Something ’bout Love is in the air. That’s the title of David Archuleta’s new single from his second pop album, due out in September. The cover art depicts a dreamy photo of David whose hazel eyes captivate us before we hear one note of the song.

Photo of this week is…!

Something ’bout Love!

“Something ’bout Love,” David’s lead single from his upcoming album, is getting great reviews. Monica Herrera recently wrote for Billboard that “the sophomore album is the true test of any “Idol” graduate’s ability to fulfill his or her potential, and Archuleta’s latest shows he’s up to the task.”

“Something ’bout Love” is now available for download. Order the single at David’s Online Store, where you can pre-order his upcoming album, or download here:

• Something ‘bout Love — David Archuleta — iTunes
• Something ‘bout Love — David Archuleta — Amazon

David’s 3rd studio album, Other Side of Down is set to be released on September 14.

• Thanks to David Archuleta and Jive Records.

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Songs David Archuleta is beginning a new chapter in his music career this week with the release of his latest single on Tuesday from his upcoming album Other Side of Down. His record label Jive has set a tentative date of release for the new album on September 14th.

Many fans have been anxiously waiting for something new from David since his self-titled debut album from 2008. It was August of that year when he released his hit song “Crush.” That was almost two years ago, and though David did release a Christmas album last October, we fans are hungry for some new, more original music from him. So on Tuesday, what a treat it will be when we can buy David’s new single from his official website and iTunes.

To get us warmed up for that day…..

The Song of the Week is…

“Something ‘Bout Love”

“Something ‘Bout Love” is co-written by David Archuleta, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz and Chris DeStefano and produced by S*M* & Sluggo for Jive Records. It is an upbeat dance tune with a positive message about love. David’s voice is beautiful and strong as he tells us that love is difficult, painful and it will break your heart, but love is also wonderful, uplifting and a special part of life. “Something ‘Bout Love” is a very radio friendly song and I think it will be a big hit for David this summer. It has already been tested out on various stations all over the country and reports have been very positive. The song will be released for radio play, also known as the radio impact date, on August 2nd.  I for one cannot wait to hear this song blasting over the airwaves, it is so catchy!

Now for your listening pleasure, here is David’s new single “Something ‘Bout Love”:

Hope everyone has a lovely week and please be sure to purchase David’s new song on Tuesday! 😉

Take care,
Katie

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Keeping up with the über-talented, awe-inspiring, world-travelling David Archuleta can be a full-time job. Even the most (D)avid fans among us don’t always have time to follow David. Here are some of last week’s top stories about the awesome David Archuleta.

Media Headlines

News, Reviews, and Interviews

New David Archuleta Album, Other Side Of Down, on sale Sept. 14
by Castina
16 July 2010

David Archuleta, the 19-year-old heartthrob named the “Best American Idol Ever” in a Billboard readers poll, has revealed the title and release date for his hotly-anticipated sophomore set. Other Side of Down debuts Sept. 14….

Read more: Pop Crunch

David Archuleta’s ‘Other Side of Down’ due Sept. 14
by Brian Mansfield, Idol Chatter
16 July 2010

…Pre-orders for Other Side of Down will begin July 20 at David’s website. People who pre-order the album will get “Something ‘Bout Love” as an instant download, and a “very special fan edition” of the album will be available for pre-order, as well.

Declan Whitebloom has been tapped to direct the music video for “Something ‘Bout Love,” which was co-written by Archuleta, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz and Chris DeStefano and produced by S*M* & Sluggo. The single’s radio impact date is slated for August 2nd.

SOURCE: Idol Chatter, USA Today

David Archuleta’s new single wins “Who’s on Top” Radio Contests!
from Archuleta FanScene
16 July 2010

David’s “Something ’bout Love” won against New Boyz’s “Break My Bank” on 95.9 KISS FM in Wisconsin. In Florida, David’s “Something ‘Bout Love” beat out “Gimme Dat” by Ciara on 105.3 KISS FM.

SOURCE: Archuleta FanScene

“Something ’bout Love” nominated on Hit Predictor
from Hit Predictor blog
16 July 2010

David Archuleta “Something ‘Bout Love” is a new single from the highly-anticipated sophomore album of the former American Idol contestant, and has a distinctly different sound than his 2008 self-titled debut album, as it mixes his usual pop sound with a dance vibe….

SOURCE: Hit Predictor

Danny Nappi Clothing
by Alexis Hill, The Electric Buzz
16 July 2010

Danny Nappi Clothing is not something that just happened to happen overnight, in fact it wasn’t even a dream much before it was a reality. This intuitive design company happened more by chance then by choice, not to say that Mr. Nappi himself hasn’t worked hard for it, he has…. Many of Danny’s pieces have been featured in fashion week, yet one of his biggest accomplishments is something more local. Danny had the honor of designing David Archuleta’s clothing for his tour….

Read more: The Electric Buzz – Utah’s Electronic High School

We’ve written about the Nappi Appian Way of fashion here on DA Buzzing!

David’s World

Blogs, Tweets, Appearances

Blogs and Vlogs

“Something ‘Bout Love” Release Date, Artwork, Album Pre Order!
from DavidArchuleta.com
8 July 2010

…On July 20th…you will be able to pre-order David’s brand new, upcoming album! When you pre-order you’ll be able to receive “Something ‘Bout Love” as an instant download, but that’s not all. Also on the 20th, you’ll be able to pre-order a very special fan edition of David’s new album! We’ll give you all the details on what it is soon!

Announcing David Archuleta’s New Album “Other Side Of Down” and Release Date!
from DavidArchuleta.com
15 July 2010

The good news just keeps on coming people. This morning we are proud to announce the official album title AND release date of David Archuleta’s new album. The album will be called Other Side of Down and it will be available in stores and online on September 14th!

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Appearances – Recent & Future

David sings at the Tejano Music Awards.
on YouTube
11 July 2010

“No me queda mas,” 3:45 minutes

“Como la flor,” 4:01 minutes

Thanks to takingchances211 for both videos.

Quick-glance Appearances Schedule:

• 11 July, Tejano Awards Party, San Antonio, Texas: David will sing Selena’s “Como La Flor.”
• 16 July, production for the “Something ’bout Love” music video, Los Angeles.
• 20 July, album pre-release with single download.

Chords of Strength, David Archuleta’s Best Selling Memoir

David has had several book-signing events in July. We’ll let you know when more dates are scheduled. If you don’t have a copy of Chords of Strength yet, buy today!
Amazon: $15.61 today
Penguin Books: Hardcover $22.95; eBook $10.99
Barnes & Noble: $16.52 online
Borders: Hardcover $22.95

DavidArchie on Twitter

Monday, 12 July

> Had an incredible time yesterday at the Tejano Music Awards! Great singing with Pete Astudillo, and having Joe and Nina accompany!
> Selena y Los Dino’s music lives on and continues to touch people’s lives. Blessings to the Quintanilla family for all they do.
> Ah, so nice looking at all the little animals in Petco.

Tuesday, 13 July

> Back in Utah for the day. At the orth office and @theRealJordin is playing on the radio.
> Well hi and bye Utah. Off to Cali now.

Wednesday, 14 July

> “Though we cannot change the direction of the wind, we may adjust our sails to always reach our destination.”
> Locked out of the car. Exciting stuff lol.
> For those of you wondering, we managed to get into the car. A very nice person passing by going to eat happened to be a car mechanic lol.

Thursday, 15 July

> So the album title and release date have officially been announced! “Other Side of Down” will be out Sep. 14th! http://bit.ly/atz1Hr
> @emily4Archie I’ll explain sometime soon haha. There’s a few different reasons for the title 🙂 [reply to: @DavidArchie hah yeah we know:) haha I’m sooooo excited for this album! interesting title…how did you pick it??]

Friday, 16 July

> Eating unhealthy isn’t the greatest thing to pair up with a workout. Ugh lol.
> Filming the video for “Something ‘Bout Love” right now! Man it’s hot outside.

Saturday, 17 July

> Families sure are weird, but they’re awesome haha.
> Back in Utah once again for a little bit.

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Fandom

Blogs, Stories, Charities

Blogs

Random David Archuleta Quote July 10, 2010
from Disney Dreaming
11 July 2010

Oh David. Here we go again with another great quote from our favorite American Idol superstar, David Archuleta:

So I guess I look enough like me today but not enough to actually be me. People think I kind of look like David Archuleta lol.

SOURCE: Disney Dreaming

Stories

Voting on the Teen Choice Awards
from: Teen Choice Awards
12 July 2010

The final wave of nominees has been announced for TEEN CHOICE 2010 airing Monday, Aug. 9 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. After the final wave of TEEN CHOICE 2010 nominees, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” and “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” lead the pack overall with a combined 17 nominations, while GLEE and Miley Cyrus each earned 13 nods and Taylor Lautner garnered 11.

Vote for David Archuleta in the Choice American Idol Alum and the Most Fanatic Fans categories! David will make an appearance on the show.

Who would you rather date: Justin Bieber or David Archuleta?
from Hollywood Gossip blog
16 July 2010

…there’s one thing Justin Bieber and David Archuleta have in common: an adoring fan base of teenage girls. Both these artists have been in the news this week—Bieber for breaking a YouTube record previously held by Lady Gaga and Archuleta for announcing the release date for his new album—and it got us thinking: Could you choose between these young stud muffins?

David Archuleta won 69 percent of the vote!

Source: Hollywood Gossip

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Hair, hair, hair; Flow it, show it Last Sunday when David Archuleta sang at the 30th annual Tejano Music Awards in San Antonio, Texas, I couldn’t help but notice his hair!

Photo of this week is…!

Hair, shiny hair!

And take a look at David’s beautiful mother Lupe Archuleta! Wow! She’s stunning. I love her hair too. It looks so soft and the length is perfect.

from the musical Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical
lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni
music by Galt MacDermot

…Hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair
Flow it, show it
Long as God can grow it
My hair
Let it fly in the breeze
And get caught in the trees
Give a home to the fleas in my hair
A home for fleas
A hive for bees
A nest for birds
There ain’t no words
For the beauty, the splendor, the wonder
Of my…

Hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair
Flow it, show it
Long as God can grow it
My hair

I want it long, straight, curly, fuzzy
Snaggy, shaggy, ratty, matty
Oily, greasy, fleecy
Shining, gleaming, streaming
Flaxen, waxen
Knotted, polka-dotted
Twisted, beaded, braided
Powdered, flowered, and confettied
Bangled, tangled, spangled, and spaghettied!

Oh say can you see
My eyes if you can
Then my hair’s too short
Down to here
Down to there
Down to where
It stops by itself….

• Thanks to LCT for the photo of David. More awesome photos at Huong4David’s blog.

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SongsYesterday Spain won its first ever World Cup Soccer championship title. This is a very exciting moment in history for Spain, and for all those who feel a kinship to that country. Also today, David Archuleta is in San Antonio, Texas, at the Tejano Music Awards to honor the late singer, Selena. So in honor of these two events, I decided the song this week would have to be in Spanish!

The Song of the Week is…

“Contigo en la Distancia”

“Contigo en la Distancia” was written and composed by César Portillo de la Luz in 1946. Luz is a singer and guitar player from Havana, Cuba. In the 1940s he helped to start a new musical genre known as “feeling.” When they listened to the new jazz musicians of the day, they would say, “What feeling!” Sensitivity overpowered the technicalities of the music. Heavily influenced by American jazz, “feeling” abandons the melody’s normal quietness, omitting modulations while harmoniously enhancing the links of tonal and extra-tonal tunes. It’s Cuba’s answer to American blues and jazz. In the context of Cuban troubadours, this music with its new guitar harmonies and sensitive interpretation established a dialogue with the listener through emotion and the syntactic structure of the Bolero, a type of Spanish dance music. César himself is quoted as saying: “The music known as “feeling” represented the most advanced music of the time. We were a generation marked by impressionism, jazz, and romanticism. All these sources nurtured our artistic and musical thinking. Then, we created a new stylistic trend in the Cuban song.”

César Portillo de la Luz is a true idol in countries such as Spain and Mexico, but he has also had a lot of success in Europe and America. His songs has been performed by many famous artists all over the world, including Nat King Cole, Lucho Gatica, Pedro Vargas, Luis Miguel, Plácido Domingo, María Bethania, Cristina Aguilera and The Symphonic Orchestra of London. Many famous artists, both Latin as well as American, have covered “Contigo en la Distancia.” Probably one of the most well-known covers in the U.S. was performed by American singer Cristina Aguilera.

Here is Cristina Aguilera’s rendition of “Contigo en la Distancia” when she performed it for Jay Leno in 2006. Though I think she sang beautifully, I feel she didn’t connect with the song on the same level as David did. Perhaps the song got lost in all her vocal acrobatics, which were amazing, but in my opinion, took away from the softness and emotion of the song.

At the Alma Awards in September 2009, David Archuleta won The Year in Music NCLR, New Artist Award and was invited to sing “Contigo en la Distancia” on the televised show. His is a much more toned-down version than Cristina’s, but I feel that the meaning and feeling of the song really come out when David sings it. Truly heartfelt and also beautiful.

~ Spanish lyrics to “Contigo en la Distancia”

No existe un momento del dia
En que pueda apartarte de mi
El mundo parece distinto
Cuando no estas junto a mi

No hay bella melodia
En que no surjas tu
Ni yo quiero escucharla
Si no la escuchas tu

[1] Es que te has convertido
En parte de mi alma
Ya nada me consuela
Si no estas tu tambien

Mas alla de tus labios
Del sol y las estrellas
Contigo en la distancia
Amado mio estoy

Contigo en la distancia
Amado mio estoy, oh
Contigo,estoy

~ English translation: “With You at a Distance”

There’s no such moment of the day
That could drift you apart from me
The world seems different
When you’re not by my side.

There’s no beautiful song
In which you don’t appear
I don’t want to listen it
If you don’t.

You have become
Part of my heart
Nothing comforts me anymore
If you’re not by my side.

Far beyond your lips
Of the sun and of the stars
With you at distance
My beloved one, I am.

[Repeat 1]

With you at distance
My beloved one, I am, oh
With you, I am

Congratulations to Spain for their big win today and congratulations to David for all that he has accomplished since Idol. He is a true success. Though Spain may have won the World Cup, David Archuleta has won many hearts all over the world 😉

Take care all,
Katie

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