Lost and Found (Ellie Goulding song)

"Lost and Found" is a song by English singer Ellie Goulding from her third studio album, Delirium (2015). It was released as a promotional single on 23 October 2015.[1]

"Lost and Found"
Promotional single by Ellie Goulding
from the album Delirium
Released23 October 2015 (2015-10-23)
Studio
GenrePop
Length3:36
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Ellie Goulding promotional singles chronology
"Fall into the Sky"
(2014)		 "Lost and Found"
(2015)

Composition

"Lost and Found" is a pop song, with a tempo of 138 beats per minute.[2] Co-written by Goulding, Carl Falk, Max Martin, Laleh Pourkarim and Joakim Berg, it is a strumming, guitar-based mid-tempo song combining elements of folk and electronic music.[1] According to Goulding, Martin originally wrote the song for Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood.[3]

Critical reception

The song received mostly positive reviews. Lewis Corner of Digital Spy called the song as a "sparkling pop anthem".[4] Rachel Brodsky of Spin wrote, "[The song] that would likely take off in any club setting", praising his chorus, saying that his beats "which never hurts".[5] Bianca Gracie Idolator stated the song "is one of the strongest tracks [Goulding] has released thus far."[1]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Delirium.[6]

Recording

Personnel

  • Ellie Goulding – lead vocals
  • Carl Falk – production, guitars, programming, keys, backing vocals
  • Max Martin – production, backing vocals
  • Kristian Lundin – additional production, vocal recording, vocal production, vocal editing
  • Sam Holland – engineering
  • Rob Katz – engineering
  • Cory Bice – engineering assistance
  • Jeremy Lertola – engineering assistance
  • Laleh Pourkarim – vocal recording, backing vocals
  • Joakim Berg – acoustic guitars
  • Martin Sköld – bass guitar
  • Kristoffer Fogelmark – backing vocals
  • Gustaf Thörn – backing vocals
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • John Hanes – engineering for mix
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Randy Merrill – mastering assistance

Charts
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 70
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 75
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 89
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 57

References
  1. Gracie, Bianca (23 October 2015). "Ellie Goulding's "Lost And Found": Listen To The Folk-Tinged 'Delirium' Countdown Track". Idolator. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  2. "Lost and Found sheet music". MusicNotes.com. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  3. Robinson, Peter (January 2016). "Ellie Goulding tells Peter Robinson about acquiring "more balls" and nicking a Fleetwood Mac song". Q. No. 354. p. 107. ISSN 0955-4955.
  4. Corner, Lewis (23 October 2015). "Ellie Goulding releases sparkling new song 'Lost and Found'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  5. Brodsky, Rachel (21 October 2015). "Hear Ellie Goulding's Soaring New Song, 'Lost And Found'". Spin. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  6. Delirium (liner notes). Ellie Goulding. Polydor Records. 2015. 00602547587152.CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 2nd November 2015" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (1340): 4. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2018 – via Pandora Archive.
  8. "Chart Track: Week 40, 2015". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  9. "Swedishcharts.com – Ellie Goulding – Lost and Found". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
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