rehab

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"Rehab" is an R&B song written by English singer Amy Winehouse for her second studio album Back to Black (2006).

song information ...

"Rehab" was produced by Mark Ronson and released as the album's lead single in October 2006 (see 2006 in music) in the UK, and January 2007 (see 2007 in music) elsewhere.

The song was written about Winehouse's refusal to attend an alcohol rehabilitation centre after her management team encouraged her to go. "I asked my dad if he thought I needed to go. He said: 'No but I should give it a try.' So I did, for just 15 minutes. I went in said 'hello' and explained that I drink because I am in love and have fucked up the relationship. Then I walked out."[1] Winehouse later changed her management company.[2]

In November 2006, an early demonstration version lacking the horn section and originally played on Mark Ronson's East Village Radio show was released in the iTunes Store. Girls Aloud performed a cover version of the song on Radio 1's Live Lounge (with Jo Whiley) on November 10, 2006. Paolo Nutini performed his own cover on the same show on December 6, 2006. Nutini also covers the song during his live gigs. After a change of rules in the UK allowing all digital downloads to be counted for the singles chart, "Rehab" re-entered the chart at number 20 for the week ending January 13, 2007, whilst "You Know I'm No Good" occupied the number 40 spot as a new entry on downloads alone.

The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 91 on the chart dated 31 March 2007 without an official single release. Winehouse's current single at the time, "You Know I'm No Good", entered one spot above, at number 90, on the same week.[3] After lingering in the bottom portions of the Hot 100 for several months, the song jumped a massive 38 spots to number ten on the 23 June chart[4], mainly due to digital sales following Winehouse's live performance of the song on the MTV Movie Awards on June 3, 2007; sales of a new remix featuring rapper Jay-Z also had a small effect on the chart position, peaking in the seventies on the iTunes top 100 in the United States.

Rehab won the award for "Best Contemporary Song" at the Ivor Novello Awards for songwriting held late May 2007.[5]

In July 2007, the track was shortlisted for the Popjustice £20 Music Prize. The prize recognizes the best British pop singles over the past year. The track is up against singles by the likes of Robbie Williams, Girls Aloud, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, and Jamelia among others.

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rehab

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