B-side "Orphans, Kingdoms" Length 3:01 | Format Digital download | |
Released 2 August 2010
(see release history) Genre Pop, country pop, Alternative rock Label Sony Music Entertainment
Wood & Bone | ||
"Something in the Water" is the lead single from Brooke Fraser's third studio album, Flags. It was released by Sony Music Entertainment in New Zealand on 2 August 2010.
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Background and reception
Fraser told fans via Twitter that "['Something in the Water'] is a bit different to what you might be used to from me". Scott Kara from The New Zealand Herald called the song "a right little thigh-slapper, with a bit of a stomp to it, and it's about good times, drinking wine, and being in love." The Sunday Star-Times' Grant Smithies referred to it as "an unexpectedly perky country-pop ditty built around a rollicking bluegrass stomp." Both writers compared the song to the work of Dolly Parton.
Music video
According to Fraser via Facebook, the video for "Something in the Water" was shot in August. Directed by Joe Kefali and Campbell Hooper, it was released onto YouTube on 31 August 2010.
Track listing
- "Something in the Water" - 3:04
- "Orphans, Kingdoms" - 3:55
- "Something in the Water" - 3:04
- "Orphans, Kingdoms" - 3:54
- "Coachella" (Extended Version) - 4:32
Charts and certifications
"Something in the Water" debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart of 9 August 2010 at number ten. On 18 October 2010 it peaked at number one, replacing Bruno Mars' "Just the Way You Are". It also debuted on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart at number fifty-nine on 24 October 2010, rising to number twenty-nine the next week.