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You Need Me, I Don't Need You
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"You Need Me, I Don't Need You"
Single by Ed Sheeran
from the album +
Released
26 August 2011 (2011-08-26)
Format
7"
CD
digital download
Recorded
2010; Sticky Studios;
(Surrey, England)
Dean Street Studios;
(London, England)
Length
3:40
Label
Warner
Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Ed Sheeran
Producer(s)
Jake Gosling
Charlie Hugall
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
"Young Guns"
(2011) "You Need Me, I Don't Need You"
(2011) "Lego House"
(2011)
"Young Guns"
(2011) "You Need Me, I Don't Need You"
(2011) "Lego House"
(2011)
Music video
"You Need Me, I Don't Need You" on YouTube
"You Need Me, I Don't Need You" (or simply "You Need Me") is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released as the second single from his first studio album, + (Pronounced "Plus"), and was released on 26 August 2011 in the United Kingdom.
The track "You Need Me" was originally released on the You Need Me extended play in 2009. The new version of "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" was re-recorded with a heavier beat, and peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. It was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry for shipments exceeding 400,000 copies.[1]
Contents
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1 Background
2 Composition
3 Critical reception
4 Live performances
5 Music video
6 Track listing
7 Credits and personnel
8 Charts
8.1 Weekly charts
8.2 Year-end charts
8.3 Certifications
9 Release history
10 Notes
11 References
12 External links
Background[edit]
During his headline set in the BBC Introducing tent at the Glastonbury Festival 2011, Sheeran revealed that "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" would be his second single.[2] The single was premiered on BBC Radio 1 as Zane Lowe's "Hottest Record In The World" on 6 July 2011.[3] He performed the song live for the SBTV YouTube channel, in which he made an entire song, backing track included, in just 5 minutes using a guitar and loop pedal.[4] This version included lyrics from Sheeran's cousin—rapper Alonestar (Jethro Sheeran)—and reggae group LaidBlak, but the official single release in 2011 included just lyrics written by Ed Sheeran himself.[5]
On 27 July 2011, Zane Lowe also made the Loadstar remix his "Hottest Record In The World".[6] Rizzle Kicks uploaded their remix of the song to YouTube on 14 August 2011. The original verses were replaced with their own lyrics, while Sheeran sings the chorus.[7]
Composition[edit]
According to the sheet music published by EMI Music Publishing, "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" is written in the key of E minor; Sheeran's vocals range from the note of D3 to G4. Instrumentation is provided by guitar, piano and vocals. The song incorporates R&B sonority.[8]
Critical reception[edit]
Writing for the Star-Ledger, Tris McCall described "You Need Me, I Don't Need You as "a frenetically strummed, wordy kiss-off, and the climax of +."[9] Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave a 4/5 rating of song, stating:
'I sing, I write my own tune/ And I write my own verse, hell/ Don't need another wordsmith to make the tune sell,' he sing-speaks over an acoustic hip-hop beat complete with head-nodding guitar riff - marking a swift departure from the saccharine singer-songwriter sound of his heart-tugging debut. 'They say I'm up and coming like I'm f**king in an elevator,' he quips with steely conviction, prompting the response, 'We know you're a real artiste now, but there's no need to be cocky!'[10]
Live performances[edit]
On 24 June 2011, Sheeran performed the song at Glastonbury Festival 2011 on the BBC Introducing Stage[11] as well as live at the iTunes Festival on 8 July 2011 and at the 2011 Reading and Leeds Festivals. Sheeran also performed the track at the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards on 9 October 2011 at Wembley Arena. At Sheeran's Brixton concert, on 21 January 2012, his performance of the song concluded the gig and included appearances from Rizzle Kicks, Wretch 32 and Devlin, with the performance lasting over 15 minutes. However he has also played the song at various local concerts before making it as a mainstream artist, the very first performance is believed to be at a gig where Sheeran was supported by a band named We Can't Dance. On 21 April 2012, Ed played the song live for the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago while touring with Snow Patrol for the Fallen Empires tour.[citation needed] On Sunday 25 June, he closed his set and the Glastonbury Festival 2017 with the song.
Music video[edit]
A music video to accompany the release of "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" was first released on YouTube on 19 July 2011. The music video was directed by Shane Ramirez. It features signing actor Matthew Morgan.[12]
Track listing[edit]
Digital download / CD single
No.
Title
Length
1. "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" 3:40
2. "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" (Live Ustream Version) 6:51
3. "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" (featuring Wretch 32 & Devlin) 3:03
4. "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" (Loadstar Remix) 5:01
5. "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" (Gemini Remix) 4:30
Alternate CD single
No.
Title
Length
1. "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" 3:40
2. "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" (featuring Wretch 32 & Devlin) 3:03
3. "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" (Live Ustream Version) 6:51
4. "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" (Loadstar Remix) 5:01
5. "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" (Culprate Remix) 4:02
7" vinyl
No.
Title
Length
1. "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" 3:40
2. "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" (Acoustic Version) 4:18
Credits and personnel[edit]
Vocals, lyrics, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, bass guitar, percussion, beat-box – Ed Sheeran
Producer, programming – Jake Gosling
Producer, additional drums and percussion – Charlie Hugall
Bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar – Chris Leonard
Piano – Tom Greenwood
Drums – Ben Scott Hollingsworth (Ben Scott)
Mastering – Christian Wright
Label – Warner Music Group
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (2011–12)
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[13]
74
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[14]
11
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[15]
8
Europe (Euro Digital Songs)[16]
5
Ireland (IRMA)[17]
19
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[18]
5
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[19]
19[a]
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[20]
1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[21]
4
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (2011)
Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22]
106
Certifications[edit]
Region
Certification
Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[1]
Gold 400,000
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone
Release history[edit]
Region
Date
Format
Label
United Kingdom 26 August 2011[23]
7"[24]
CD[25]
digital download
Warner
United States 23 July 2013[26] Contemporary hit radio Atlantic
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ The single "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" peaked at number nineteen on the independent releases chart for the week ending 4 June 2011 following downloading from the You Need Me extended play. Upon release through Warner Music Group in August 2011, the single became ineligible for the respective chart.
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b "British single certifications – Ed Sheeran – You Need Me, I Don't Need You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 March 2017. Enter You Need Me, I Don't Need You in the search field and then press Enter.
Jump up ^ BBC Glastonbury Festival - 2011 - Ed Sheeran
Jump up ^ BBC - Zane Lowe's Hottest Records blog: Hottest Record - Ed Sheeran - You Need Me bbc.co.uk/
Jump up ^ "SB.TV - Ed Sheeran - "You Need Me, I Dont Need You" - A64". YouTube. 28 February 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
Jump up ^ "Ed Sheeran - Evolution of You Need Me I Don't Need You - 28/7/11". YouTube. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
Jump up ^ Zane Lowe. "Zane Lowe's Hottest Records blog: Hottest Record - Ed Sheeran - You Need Me (Loadstar Remix)". BBC. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
Jump up ^ Rizzle Kicks. "You Need Me, I Don't Need You-Rizzle Kicks remix". YouTube. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
Jump up ^ "Ed Sheeran – You Need Me, I Don't Need You Sheet Music". Musicnotes.com (EMI Music Publishing). Retrieved 2 May 2012.
Jump up ^ McCall, Tris (28 July 2013). "Song of the Week: 'You Need Me, I Don't Need You,' Ed Sheeran". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
Jump up ^ Music – Singles Review – Ed Sheeran: 'You Need Me, I Don't Need You'. Digital Spy
Jump up ^ "BBC Glastonbury Festival - 2011 - Ed Sheeran". Bbc.co.uk. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
Jump up ^ Ed Sheeran - You Need Me, I Don't Need You (Official Video) on YouTube.
Jump up ^ "The ARIA Report - Issue #1147" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
Jump up ^ "Ultratop.be – Ed Sheeran – You Need Me, I Don't Need You" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
Jump up ^ "Ultratop.be – Ed Sheeran – You Need Me, I Don't Need You" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
Jump up ^ "Ed Sheeran – Chart history" Billboard Euro Digital Songs for Ed Sheeran. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
Jump up ^ "Chart Track: Week 35, 2011". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
Jump up ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
Jump up ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
Jump up ^ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
Jump up ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
Jump up ^ "End of Year 2011" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
Jump up ^ You Need Me, I Don't Need You (Remixes) - EP by Ed Sheeran iTunes
Jump up ^ "Ed Sheeran: You Need Me I Dont Need You (2011): 7'". hmv.com. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
Jump up ^ "Ed Sheeran: You Need Me I Dont Need You (2011): CDS". hmv.com. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
Jump up ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
External links[edit]
"You Need Me, I Don't Need You" (Music Video) on YouTube
"You Need Me, I Don't Need You" (Culprate Remix) on YouTube
"You Need Me, I Don't Need You" (Loadstar Remix) on YouTube
"You Need Me, I Don't Need You" (Gemini Remix) on YouTube
"You Need Me, I Don't Need You" (Remix ft. Wretch 32 & Devlin) on YouTube
"You Need Me" (True Tiger Remix ft. Dot Rotten & Scrufizzer) (Music Video) on YouTube
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Genre
Sitcom
Created by
Rob McElhenney
Developed by
Rob McElhenney
Glenn Howerton
Starring
Charlie Day
Glenn Howerton
Rob McElhenney
Kaitlin Olson
Danny DeVito
Opening theme
"Temptation Sensation" by Heinz Kiessling
Composer(s)
Cormac Bluestone
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
12
No. of episodes
134 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Charlie Day
Glenn Howerton
Rob McElhenney
Michael Rotenberg
Nick Frenkel
Scott Marder
Rob Rosell
David Hornsby
Dan Attias
John Fortenberry
Matt Shakman
Producer(s)
Tom Lofaro
Fred Savage
Matt Shakman
Randall Einhorn
Dave Chernin
John Chernin
Hunter Covington
Todd Biermann
Location(s)
Los Angeles, California
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cinematography
Peter Smokler
John Tanzer
Editor(s)
Josh Drisko
Tim Roche
Robert Bromwell
Camera setup
Single-camera
Running time
18–25 minutes[1]
Production company(s)
3 Arts Entertainment
RCG Productions
FX Productions (2007–16)
FXP (2017–present)
Distributor
FX Networks
20th Television
Release
Original network
FX (2005–12)
FXX (2013–present)
Picture format
480i (4:3 SDTV) (2005–08)
480i (16:9 SDTV) (2009)
1080i (16:9 HDTV) (2010–present)
Original release
August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) – present
External links
Website
www.fxnetworks.com/shows/its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is an American television sitcom that premiered on FX on August 4, 2005. It moved to FXX beginning with the ninth season and has remained there since. It was created by Rob McElhenney who developed it with Glenn Howerton. It is executive produced and primarily written by McElhenney, Howerton, and Charlie Day, all of whom star alongside Kaitlin Olson and Danny DeVito. The series follows the exploits of "The Gang", a group of debauched, self-centered friends who run the Irish bar Paddy's Pub in South Philadelphia.
The series was renewed for a twelfth season that premiered on January 4, 2017.[2][3] On April 1, 2017, the series was renewed for a thirteenth and fourteenth season, which will tie it with The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet as the longest running (number of seasons) live-action sitcom in American TV history.[4]
Contents
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1 Premise
2 Cast and characters
3 Episodes
4 Production
5 Broadcast and syndication
6 Music
6.1 Soundtrack track listing
7 Reception
8 Other media
8.1 The Nightman Cometh live
8.2 Russian adaptation
8.3 Book
9 References
10 External links
Premise[edit]
The series follows "The Gang", a group of five depraved underachievers: twins Dennis Reynolds (Glenn Howerton) and Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds (Kaitlin Olson), their friends Charlie Kelly (Charlie Day) and Ronald "Mac" McDonald (Rob McElhenney), and (from season 2 onward) Frank Reynolds (Danny DeVito), Dennis' and Dee's legal father. The Gang runs the dilapidated Paddy's Pub, an Irish bar in South Philadelphia.
Each member of the gang shows varying degrees of dishonesty, egotism, selfishness, greed, pettiness, ignorance, laziness, and unethical behavior; they are often engaged in controversial activities. Episodes usually find them hatching elaborate schemes and often conspiring against one another and others for personal gain, vengeance, or simply the entertainment of watching another's downfall. They habitually inflict mental, emotional, and physical pain on each other and anyone who crosses their path. They also regularly use blackmail to manipulate one another and others outside of the group.
The Gang's unity is never solid, and any of them would quickly dump any of the others for quick profit or personal gain, regardless of the consequences. Everything they do results in contention among themselves, and much of the show's dialogue involves the characters arguing or yelling at one another. Despite their lack of success or achievements, they maintain high opinions of themselves and display an obsessive interest in their own reputations and public images.
The Gang has no sense of shame when attempting to get what they want and often engage in activities that others would find humiliating, disgusting, or shocking. Some of these situations include smoking crack cocaine and pretending to be mentally challenged in order to qualify for welfare, attempted cannibalism, kidnapping, blackface, hiding naked inside a couch in order to eavesdrop on people, tricking a man into giving his daughter a lap dance, forcing each other to eat inedible items, huffing paint, foraging in the sewers for valuables, sleeping with each other's romantic interests, seducing a priest, secretly feeding someone their dead pet, plugging their open wounds with trash, setting a room full of people on fire and locking the door to avoid an uncomfortable Thanksgiving meal, fantasizing about killing each other, pretending to have AIDS in order to get priority access to amusement park rides, taking out life insurance on a suicidal person, orally siphoning gasoline, and stalking their crushes.
During the Season 7 episode "The Gang Gets Trapped", in which The Gang breaks into a family's home and has to hide from them when they return, an angry monologue by Dennis captures the essence of The Gang's modus operandi:
“ We immediately escalate everything to a ten... somebody comes in with some preposterous plan or idea, then all of a sudden everyone's on the gas, nobody's on the brakes, nobody's thinking, everyone's just talking over each other with one idiotic idea after another! Until, finally, we find ourselves in a situation where we've broken into somebody's house – and the homeowner is home! ”
Cast and characters[edit]
Main article: List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia characters
McElhenney, Howerton, Day, Olson, and DeVito at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con.
Charlie Day as Charlie Kelly – Charlie was a co-owner at Paddy's Pub, but traded his capital investment for "goods and services", half a sandwich, and other undisclosed compensation. He is a childhood friend of Mac, and high school friend of Dennis and Dee. He is also the roommate of Frank, who may be his biological father. Charlie does most of the actual work and maintenance (referred to as "Charlie Work") at the pub. He is unable to properly read or write, and is an alcoholic substance abuser who is often seen huffing glue or paint. He lives in squalor with Frank in a run-down, vermin-infested apartment and suffers from deep-seated psychological problems, believing his dreams to be haunted by a figure known as "The Nightman", who breaks into his home and rapes him. Charlie has unresolved anger issues, often screaming as a means of getting his point across. He also has an unhealthy obsession with "The Waitress", a recurring character who finds Charlie repulsive and shows no interest in him. Despite his character flaws, he is typically the most compassionate and moral member of the gang.
Glenn Howerton as Dennis Reynolds – Dennis is a co-owner of Paddy's Pub and is Dee's twin brother. Easily the most sociopathic of the characters, Dennis is abrasive, narcissistic, selfish, histrionic, and vain. Dennis graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. It is at times hinted that Dennis may be a psychopathic serial killer, but this remains ambiguous. After the season 12 finale it is unclear whether or not Dennis will be returning for the show's 13th and 14th seasons[5].
Rob McElhenney as Ronald "Mac" McDonald – Mac is a co-owner of Paddy's Pub. He is Charlie Kelly's childhood friend and Dennis's high school friend and later roommate. The son of a convicted felon who has been in prison for much of Mac's life, he frequently attempts to demonstrate his toughness and refers to himself as the "sheriff of Paddy's". He also often brags about his hand-to-hand combat skills, although he typically flees from physical confrontation. Mac is a Roman Catholic, though he often espouses strong Christian fundamentalist opinions, despite his often amoral behavior, such as engaging in casual sex with numerous women, including Dennis' mother. Though it is frequently insinuated Mac harbors homosexual feelings, he maintained an adamant denial of any such proclivity, much to the annoyance of the gang, until the season 12 episode "Hero or Hate Crime?", when he finally comes out.
Kaitlin Olson as Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds – Dee is Dennis's twin sister and is the bartender at Paddy's Pub. Dee dreams of becoming an actress, although she lacks any apparent talent and suffers from debilitating stage fright. She wore a back brace in high school, leaving her with the nickname of "The Aluminum Monster", and she is constantly referred to by the gang as a bird, due to their perception of her as a giant, awkward, avian-like creature. She majored in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, but did not graduate. Dee lives alone in an apartment. Her comments and ideas are usually disregarded by the others, though they will often repeat what she has said word-for-word and pretend it was their idea, at which point it will be hailed as a great idea. She is often left to deal with the negative consequences of the gang's activities. Though often the butt of the gang's jokes, she is frequently involved in their schemes. She is portrayed as the angriest and most physically violent of the group and has a history of assault, including setting her roommate on fire in college.
Danny DeVito as Frank Reynolds – Frank is the legal father of twins Dennis and Dee, and may be the biological father of his roommate Charlie. He used to be a successful businessman with a long history of illegal operations and dealings with sordid characters, but chose to abandon that life and redeem himself after leaving his "whore wife". He has since embraced his "feral" nature and describes himself as "fringe class". Despite having substantial financial resources, he chooses to share a decrepit studio apartment with Charlie, where they live in squalor and sleep together on a pullout couch. The two also share similar interests, such as playing the inexplicable game of 'Night Crawlers' and foraging naked in sewers for valuables. He is also a severe compulsive gambler, seen betting on everything from grade school basketball to Russian roulette, usually with his chain smoking, and high-stakes betting ring of Vietnamese friends. He styles himself a master manipulator and frequently takes the lead in the group's schemes. He is frequently armed with a handgun and often snorts cocaine as part of his daily routine.
Episodes[edit]
Main article: List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes
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Originally aired
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Last aired
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1 7 August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) September 15, 2005 (2005-09-15) FX
2 10 June 29, 2006 (2006-06-29) August 17, 2006 (2006-08-17)
3 15 September 13, 2007 (2007-09-13) November 15, 2007 (2007-11-15)
4 13 September 18, 2008 (2008-09-18) November 20, 2008 (2008-11-20)
5 12 September 17, 2009 (2009-09-17) December 10, 2009 (2009-12-10)
6 14 September 16, 2010 (2010-09-16) December 16, 2010 (2010-12-16)
7 13 September 15, 2011 (2011-09-15) December 15, 2011 (2011-12-15)
8 10 October 11, 2012 (2012-10-11) December 20, 2012 (2012-12-20)
9 10 September 4, 2013 (2013-09-04) November 6, 2013 (2013-11-06) FXX
10 10 January 14, 2015 (2015-01-14) March 18, 2015 (2015-03-18)
11 10 January 6, 2016 (2016-01-06) March 9, 2016 (2016-03-09)
12 10 January 4, 2017 (2017-01-04) March 8, 2017 (2017-03-08)
Production[edit]
The show began as a short film idea written by Rob McElhenney and Glenn Howerton about a man telling his friend he might have cancer, while the friend is only intent on trying to borrow a cup of sugar for the "shitload of coffee" he has made. This was then developed into a pilot called It's Always Sunny on TV and was shot on a digital camcorder by Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, and Rob McElhenney. It was believed the pilot was shot with a budget of just $200, but Day would later comment, "We shot it for nothing...I don't know where this $200 came from...We were a bunch of kids with cameras running around shooting each other and [the] next thing you know, we're eleven years in and we're still doing the show."[6] This pilot was shopped by the actors around various studios, their pitch being simply showing the DVD of the pilot to executives. After viewing the pilot, FX Network ordered the first season. Although it is often stated publicly that It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia was one of the first shows to be shot in 24p standard-definition video, using Panasonic's DVX100 MiniDV prosumer video camera, from the sixth season forward, the show was shot in 24p using high-definition video cameras.
Danny DeVito joined the cast in the first episode of the second season, playing the father of Dennis (played by Glenn Howerton) and Dee (played by Kaitlin Olson).
In March 2017, after the conclusion of the twelfth season, Glenn Howerton revealed he might not return to the series, due to working on other projects.[7] In an August 2017 interview, Charlie Day said that he believes Howerton will be back, and that he would not feel right continuing without him.[8]
Broadcast and syndication[edit]
The first season ran for seven episodes with the finale airing September 13, 2005. According to McElhenney,[9] word of mouth on the show was good enough for FX to renew it for a second season, which ran from June 29 to August 17, 2006. Reruns of edited first-season episodes began airing on FX's parent network, Fox, in June 2006, for a planned three-episode run—"The Gang Finds a Dead Guy",[10] "Gun Fever" (which was renamed as "Gun Control")[11] and "Charlie Gets Molested"[12] were shown. The show would not be shown on broadcast television again until 2011, when FX began offering the show for syndication.
The third season ran from September 13, 2007 to November 15, 2007. On March 5, 2008, FX renewed It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia for a fourth season.[13] On July 15, 2008, it was reported that FX had ordered 39 additional episodes of the series, consisting of the fifth and sixth seasons. All five main cast members were secured for the entire scheduled run.[14] The fifth season ran from September 17, 2009 to December 10, 2009.[15] On May 31, 2010, Comedy Central began airing reruns of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.[16] WGN America also began broadcasting the show as part of its fall 2011 schedule.[17]
The sixth season ran from September 16, 2010 until December 9, 2010, running twelve episodes, plus the Christmas special. The seventh season ran from September 15, 2011 until December 15, 2011, running 13 episodes. On August 6, 2011, FX announced it had picked up the show for an additional two seasons (the show's eighth and ninth) running through 2013.[18] On March 28, 2013, FX renewed the show for a tenth season, along with the announcement that the series would move to its new sister network, FXX.[19]
In April 2017, it was announced by Kaitlin Olson that It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia would go on an extended hiatus. In an interview with TV Guide Olson stated, "We ended up pushing our next season a year because we were all busy with separate projects this year. So at the end of this coming shooting season of The Mick I'll step right into Sunny after that." The show is currently under contract for two more seasons and is expected to return in 2019.[20]
On October 2, 2017, the show premiered on Viceland.[21]
Music[edit]
The theme song is a piece of production music called "Temptation Sensation" by German composer Heinz Kiessling. Additionally, Kiessling's work ("On Your Bike" and "Blue Blood") can also be heard during various scene transitions throughout the show, along with other composers and pieces such as Werner Tautz ("Off Broadway"), Joe Brook ("Moonbeam Kiss") and Karl Grell ("Honey Bunch"). Many of the tracks heard in the series have been taken from Cafe Romantique, an album of easy listening production music collected by Extreme Music, the production music library unit of Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Independent record label Fervor Records has also contributed music to the show. Songs from The Jack Gray Orchestra's album, Easy Listening Symph-O-Nette ("Take A Letter Miss Jones", "Golly Gee Whiz", and "Not a Care in the World") and the John Costello III release Giants of Jazz ("Birdcage", "Cotton Club" and "Quintessential") are heard in several episodes. The soundtrack, featuring most of the music heard on the show, was released in 2010.[22]
Soundtrack track listing[edit]
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Music from the Original TV Series)
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Title
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Artist
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1. "Temptation Sensation (Main Title Theme)" Heinz Kiessling The Heinz Kiessling Orchestra 2:53
2. "Derby Day" Werner Tautz The Heinz Kiessling Orchestra 2:39
3. "Blue Blood" Heinz Kiessling The Heinz Kiessling Orchestra 2:54
4. "On Your Bike" Heinz Kiessling The Heinz Kiessling Orchestra 2:15
5. "Take the Plunge" Heinz Kiessling The Heinz Kiessling Orchestra 3:10
6. "Hotsy-Totsy" Heinz Kiessling The Heinz Kiessling Orchestra 2:18
7. "Off Broadway" Werner Tautz The Heinz Kiessling Orchestra 2:31
8. "Coconut Shy" Heinz Kiessling The Diamontinos 2:25
9. "Honey Bunch" Karl Grell The Ralph Manning Orchestra 2:44
10. "Glitterati Party" Werner Tautz The Heinz Kiessling Orchestra 2:51
11. "Singles Soiree" Richard Faecks The Rüdiger Piesker Orchestra 2:09
12. "Pink Deville" Paul Rothman The Ole Olafsen Band 2:34
13. "Captain's Table" Heinz Kiessling The Heinz Kiessling Orchestra 2:44
14. "Starlet Express" Werner Tautz The Heinz Kiessling Orchestra 2:31
15. "Final Fling" Heinz Kiessling The Heinz Kiessling Orchestra 2:29
16. "Sweetheart Serenade" Werner Tautz The Heinz Kiessling Orchestra 2:54
17. "Tea at Tiffani's" Werner Tautz The Heinz Kiessling Orchestra 2:28
18. "Moonbeam Kiss" Joe Brook The Rüdiger Piesker Orchestra 2:21
19. "Grand Central" Werner Tautz The Heinz Kiessling Orchestra 3:15
Total length: 50:05
Reception[edit]
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia has received critical acclaim. Emily Nussbaum of The New Yorker praised the show, calling it "not merely the best sitcom on television but one of the most arresting and ambitious current TV series, period".[23] Gillian Flynn of Entertainment Weekly reviewed the first season negatively, commenting "it is smug enough to think it's breaking ground, but not smart enough to know it isn't".[24] Brian Lowry of Variety gave the first season a positive review, saying it was "invariably clever and occasionally a laugh-out-loud riot, all while lampooning taboo topics".[25] Later seasons of the show have received favorable ratings on review aggregator Metacritic, receiving 70/100, 78/100 and 85/100 for seasons 4, 5 and 6 respectively.[26] The show has become a cult hit with viewers and is often compared in style to Seinfeld—particularly due to the self-centered nature of its main characters. The Philadelphia Inquirer reviewer Jonathan Storm wrote "It's like Seinfeld on crack," a quote that became widely used to describe the series,[27] to the point that FX attached the tagline, "It's Seinfeld on crack."[28]
In 2014, Entertainment Weekly listed the show at #7 in the "26 Best Cult TV Shows Ever", with the comment that "it's a great underdog story ... If it sounds too dark for you, consider that there's an episode about making mittens for kittens, and it's adorable."[29] In 2016, a New York Times study of the 50 TV shows with the most Facebook Likes found that Sunny was "more popular in college towns (and most popular in Philadelphia)".[30]
In 2015, Rolling Stone rated the top 20 greatest and funniest It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes, stating "for 10 seasons, the series had mined comic gold from the execrable behavior of the owners of Paddy's Pub." They claimed the two-part season 4 episode, "Mac and Charlie Die" is the sitcom's greatest episode yet.[31]
Year
Award
Category
Winner/nominee
Result[32]
2008 Satellite Award Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical Danny DeVito Nominated
Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Nominated
2011 Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical Charlie Day Nominated
Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Won
2012 People's Choice Award Favorite Cable TV Comedy Nominated
2013 Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or a Variety Program Marc Scizak Nominated
2014 Nominated
2015 Nominated
2016 People's Choice Award Favorite Cable TV Comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Won
Other media[edit]
The Nightman Cometh live[edit]
In September 2009, the cast took their show live. The "Gang" performed the musical The Nightman Cometh in New York City, Boston, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia.[33] Mary Elizabeth Ellis and Artemis Pebdani also appeared in the performance as The Waitress and Artemis. Actress Rhea Perlman (wife of Danny DeVito) assumed the role of Gladys.[34]
Creator Rob McElhenney said that Live Nation originally approached the cast about doing the show at 30 cities, but in the end the cast settled on 6.[35] Co-developer Glenn Howerton described the show as "essentially an expanded version of the actual episode of "The Nightman Cometh", which was the final episode for season four. There are some added moments, added scenes, added songs, and extended versions of songs that already existed."[36] Two new songs were included in the performance and a longer running time allowed for greater improvisation by the actors. The performance was also preceded by a preview screening of a season five episode.
The Los Angeles performance, filmed at The Troubadour, was included as a bonus feature on the season four DVD box set.
Russian adaptation[edit]
A Russian adaptation of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia premiered in Russia on the television channel TNT on May 12, 2014. This version is titled В Москве всегда солнечно (V Moskve vsegda solnechno, It's Always Sunny in Moscow) and like the original, centers around four friends, who own a bar called "Philadelphia" in Moscow.[37]
Book[edit]
A book based upon It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia was released on January 6, 2015, titled The Gang Writes a Self-Help Book: The 7 Secrets of Awakening the Highly Effective Four-Hour Giant, Today.[38]
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