Regardless (Raye and Rudimental song)

"Regardless" is a song by English singer Raye and drum and bass band Rudimental, released on 20 November 2020 as the fifth single from Raye's debut mini-album, Euphoric Sad Songs. The song's music video was released on 8 January 2021."Regardless" peaked at number 37 on the UK Singles Chart and charted successfully in Eastern Europe, reaching number one in Bulgaria, and the top five in Romania and Russia.

"Regardless"
Hannah Wants remix cover
Single by Raye and Rudimental
from the album Euphoric Sad Songs
Released	20 November 2020
Genre	Dance
Length	3:17
Label	Polydor
Songwriters	Rachel Keen Nadia Ali Markus Moser
Producers	Punctual Rudimental
Raye singles chronology
"Love of Your Life" (2020) "Regardless" (2020) "Bed" (2021)
Rudimental singles chronology
"Be the One" (2020) "Regardless" (2020) "Be Somebody" (2021)

Background

"Regardless" was released for digital download and streaming as part of Raye's debut mini-album, Euphoric Sad Songs, on 20 November 2020.^[1][2] In the UK, the track was added to rotation by BBC Radio 1 on 18 December 2020,^[3] and BBC Radio 2 on 9 January 2021.^[4]

Composition

"Regardless" is a club track with an electro-enhanced beat. Contact Music described Raye's vocals as "silky smooth" that "have a sultry sheen, [adding] a chic finish" to the track.^[5] Written by Raye, Nadia Ali and Markus Moser, it runs for a length of 3 minutes and 17 seconds.^[6] The song samples iiO's 2001 single, "Rapture", resulting in Ali and Moser's writing credit.^[7][8]

Music video

The music video for "Regardless" premiered on 8 January 2021.^[9][10] In the video, Raye and her crew perform choreography to the track in an infinity pool.^[5]

Track listing

• Digital download and streaming – Hannah Wants remix

1. "Regardless" (Hannah Wants remix) – 3:25
2. "Regardless" – 3:17

• Digital download and streaming – Acoustic

1. "Regardless" (acoustic) – 3:44

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[11]

• Raye – songwriter, vocals
• Nadia Ali – songwriter
• Markus Moser – songwriter
• Punctual – producer
• Rudimental – producer
• Mark Ralph – additional producer, mixer
• Stuart Hawkes – mastering engineer

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Regardless" Chart (2021) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[12] 2 Bulgaria (PROPHON)[13] 1 CIS Airplay (TopHit)[14] 3 Croatia (HRT)[15] 47 Ireland (IRMA)[16] 69 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[17] 11 Romania (Airplay 100)[18] 3 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[19] 4 UK Singles (OCC)[20] 37 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[21] 15 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[22] 35

Year-end charts 2021 year-end chart performance for "Regardless" Chart (2021) Position Bulgaria (PROPHON)[23] 5 CIS (TopHit)[24] 16 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[25] 20 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[26] 96 2022 year-end chart performance for "Regardless" Chart (2022) Position Russia Airplay (TopHit)[27] 182 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[28] 80 2023 year-end chart performance for "Regardless" Chart (2023) Position Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[29] 156

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[30]	Gold	20,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[31]	Gold	25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[32]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for "Regardless"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	20 November 2020	Digital download streaming	Polydor	[1][2]
Italy	15 January 2021	Contemporary hit radio	Universal	[33]