Regardless (Raye and Rudimental song)

"Regardless" is a song by English singer Raye and drum and bass band Rudimental, released on 20 November 2020 as the fifth single from Raye's debut mini-album, Euphoric Sad Songs. The song's music video was released on 8 January 2021.

"Regardless"
Hannah Wants remix cover
Single by Raye and Rudimental
from the album Euphoric Sad Songs
Released20 November 2020
GenreDance
Length3:17
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Raye singles chronology
"Love of Your Life"
(2020)		 "Regardless"
(2020)		 "Bed"
(2021)
Rudimental singles chronology
"Be the One"
(2020)		 "Regardless"
(2020)		 "Be Somebody"
(2021)

Background

"Regardless" was released for digital download and streaming as part of Raye's debut mini-album, Euphoric Sad Songs, on 20 November 2020.[1][2] In the UK, the track was added to rotation by BBC Radio 1 on 18 December 2020,[3] and BBC Radio 2 on 9 January 2021.[4]

Composition

"Regardless" is a club track with an electro-enhanced beat. Contact Music described Raye's vocals as "silky smooth" that "have a sultry sheen, [adding] a chic finish" to the track.[5] Written by Raye, Nadia Ali and Markus Moser, it runs for a length of 3 minutes and 17 seconds.[6] The song samples iiO's 2001 single, "Rapture", resulting in Ali and Moser's writing credit.[7][8]

Music video

The music video for "Regardless" premiered on 8 January 2021.[9][10] In the video, Raye and her crew perform choreography to the track in an infinity pool.[5]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[11]

Charts

Weekly charts
Weekly chart performance for "Regardless"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 36
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[13] 2
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 18
Bulgaria (PROPHON)[15] 1
CIS (Tophit)[16] 3
Croatia (HRT)[17] 47
Ireland (IRMA)[18] 69
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[19] 11
Romania (Airplay 100)[20] 3
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[21] 4
UK Singles (OCC)[22] 37
Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[23] 17
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[24] 35

Year-end charts
Year-end chart performance for "Regardless"
Chart (2021) Position
CIS (Tophit)[25] 16
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[26] 20
Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[27] 91

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)[28] Gold 25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Release history for "Regardless"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 20 November 2020
Polydor [1][2]
Italy 15 January 2021 Contemporary hit radio Universal
[30]

References
  1. @Rudimental (20 November 2020). "We worked with the brilliant @raye on a track called 'Regardless' for her new album that's out today ❤️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. Euphoric Sad Songs by RAYE, retrieved 12 January 2021
  3. "Radio 1 Playlist". BBC. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  4. "Radio 2 New Music Playlist". BBC. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  5. RAYE, Rudimental - Regardless Video, 11 January 2021, retrieved 12 January 2021
  6. "Euphoric Sad Songs by RAYE". Spotify. Retrieved 12 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "RAYE drops surprise mini-album Euphoric Sad Songs". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  8. "RAYE: "Co-writing a song for Beyoncé means I'm taken seriously"". NME | Music, Film, TV, Gaming & Pop Culture News. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  9. @raye (8 January 2021). "Regardless video out now" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. "RAYE, Rudimental - Regardless (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 12 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. "Euphoric Sad Songs by RAYE (Credits)". Tidal. Retrieved 12 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "Raye & Rudimental – Regardless" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  13. "Raye & Rudimental – Regardless" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  14. "Raye & Rudimental – Regardless" (in French). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  15. "Архив класации" [Rankings] (in Bulgarian). PROPHON. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  16. Raye & Rudimental — Regardless. Tophit. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  17. Komerički, Goran (8 March 2021). "ARC 100 – datum: 8. ozujka 2021" [ARC 100 – date: 21 September 2020] (in Croatian). Hrvatska radiotelevizija. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  18. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  19. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  20. Arvunescu, Victor (22 February 2021). "Top Airplay 100 - Jason Derulo aduce un hit viral pe primul loc!" [Top Airplay 100 – Jason Derulo brings a viral hit atop the chart!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  21. "Russia Airplay Chart for 2021-02-12." Tophit. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  22. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  23. "Ukraine Airplay Chart for 2021-08-20." Tophit. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  24. "Raye Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  25. "Популярные хиты 2021" (in Russian). Tophit. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  26. "City & Country Radio – Top Year-End Hits" (in Russian). Tophit. 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  27. "City & Country Radio – Top Year-End Hits" (in Russian). Tophit. 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  28. "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2021 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  29. "British single certifications – Raye & Rudimental – Regardless". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  30. "RAYE "Regardless" | (Radio Date: 15/01/2021)". radiodate.it. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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