 in the UK Singles Chart. A 2007 cover version by Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse was more successful than the original, peaking at number 2 on the UK chart and number 1 in the Netherlands. Contents 1 Background 2 Other uses 3 Music video 4 Track listings and formats 5 Charts and certifications 5.1 Charts 5.2 Certifications 6 Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse version 6.1 Chart performance 6.2 Music video 6.3 Track listings and formats 6.4 Charts 6.4. 1 Weekly charts 6.4. 2 Year - end charts 6.4. 3 Decade - end charts 6.4. 4 Certifications 7 Other versions 8 References 9 External links Background In an interview with The Scotsman in May 2008, lead singer Dave McCabe described the writing process of the song : `` I could tell you I was inspired by gazing out across the Mersey or walking past Macca 's old house, but the truth is I got the idea in a cab on the way to my mum 's. The whole song was written before I got there, so 20 minutes, max. '' Other uses The song was used by ITV during the 2006 FIFA World Cup, alongside Primal Scream 's `` Country Girl '' and Kasabian 's cover of David Bowie 's 1977 song `` Heroes ''. Both the original and Mark Ronson version featured in British soap opera Emmerdale during the wedding of Eric and Val Pollard in 2008. Music video The music video was directed by Scott Lyon. It is set in a prison and features The Zutons trying to escape. Track listings and formats CD 1 `` Valerie '' `` April Fool '' CD 2 `` Valerie '' `` I Will Be Your Pockets '' `` In the City '' `` Valerie '' ( Video ) 7 '' single `` Valerie '' `` Get Up and Dance '' Charts and certifications Charts Chart ( 2006 ) Peak position European Hot 100 Singles 33 Ireland ( IRMA ) 32 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 9 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United Kingdom ( BPI ) Silver 200,000 sales + streaming figures based on certification alone Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse version `` Valerie '' Single by Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse from the album Version B - side `` California '' ( Live ) `` Back to Black '' Released 15 October 2007 Format CD digital download Recorded 2007 Genre Pop soul jazz Length 3 : 37 Label Columbia Island Songwriter ( s ) Dave McCabe Russell Pritchard Sean Payne Abi Harding Paul Molloy Boyan Chowdhury Producer ( s ) Mark Ronson Mark Ronson singles chronology `` Oh My God '' ( 2007 ) `` Valerie '' ( 2007 ) `` Just '' ( 2008 ) `` Oh My God '' ( 2007 ) `` Valerie '' ( 2007 ) `` Just '' ( 2008 ) Amy Winehouse singles chronology `` Tears Dry on Their Own '' ( 2007 ) Tears Dry on Their Own 2007 `` Valerie '' ( 2007 ) Valerie2007 `` Love Is a Losing Game '' ( 2007 ) Love Is a Losing Game 2007 English musicians Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse covered `` Valerie '' for Ronson 's second studio album Version ( 2007 ). Released as the album 's third single on 15 October 2007, the track was first performed by Winehouse on Jo Whiley 's Live Lounge show on BBC Radio 1. Singer and director Jordan Galland plays the electric piano on this single. Rolling Stone called the cover Winehouse 's only `` notable recording '' after Back to Black. Winehouse had previously recorded a slower - tempo version of the song, which appeared as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of Back to Black. This version was also featured at the end of Amy ( 2015 ), a documentary film biography of Winehouse, as well as on the original soundtrack. The song was also featured in the 2008 comedy film 27 Dresses, starring Katherine Heigl and James Marsden. Chart performance The single peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, where it spent 19 consecutive weeks inside the top 20. With sales of 329,490, it became the UK 's ninth biggest - selling single of 2007. The single spent 36 consecutive weeks on the UK Singles Chart between September 2007 and May 2008. It re-entered the chart in late June 2008 to take its total to 39 weeks. The song was released in early 2008 in the Netherlands, quickly gaining airplay and sales. It is Winehouse 's most successful song in that country, peaking at Number 1 for four consecutive weeks. As of January 2015, Ronson and Winehouse 's version of `` Valerie '' has sold 658,353 copies in the United Kingdom, according to the Official Charts Company. Music video The single 's music video, directed by Robert Hales, was filmed in London on 28 August 2007. It shows Ronson and a group of jazz musicians inviting a woman from the audience onto their stage to `` sing '' the song ( after they notice that Winehouse is not present ), followed by ( presumably ) the woman 's friends, in the style of group karaoke -- although the women essentially mime to Winehouse 's voice. Track listings and formats CD single `` Valerie '' `` Valerie '' ( Baby J Remix ) `` Valerie '' ( The Count & Sinden Remix ) `` California '' ( Live from Wireless Festival ) Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 2007 -- 08 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 75 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 5 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 18 Germany ( Media Control Charts ) Hungarian Dance ( Mahasz ) 38 Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) 46 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) New Zealand ( RIANZ ) 29 Slovakian Airplay ( Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna ) 27 Switzerland ( Swiss Music Charts ) UK R&B ( Official Charts Company ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) Chart ( 2011 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 34 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 45 Year - end charts Chart ( 2007 ) Position UK Singles Chart 9 Chart ( 2008 ) Position German Singles Chart 14 UK Singles Chart 61 Decade - end charts Chart ( 2000 -- 2009 ) Position UK Singles Chart 74 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Italy ( FIMI ) Gold 10,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Silver 658,353 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Other versions This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2014 ) The song has also been covered by dance vocalist Suzi Z, with the reference to `` ginger hair '' removed. James Morrison and Panic ! at the Disco also covered the song on BBC Radio 1 's Live Lounge in 2008. It was performed by The X Factor series 4 contestant Alisha Bennett, on the third round of the live shows ( Big Band week ). It was sung by Niamh Perry on the fourth round of BBC 's I 'd Do Anything in 2008. Canadian Idol season 6 contestant Mookie Morris sang it the final week of the semi-finals, earning him a spot in the top ten. It was covered in a parody on Today FM 's Gift Grub, prior to Munster 's appearance in the 2008 Heineken Cup final, as Flannery after Munster hooker, Jerry Flannery. Australian pop rock band Brittle covered the song for their 2008 EP Chinese Whispers. The Zutons ' version of the song is referenced in the 2010 song `` She Said '' by Plan B. Glee covered the Amy Winehouse version of the song in the episode `` Special Education '', as one of the two songs for the season 2 Sectionals, with Santana Lopez ( Naya Rivera ) singing the lead and Brittany Pierce ( Heather Morris ) and Mike Chang ( Harry Shum Jr. ) performing a choreographed dance duet. During the 100th episode of the series they redo the song as a duet with Santana and Brittany singing, backed up by the dancing of Mike and new New Directions member Jake Puckerman ( Jacob Artist ). Singer Bruno Mars paid tribute to Winehouse performing her version of the song at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. Louis Tomlinson of boy band One Direction covered the song during a concert of their 2011 Up All Night Tour. Frankie Cocozza auditioned for The X Factor in 2011 singing the original Zutons version. There was a performance ( tribute to Amy Winehouse ) by Dionne Bromfield ( goddaughter of Amy Winehouse ), Aura Dione, Ivy Quainoo, Caro Emerald & Ina Müller at the 2012 Echo Awards Presentation in Germany. Amanda Brown ( singer ) sang the song at her blind audition for season three of The Voice ( U.S. TV series ) on September 25, 2012. Singer Selah Sue performed the song. The brothers Mark, Rasaan and Marquis Scott of the group AKNU ( A Kind Never Understood ) performed the Bruno Mars version when they auditioned for The X Factor USA in 2013. They received three `` Yes '' votes from the judges, with Simon Cowell remarking `` I actually could watch this whole audition all over again... I loved it that much ''. EastEnders actress Rita Simons sang the song on Children in Need 2013. Ché Chesterman performed the song on series 12 of `` The X Factor '' in the Finals. 5 After Midnight performed the song on series 13 of The X Factor on the third round of the live shows ( Divas and Legends week ). American ska group Hooray for Our Side covered the song on their 2015 album Overture. American bluegrass band The Brothers Comatose covered the song for their 2016 album City Painted Gold. References Jump up ^ `` Jukebox heroes - The Zutons interview ''. The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2016. Jump up ^ `` European Hot 100 Singles ''. Billboard. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 30. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- Valerie ''. Irish Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Zutons : Artist Chart History ''. Official Charts Company. ^ Jump up to : `` British single certifications -- Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse -- Valerie ''. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 March 2016. Enter Valerie in the search field and then press Enter. 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External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` Apologize '' by Timbaland presents OneRepublic Dutch Top 40 number - one single ( Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse version ) 26 January 2008 -- 16 February 2008 Succeeded by `` Bleeding Love '' by Leona Lewis The Zutons Dave McCabe Abi Harding Sean Payne Russell Pritchard Paul Molloy Boyan Chowdhury Studio albums Who Killed... The Zutons ? Tired of Hanging Around You Can Do Anything Live albums iTunes Live : London Festival ' 08 Live at KCRW Singles `` Devil 's Deal '' `` Creepin ' and A Crawlin ' '' `` Haunts Me '' `` Pressure Point '' `` You Will You Wo n't '' `` Remember Me '' `` Do n't Ever Think ( Too Much ) '' `` Confusion '' `` Why Wo n't You Give Me Your Love ? '' `` Valerie '' `` Oh Stacey ( Look What You 've Done ! ) '' `` It 's the Little Things We Do '' `` Always Right Behind You '' `` What 's Your Problem '' Related articles Discography Mark Ronson Awards and nominations Discography Albums Here Comes the Fuzz ( 2003 ) Version ( 2007 ) Record Collection ( 2010 ) Uptown Special ( 2015 ) Singles `` Ooh Wee '' `` NYC Rules '' `` Just '' `` Stop Me '' `` Oh My God '' `` Valerie '' `` Wake Up Call ( Remix ) `` Bang Bang Bang '' `` The Bike Song '' `` Somebody to Love Me '' `` Anywhere in the World '' `` Uptown Funk '' `` Daffodils '' `` Feel Right '' Promotional Single `` I Ca n't Lose '' Producer `` Lovelight '' `` Littlest Things '' `` Rehab '' `` You Know I 'm No Good '' `` Bongo Bong and Je ne t'aime plus '' `` Back to Black '' `` Slow Down Baby '' `` Love Is a Losing Game '' `` Cold Shoulder '' `` Never Miss a Beat '' `` Cash in My Pocket '' `` Change '' `` Red '' `` Locked Out of Heaven '' `` Gorilla '' `` Baby Blue '' `` Perfect Illusion '' Amy Winehouse Awards and nominations Discography Songs Frank `` Stronger Than Me '' `` Take the Box '' `` In My Bed '' `` You Sent Me Flying '' `` Fuck Me Pumps '' `` Help Yourself '' Back to Black `` Rehab '' `` You Know I 'm No Good '' `` Back to Black '' `` Tears Dry on Their Own '' `` Love Is a Losing Game '' Lioness : Hidden Treasures `` Body and Soul '' `` Our Day Will Come '' Featured singles `` Valerie '' `` B Boy Baby '' `` Cherry Wine '' Live albums Amy Winehouse at the BBC Video releases I Told You I Was Trouble : Live in London Related articles Lioness Records Dionne Bromfield Mark Ronson Tyler James Island Records Secret Diary of a Call Girl 27 Club Amy Winehouse Foundation Amy soundtrack Statue Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valerie_(The_Zutons_song)&oldid=817307367 '' Categories : 2006 singles 2006 songs 2007 singles Amy Winehouse songs Dutch Top 40 number - one singles Mark Ronson songs Song recordings produced by Mark Ronson Song recordings produced by Stephen Street The Zutons songs UK R&B Singles Chart number - one singles Songs about women Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from October 2010 Pages containing links to subscription - only content CS1 Hungarian - language sources ( hu ) CS1 maint : Unrecognized language CS1 Slovak - language sources ( sk ) CS1 Italian - language sources ( it ) Use British English from October 2013 Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Singlechart usages for UKsinglesbyname Singlechart called without song Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from December 2011 Singlechart usages for UKrandb Singlechart called without artist Singlechart making named ref Singlechart usages for Australia Certification Table Entry usages for Italy Articles needing additional references from February 2014 All articles needing additional references Use dmy dates from October 2010 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Հայերեն Italiano עברית Nederlands Polski Português Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 27 December 2017, at 14 : 56. 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Question: who sang the song valerie before amy winehouse
Answer: The Zutons