Peppermint Winter
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| Single by Owl City | ||||
| Released | November 22, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
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| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | Universal Republic | |||
| Songwriter | Adam Young | |||
| Producer | Young[2] | |||
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"Peppermint Winter" is a song by American electronica project Owl City. The song was released on November 22, 2010, as a Christmas single. The song was written and produced by Adam Young.
Background
[edit | edit source]Adam Young of Owl City was working on his third studio album, when he decided to release a Christmas single, "Peppermint Winter" on iTunes in November 2010.[3] He wrote on Last.fm that it is about his "...own participation in snowball fights and sidewalk shoveling. Sleigh rides, present-giving and receiving and of course, the ingestion of marvelous Yuletide nutrition (or lack thereof), namely sugar cookies, hot chocolate and peppermint candy canes..."[citation needed]
Composition
[edit | edit source]"Peppermint Winter" is a light, waltz-like song that incorporates synth beats and vocals. The beat is mainly formed by jingle bells and occasional heavy drums. Piano is often featured, as well as some orchestrations, such as wooden string instruments and woodwinds. The track runs at 154 BPM and is in the key of C major.[4] Adam's range in the song spans from the notes C4 to A5.[5]
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]"Peppermint Winter" received positive reviews from music critics. Becky Bain of the Idolator stated, "the saccharine love song to snowballs and sleigh rides gives us the same feeling we get when we eat too many candy canes in one sitting."[6] The Napster blog gave the song a positive review, writing that the song "is cut from the same cloth" as his previous song "Fireflies" and calling the song "light and sugary like the candy canes on a Christmas tree". The review continues stating that while the song "might not become a classic like "Christmas Wrapping" from The Waitresses", "who can really say no to just one more Christmas song?"[7] Athena Serrano of MTV called the track an, "electropop holiday bop filled with the magic and whimsical spirit of the festive season," praising the song for its, "mystical synths."[1]
Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[8] | 21 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] | 65 |
| Canada AC (Billboard)[10] | 31 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[11] | 8 |
| US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[12] | 2 |
Release history
[edit | edit source]| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | November 22, 2010 | Digital download | Universal Republic | [13] |
| Australia | December 6, 2010 | CD | [14] | |
| United States | December 14, 2010 | [15] |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- "Peppermint Winter" at Discogs (list of releases)
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