“Black Cherry” is an electronic ballad about lost love. It was released as Black Cherry’s fourth and final single on March 1, 2004, with the B-side “Gone to Earth”. It reached #28 in the UK Singles Chart.
On the compilation album iTunes Originals: Goldfrapp, Will Gregory talked about the song:
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[Verse 1]
How can it be? I can taste you now
How can I see when you're everything?
[Pre-Chorus]
All the world in one grain of sand
And I've blown it
All my world in one grain of sand
And you own it
[Chorus]
Black cherry, black cherry
Stone
Black cherry, black cherry
[Verse 2]
Hearing you say it, I could die
Trembling star just reminds me
[Pre-Chorus]
All the world in one grain of sand
And I've blown it
All my world in one grain of sand
And you own it
[Chorus]
Black cherry, black cherry
Stone
Black cherry, black cherry
[Post-Chorus]
Excite me, ignite me
Oh, and you know
I miss you, I kiss you
Oh, and you know
[Chorus]
Black cherry, black cherry
Stone
Black cherry, black cherry
[Post-Chorus]
Excite me, ignite me
Oh, and you know
I miss you, I kiss you
Oh, and you know
Black Cherry was written by Will Gregory & Alison Goldfrapp.
Black Cherry was produced by Goldfrapp.
Goldfrapp released Black Cherry on Wed Apr 23 2003.
Alison commented on the song on Twitter during the lead-up to the release of The Singles:
Love Will’s string arrangements! There was a period when every time I performed this song, halfway through I would start crying."
It was released as Black Cherry’s fifth and final single on March 1, 2004, with the B-side “Gone to Earth”. It reached #28 in the UK Singles Chart.