"It's Too Late" is the lead single by rock band, Evermore, taken from their debut album Dreams (September 2004). The track was written by the group's three New Zealand-raised brothers: Dann (backing vocals, drums), Jon (lead vocals, lead guitar), and Peter Hume (backing vocals, piano, keyboards, bass guitar). It was produced by John Alagía and released on 2 August 2004, which reached No. 16 on the ARIA Singles Chart in their adopted country of Australia. The song features on The OC Mix 2 soundtrack as a bonus Australian release only track. It also features on the Australian and New Zealand editions of SingStar Pop. In Australia, the song was listed at No. 14 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.
| "It's Too Late" | ||||
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| Single by Evermore | ||||
| from the album Dreams | ||||
| Released | 2 August 2004 | |||
| Recorded | November 2003 – May 2004 | |||
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:55 | |||
| Label | EastWest | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Evermore | |||
| Producer(s) | John Alagía | |||
| Evermore singles chronology | ||||
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An alternate version, the Dirty South Remix, "It's Too Late (Ride On)", was issued as a single on 7 August 2006. It reached the top 100 in Belgium, France, and the Netherlands.
Background
edit"It's Too Late" is the lead single from Evermore's debut album, Dreams (September 2004), which peaked at No. 16 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[1] The group consists of three New Zealand-raised brothers, Jon (lead vocals, lead guitar), Peter (backing vocals, piano, keyboards, bass guitar), and Dann Hume (backing vocals, drums) – they co-wrote "It's Too Late".[2] Evermore worked with producers Barrett Jones (Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Whiskeytown)[3] and (Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer).[4][5]
Two more singles were released from the album: "For One Day" (February 2005), and "Come to Nothing" (May) – which charted in the top 100.[1] All three singles were featured on the New Zealand and Australian promos for the United States TV program, The O.C., with "It's Too Late" ultimately appearing on the show.[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Evermore, except "Down in Splendour" written by Straitjacket Fits
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's Too Late" | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Flow" | 5:21 |
| 3. | "It's Only Love" | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Down in Splendour" | 3:28 |
Charts
editRelease history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue | Ref. |
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| Australia | 2 August 2004 | EastWest | CD | 5046743322 | [8] |
"It's Too Late (Ride On)"
edit| "It's Too Late (Ride On)" | ||||
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| Single by Evermore | ||||
| Released | 7 August 2006 | |||
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| Length | 3:04 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Evermore | |||
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On 7 August 2006, a remixed version of "It's Too Late" by Dirty South (aka Dragan Roganović), titled "It's Too Late (Ride on)", was released. The remixed single reached the top 100 in Belgium, France and the Netherlands.[9][10][11]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Evermore, except "Down in Splendour" written by Straitjacket Fits
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's Too Late (Ride On)" (Radio Edit) | 3:04 |
| 2. | "It's Too Late (Ride On)" (Dirty South Remix) | 6:32 |
| 3. | "It's Only Love" | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Down in Splendour" | 3:28 |
References
edit- ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Evermore — 'It's Too Late'". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ "'It's Too Late' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 20 November 2012. User may have to click on 'Search again' and enter track's title.
- ^ a b Sosnowski, Ann Marie (23 February 2005). "Evermore". dBmagazine.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 June 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
- ^ Webb, Dan (20 July 2006). "Interviews". Xdafied. Archived from the original on 14 June 2007. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ Barry Hill, Rebecca (26 July 2010). "Evermore Is in the Running". The New Zealand Herald. APN News & Media. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ "Evermore – It's Too Late". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2004". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 02/08/2004" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 2 August 2004. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Dirty South vs. Evermore — 'It's Too Late (Ride On)'" (in Walloon). Ultratop. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Dirty South vs. Evermore — 'It's Too Late (Ride On)'" (in French). French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Dirty South vs. Evermore — 'It's Too Late (Ride On)'" (in Dutch). GfK Dutch Charts. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 20 November 2012.