Released November 11, 2012 Recorded 2012 Length 3:03 | Format digital download Genre Pop
R&B Label Cherry Red | |
"Yesterday" is a song by American pop singer–songwriter Ashley Roberts. The track is her first solo single since her departure from The Pussycat Dolls in 2010. The song was released digitally on November 11, 2012.
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Background and composition
In 2003, Roberts joined The Pussycat Dolls, a burlesque troupe re-cast as recording artists. Seven years later, in 2010, she decided to leave the group to pursue her own solo career.
After 2 years of hiatus, on November 7, 2012, it was announced that Roberts would compete in the twelfth series of the British reality television show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, airing on ITV. The same day the competition started Yesterday was released in the UK.
'Yesterday' was released through Cherry Red Records and distributed by Fastrax.
Music and lyrics
'Yesterday' is described as a pop ballad with a length of three minutes and 4 seconds. It was produced by Beau Dozier and written by Roberts and Beau Dozier.
In an interview with muzu.tv Ashley talks about the meaning of the song as "you're in a relationship or maybe a career... and you just kinda feeling that you're stuck and you want to move for but you can't... so it's being stuck yesterday and wanting to move forward."
Music video
The video premiere was announced via Twitter on November 13 as "Watch out for the premiere of the video for Ashley's new single #Yesterday tomorrow" and was released in Muzu.tv on November 14, then added to VEVO 2 days later.
Formats and track listings
- "Yesterday" – 3:03
Charts
Yesterday missed to enter the top 100 on the Official UK Chart but peaked at number 179 on Sunday, December 16, 2012.
Promotion
Coinciding with the release of the single, Roberts joined I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! as a contestant the same day.