Why Wasn’t This
Released as a Single- Leona Lewis track Glassheart
Leona Lewis emerged onto the music scene back in 2006 when
she won the UK version of X Factor, and she quickly emerged as one of the major
success stories of the show due to her music making a serious mark commercially
not just in the UK but worldwide, particularly in terms of her reaching number
1 in the tough US music market. But like many stars the singers success began
to wane following from the mega success of her first proper single ‘Bleeding In
Love’, to the point where her latest record was only slightly well received
commercially in certain territories, and definitely did not live up to her
musical past. In my eyes if anything could have turned around the fortunes of
this singer, it would have been releasing the title track of her album,
Glassheart, as a single. The song itself is a stomping dance song that also
nicely combines elements of dubstep and house into Lewis’ work. The song’s
lyrics are typical woe be me Leona, as she is this woman protecting her heart
over fear that her boyfriend will leave her. But whilst the track is lyrically
familiar, the songs dance style is markedly different from anything the singer
has done before and has this vitality that is truly infectious. It also doesn’t
feel like your typically generic dance track but is more sophisticated and
powerful, with the singers vocals still commanding your attention but not in
the bland way of her typical ballad style. I am not saying that the singer
should have reinvented herself as this new dance floor diva, but in today’s
modern world powerfully emotive dance tunes are a major trend, and when done to
a high calibre then can be truly satisfying, which for me this song is. It’s
release would have definitely shown the world that we have a singer who can be
more than what many think of her and who is musically evolving, and it would
have been a stronger release than the records lead single Trouble, which was a
dark and slightly interesting affair but ultimately felt like a combination of
this is typical Leona Lewis and this is something that co-writer Emeli Sande
decided to throwaway. Glasshearts release could have maybe changed things for
the singer, and with the news that she originally recorded both We Found Love by
Rihanna and Burn by Eliie Goulding, to songs that have gone on to have great
commercial success, it seems that Lewis’ team need to start having words with
her or she is just going to become a former X Factor contestant known for some
past hits, and known as the girl who passes on hit songs.
