VV Brown: 'Game Over'

Released on Monday, Sep 21 2009

Published Friday, Sep 18 2009, 09:00 BST | By Mayer Nissim | 8 comments

Like many a noughties popstar, VV Brown has wowed fans with her fashion sense as well as her music. While her decision to launch the VV Vintage range before releasing a second album could make listeners sceptical about the importance of her records, the catchy doo-wop/pop/soul/indie crossover of early singles 'Crying Blood', 'LEAVE!' and 'Shark In The Water' will have gone some way to pushing such thoughts to the back of the mind. Even the fact that only the latter snuck into the Top 40 doesn't seem to have overly upset Brown, who admits that "it's going to take a while" for her to trouble the Radio 1 playlist.

'Game Over' has a decent chance of outdoing its predecessors commercially, though in truth it isn't quite as good. A stomping break-up rant about a bloke who "never really gave a damn", it falls just shy of the standards set by the more emotionally connected Noisettes while covering much the same modern-retro musical ground. Nevertheless, like the threads in the VV Vintage range, it's brash, stylish and very well put together, and if it doesn't quite grab you by the throat, it still makes a fair swipe at your shoulder before giving it a good old jiggle.

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Phil Bebington, on October 12th, 2009
Im not tooooo fond of the song But she deserves so much more credit than she gets She should release Back in Time :] easily thee best 5 stars for her

Guy, on September 24th, 2009
I feel for this girl. One thing i love about her is how she fights for her place. She knows herself that she is new and its hard for her to get a satisfying breakthrough and she won't quit music until she feels that shes done all she can. Her music is amazing and it annoys me how she can't advertise her song on shows like Jonathan Ross because nobody has faith in her career. Hoping this song thrashes the charts. VV Brown Rules! Spread the word

Gaz, Yorkshire, on September 22nd, 2009
Not her best track but there's a good amount of bounce and spirit running through it to be 'radio friendly'. I would like to think that there is enough support and recognition for VV from those within the industry to keep Universal/Island interested in the long run but what a good top 20 position would give her is a sign of maybe attracting a wider audience, because let's face it, many people tag on and like to through support via Myspace and Facebook etc but do they really buy her releases?? If you want more to come from this lady, buying the single would sure help. This track gets 4 stars from me.

Ellis, on September 18th, 2009
I really hope this song cracks top 30 she really deserves it, this song deserves top 15 at least love VV Brown

Alexa, on September 18th, 2009
It's not as good as the first 3 singles, but I still love it! I hope VV gets more recognition too, she deserves it!

Brian, Dublin, on September 18th, 2009
I like it, it's a shame VV hasn't gotten the success she deserves!

Bell, on September 18th, 2009
This song is amazing. VV Brown is really really good, but people haven't got a chance to hear her because she isn't being playlisted or played as much as people like La Roux,Florence etc. I think this girl deserves so much better than she has already got. This song is amazing and her album is 10/10

Katy, Manchester, on September 18th, 2009
I think this a good song. I agree that it's not as good as the first three ones but it's still pretty damn good! I think VV Brown isn't quite getting the recognition she deserves as her album was brilliant! I wasn't too fond when I first heard this song but it certainly grew on me and I love it! I hope this won't flop like her first two singles.