Point of View (DB Boulevard song)

"Point of View"
Single by DB Boulevard
B-side"Point of Dub"
Released11 February 2002 (2002-02-11) (UK)
StudioRecycle (Sacile, Italy)
Length3:50
Label
  • Airplane!
  • Illustrious
Songwriters
ProducerDB Boulevard
DB Boulevard singles chronology
"Point of View"
(2002)
"Believe"
(2002)
Music video
"Point of View" on YouTube

"Point of View" is a song by Italian electronic music group DB Boulevard, written by Alfredo Comazzetto and vocalist Moony under her real name, Monica Bragato. The song is based around a sample of "Heatwave" by French band Phoenix, so Deck D'Arcy, Laurent Brancowitz, Thomas Mars Jr., and Christian Mazzalai are also credited as writers. "Point of View" became a chart hit in Europe and Australia and topped the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart.

Music video

The music video of the song features Moony as a computer-animated cardboard woman in a world all made out of a cardboard box. She leaves her apartment and enters a small car driving through town, only for her to see herself on a billboard. Moony imagines her performing with her band in the climax.

Track listings

Italian CD single[1]

  1. "Point of View" (T&F Crushed Broggio radio edit) – 3:42
  2. "Point of View" (Pianopella) – 4:00
  3. "Point of View" (Broggio club mix) – 5:46

Italian 12-inch single[2]

A1. "Point of View" (Molella vs. Gabry Ponte remix) – 6:17
B1. "Point of Dub" (Lange remix) – 6:27
B2. "Point of View" (Broggio club mix) – 5:40

European CD single[3]

  1. "Point of View" (radio edit) – 3:40
  2. "Point of Dub" (Lange remix) – 8:10

UK CD single[4]

  1. "Point of View" (radio edit) – 3:50
  2. "Point of View" (original club mix) – 5:35
  3. "Point of Dub" (Lange remix) – 6:27
  4. "Point of View" (video)

UK 12-inch single[5]

A1. "Point of View" (original club mix) – 5:35
A2. "Point of Dub" (Lange remix) – 6:27
AA. "Point of Dub" (Quivver's vocal mix) – 7:44

UK cassette single[6]

  1. "Point of View" (radio edit) – 3:50
  2. "Point of View" (original club mix) – 5:35
  3. "Point of Dub" (Audio Drive's Easy Life remix) – 7:40

Australian CD single[7]

  1. "Point of View" (radio edit) – 3:50
  2. "Point of View" (original club mix) – 5:35
  3. "Point of Dub" (Lange remix) – 6:27

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD single liner notes.[4]

Studios

  • Recorded at Recycle Studio (Sacile, Italy)
  • Mixed at Moltosugo Studios (Padova, Italy)

Personnel

  • Alfredo Comazzetto – writing
  • Moony – writing (as Monica Bragato), vocals
  • Deck D'Arcy – writing ("Heatwave", titled "Acapulco Mix" on liner notes)
  • Laurent Brancowitz – writing ("Heatwave")
  • Thomas Mars Jr. – writing ("Heatwave")
  • Christian Mazzalai – writing ("Heatwave")
  • DB Boulevard – production, arrangement
  • Roy Malone – mixing
  • Frankie Tamburo – executive production
  • Mauro Ferrucci – executive production

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[36] Platinum 50,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[37] Silver 200,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Italy 2002
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
Airplane!
United Kingdom 11 February 2002
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
Illustrious [38]
Australia 11 March 2002 CD [39]
United States 15 April 2002 Epic [40]
22 April 2002 Rhythmic contemporary radio [41]

References

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  2. ^ Point of View (Italian 12-inch single vinyl disc). Airplane! Records. 2002. ARP 21095.
  3. ^ Point of View (European CD single liner notes). Illustrious Records. 2002. 672421 1.
  4. ^ a b Point of View (UK CD single liner notes). Illustrious Records. 2002. CDILL002.
  5. ^ Point of View (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Illustrious Records. 2002. 12ILL002.
  6. ^ Point of View (UK cassette single sleeve). Illustrious Records. 2002. TCILL002.
  7. ^ Point of View (Australian CD single liner notes). Illustrious Records. 2002. 672312 2.
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  16. ^ "Top 50 Singles" (in Greek). IFPI. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002. Retrieved 28 June 2020. See Best column.
  17. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
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