21-537: Love Today may refer to these in Indian media: "Love Today" (song) , a 2007 song by Mika Love Today (1997 film) , an Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film Love Today (2004 film) , a Telugu film Love Today (2022 film) , a Tamil film See also [ edit ] Love Aaj Kal (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
42-567: A global audience. As well as breaking news, in-depth features, reviews and editorial explainers, the site also features the DS Forum . In early January 1999, Iain Chapman launched the digiNEWS website, providing news, rumours and information on Sky's new digital satellite platform SkyDigital . At the same time, Chris Butcher launched the ONfaq website, offering similar news and information on
63-528: Is the second single released by London-based singer Mika , taken from his debut studio album, Life in Cartoon Motion (2007). The song was produced by Greg Wells at Rocket Carousel studios and engineered by Drew Pearson . It was released in the United Kingdom on 16 April 2007 as a digital download, with the official physical release appearing on 23 April 2007, and peaked at number six on
84-678: The UK Singles Chart . The single was released in Australia on 23 July 2007, reaching number three on the ARIA Singles Chart , and was used for Austereo radio station network advertising. The song was nominated for a Grammy for Best Dance Recording at the 50th Grammy Awards but lost to Justin Timberlake 's " LoveStoned/I Think She Knows ". Love Today was written by Mika and produced by Greg Wells . He described
105-776: The Media Editorial Team of the Year 2013 at the British Media Awards. On 3 July 2014, Digital Spy won Consumer Website of the Year 2014 at the AOP Digital Publishing Awards. In October 2015, Digital Spy moved its content management system from RAMS to Hearst's newly developed Media OS. In November 2015, former Heat editor Julian Linley was appointed Editor in Chief. In November 2016, former T3 and Gizmodo UK editor Matt Hill
126-455: The UBB forum platform. The newly named 'Digital Spy' news portal went live on 19 May 2001, running on a custom-built content management system called RAMS (Remote Article Management System). Digital Spy Limited was incorporated in late 2001 by Alan Jay, Neil Wilkes and Mark Hughes, with Iain Chapman, Jose Cardoso and James Welsh joining later as shareholders. On 9 April 2008, it was announced that
147-456: The UK's new digital terrestrial platform ONdigital . Both sites proved to be popular, attracting many visitors eager for more news about these rapidly developing TV platforms. Chapman and Butcher discussed the idea of a merger of the two sites, to create the digiNEWS Network. On 28 February 1999, digiNEWS and ONfaq merged and were rebranded as sites of the new 'digiNEWS network'. More websites joined
168-423: The network, including Chris Norris's cablenews:uk (covering NTL and TeleWest cable services), Mark Hughes' DVDNews (DVD news and reviews) and Neil Wilkes' TV:uk (TV news and gossip). While the network grew, it was still served from personal webspace from ISPs such as Freeserve, so work started on integrating the multitude of sites into a single portal. The Digital Spy forums first went live on 1 March 2000, built on
189-481: The song "finds itself hijacked by Mika's otherwise appealing falsetto, which morphs into an unflattering shriek and transforms the song into something altogether intolerable." Writing for Digital Spy , Nick Levine called the song's chorus a "lost disco classic" and noted that Mika performs the track with similar enthusiasm displayed by the Scissor Sisters . Christian John Mikane from PopMatters wrote that
210-419: The song came fully formed "after the first time I had sleepy with somebody and actually loved it." The song received mixed reviews from music critics. Heather Phares from AllMusic wrote that on the song "Mika straddles the line between adorable and annoying." John Murphy from musicOMH agreed, writing that his voice is "infuriating" on the track. In the same vein, Graham Griffith from About.com wrote that
231-630: The song is "another winner - truly funky disco-pop that has you shoulder-shimmying non-stop, and even though you hate yourself for enjoying it, you simply can't stop yourself having a great time whilst you listen." Craig McLean from The Observer called it "turbo-funk falsetto fun genetically modified to lay waste to hen nights and Freshers' Balls from Dundee to Dungeness." UK CD single UK 7-inch single UK 12-inch single Sales figures based on certification alone. Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. "Love Today"
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#1732772193786252-457: The song is "sincere." Mikane further added that "The pop-disco arrangement of 'Love Today' dresses Mika in legwarmers and leotards; it's the kind of song you'd expect the TV cast of Fame to perform mid-episode. Frankly, it's refreshing to hear an unproven artist take risks with material that, historically, is subject to derision." Lizzie Ennever from BBC Music wrote a positive review, saying that
273-554: The story behind the song in an interview with the Sun Newspaper , on 2 February 2007: "I was really happy when I wrote this and when I'm in that kind of mood I always hope everyone else feels the same way. Everybody is looking for the same thing - to love someone and be loved back. Or just to get laid. It all depends on how you look for it. 'Love Today' captures that, the euphoric feeling you get when those things go right." Mika revealed to The Times , on 20 November 2009 that
294-471: The title Love Today . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Love_Today&oldid=1250933958 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Love Today (song) " Love Today "
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420-529: Was used as a background song in a TV commercial for Indonesian isotonic drink Mizone in 2010. It also featured as background music in the first episode of The Shrink Next Door (miniseries) when they are at Dr. Ike's party at the Hamptons house. "Love Today" has also been featured in a number of films including Get Him to the Greek , Sammy's Adventures: The Secret Passage and Monte Carlo . "Love Today"
441-553: Was used by Motorola for online and mobile-phone spots in its RED campaign in early 2007. The song could also be heard in an ad for Motorola RED that featured comic Chris Kattan dancing that was shown before movie trailers in theaters at this time. The song was also used as the background music during the National Costume and Opening Presentation of Miss Universe 2008 held in Nha Trang , Vietnam . A portion of this song
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