Peak
76
Weeks
9
Score
361
Chart Year
2009
The video focuses on Rowland walking through the streets of Venice Beach while Guetta gathers his DJ equipment and pushes it towards the beach. Through the video a number of street performers join the gathering crowd, including a motocross bicycler, a skateboarder, and a BBoy Cloud. The last scene, sees Rowland and Guetta unite on the beach for a late night party which sees the duo performing together.[68] Capital FM described the video as "lots of shots of people having fun in the sun".[70] Melinda Newman from Hitfix praised Rowland's role in the clip saying that "[Rowland] is fierce throughout and it clearly experiencing a bit of a career resurgence after a dip. [She] gives her best Beyoncé-type stares straight into the camera (but we're sure that's just a coincidence)... Guetta, who is relegated to a supporting role in his own video, shows up pushing his gear on a cart, looking basically like any other homeless guy hanging out in Venice." Some criticism did follow the video. Capital FM radio station felt that Guetta's appearance in the clip was slightly disappointing. "Guetta looks a bit like a binman pushing his gear round the streets in some of the earlier shots in the video".[70] Newman said that the video's director, Jonas Åkerlund, had removed something from the song. "The video could have built on the great beat that builds within the song and the feeling of abandon that falling in love can bring you, but, instead, we get a telegenic couple making out who seem to drop in from nowhere.
David Guetta is a French dance producer who is recognised as one of the world's top DJs. This song was the lead single from Guetta's fourth studio album One Love. This features vocals by former Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland. She first came across Guetta at one of the DJs techno shows in Cannes. Rowland later met up with the Frenchman and during their conversation he played her a vocal version of this track. The American singer told Billboard magazine that it moved her to tears. She explained: "I felt so much emotion from the track; something happened the first time I heard it, and it was just beautiful." Rowland agreed to take the song to London where she wrote and recorded some vocals. Guetta said to Billboard of this ode to the excitement of being in love: "The track with Kelly has made me experiment with a more American urban influence. Musically, it's opened a new world for me. It's pure pop with a lot of detail, and Kelly had this Whitney Houston vibe and nailed it." Guetta commented in the video's teaser, that its plot is similar to the song's He explained: "You see Kelly walking her path, her story and me on the other side." A number of reviewers have commented on the piano riff's similarity to Coldplay's "Clocks." A note-by-note remake of this song by Airi L appeared simultaneously in the UK Top 40 singles chart. The appearance of Airi L's version on the iTunes chart caused Guetta's original to be rush released in the UK four days earlier than originally intended. When this reached #1 in the UK, Guetta became the first Frenchman to top the charts since Romain Tranchart and Yann Destagnol of Modjo did with "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" in September 2000. Guetta recalled to Billboard magazine: "I met Kelly in a club and after I played the instrumental version of 'When Love Takes Over,' she came to me with tears in her eyes. She told me she wanted to sing on it, and I decided to go for it. I was worried at that point because I thought a project with all these collaborators would be a nightmare to organize with the labels and lawyers, but it all came together very easily." The song topped the charts in a number of countries, including the UK, Ireland, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Slovakia, and Turkey, and on the European Hot 100 Singles. In North America it became Guetta's second Hot 100 hit, following "Love Is Gone." This won the Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical prize at the 52nd Grammy Awards. It was the first time Guetta had won a Grammy.
It's complicated It always is That's just the way it goes Feels like I've waited so long for this I wonder if it shows Head under water Now I can't breathe It never felt so good 'Cause I can feel it coming over me I wouldn't stop it if I could When love takes over (yeah-ah-eah) You know you can't deny When love takes over (yeah-ah-eah) 'Cause something's here tonight Give me a reason I gotta know Do you feel it too? Can't you see me here on overload And this time I blame you Looking out for you to hold my hand It feels like I could fall Now love me right, like I know you can We could lose it all When love takes over (yeah-ah-eah) You know you can't deny When love takes over (yeah-ah-eah) 'Cause something's here tonight Tonight, tonight, tonight Tonight, tonight, tonight Tonight, tonight, tonight Tonight, tonight, tonight Tonight, tonight, tonight I-I-I'll be loving you all the time, it's true 'Cause I-I-I'll want to make it right, with you When love takes over When love takes over When love takes over When love takes over When love takes over When love takes over When love takes over Over, over, over, over Over, over, over, over Over, over When love takes over (yeah-ah-eah) You know you can't deny When love takes over (yeah-ah-eah) 'Cause something's here tonight
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 4, 2009 | 100 | 26 |
| 2 | Jul 11, 2009 | 96 | 30 |
| 3 | Jul 18, 2009 | 90 | 36 |
| 4 | Jul 25, 2009 | 77 | 49 |
| 5 | Aug 1, 2009 | 76 | 50 |
| 6 | Aug 8, 2009 | 78 | 48 |
| 7 | Aug 15, 2009 | 82 | 44 |
| 8 | Aug 22, 2009 | 99 | 27 |
| 10 | Sep 5, 2009 | 100 | 26 |