1980 (song)

For other songs of this name, see 1980 (disambiguation).

"1980" is the debut single of British rapper and singer-songwriter Estelle and lead single from her debut album, The 18th Day (2004). In the song, which samples Tony Orlando and Dawn's "Lazy Susan", Estelle talks about her childhood in London; she titled the song "1980" for the year she was born.^[2] The single reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and was the highest-charting single from her debut album.^[3] The single also reached number 36 in Australia and Sweden. Estelle performed the song during her set at the BBC 1Xtra urban music event.^[when?]

"1980"
Single by Estelle
from the album The 18th Day
B-side	"Don't Talk"
Released	19 July 2004 (2004-07-19)
Genre	Hip hop[1]
Length	4:01
Label	V2 JDID
Songwriter(s)	Linda Creed Thomas Bell Estelle Swaray Rich Shelton Kevin Veney Loren Hill
Producer(s)	Rich Shelton Kevin Veney Loren Hill
Estelle singles chronology
"1980" (2004) "Free" (2004)

Music video

The music video for "1980" depicts events that took place in Estelle's younger years, which are featured in the lyrics of the song. The video features members of Estelle's family and leads into album track and the B-side for "1980", "Don't Talk" at the end of the video. This video, as well as the video for follow-up single "Free", was directed by Andy Hylton.^[4]

Track listing

UK and Australian CD single^[5]

1. "1980" – 3:59
2. "Don't Talk" – 3:38
3. "Don't Talk" (remix) – 3:40

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[6]	36
Scotland (OCC)[7]	30
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8]	36
UK Singles (OCC)[3]	14
UK Indie (OCC)[9]	1
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[10]	8

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	19 July 2004	CD	V2 JDID	[11]
Australia	13 September 2004			[12]

References

1. Jeffries, David (31 December 2004). "Estelle Biography, Songs & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 June 2023. Estelle unwittingly launched her career from London's beloved Deal Real record store and scored her first hit as a headliner with the autobiographical hip-hop anthem '1980' (2004)
2. Egere-Cooper, Matilda (7 December 2007). "Estelle: Britain's hip-hop queen is making her second bid for power". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
3. "Estelle: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
4. "Estelle". Listal. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
5. 1980 (UK & Australian CD single liner notes). Estelle. V2 Records, JDID Music Entertainment. 2004. JAD5027813.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
6. "Estelle – 1980". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
7. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
8. "Estelle – 1980". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
9. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
10. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
11. "1980". Amazon. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
12. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 13th September 2004" (PDF). ARIA. 13 September 2004. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2004. Retrieved 25 June 2021.