Whole Again

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"Whole Again"
Single by Atomic Kitten
from the album Right Now
B-side "Locomotion"
"Holiday"
Released 29 January 2001
Format CD, Cassette
Recorded Motor Museum Studios
Genre Pop
Length 3:03
Label Virgin Records
Writer(s) Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey, Jem Godfrey, Bill Padley
Producer Engine
Certification 2 x Platinum (ARIA)
Atomic Kitten singles chronology
"Follow Me"
(2000)		 "Whole Again"
(2001)		 "Eternal Flame"
(2001)
Music sample
Whole Again

"Whole Again" is the fifth single released from British popband Atomic Kitten's debut studio album, Right Now, and the first single released from the album in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The group persuaded Virgin Records to release the track as a tribute to band member Kerry Katona after she announced her departure due to falling pregnant with her first child. However, the single was a massive success, peaking at #1 in several countries. This prompted the group to recruit new member Jenny Frost and re-release their debut album with several new tracks.[1]

Contents

[edit] Background

The original version of Right Now features Katona's vocals, however, the reissue of the album features new vocals by Jenny Frost. This version has since replaced Katona's version for radio airplay, and it was subsequently issued as a bonus track on international versions of the group's second album, Feels So Good.

[edit] Music video

The video for "Whole Again" originally featured Kerry Katona, however, after she left the group due to her pregnancy, the video was remade to feature Jenny Frost.[2] The video includes the girls in a variety of ever-changing outfits. It was criticised because of its similarities to the Sugababes single "Overload". The music video was designed to be basic after the failiure of "Follow Me". A second music video was recorded for the American market, featuromh the three girls in New York City walking into the countryside, gradually picking up more people along the way. At the end of the music video, the camera zooms out and Atomic Kitten's old logo is visible.

[edit] Track listing

UK CD1

  1. "Whole Again" - 3:03
  2. "Holiday" - 3:13
  3. "Whole Again" (Whirlwind Mix) - 3:05

UK CD2

  1. "Whole Again" - 3:03
  2. "Whole Again" (Original Demo) - 3:19
  3. "Locomotion" - 3:32

UK Cassette

  1. "Whole Again" - 3:03
  2. "Locomotion" - 3:32

[edit] Credits and personnel

Lyrics and Music Bill Padley, Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey and Jem Godfrey
Producer Engine/Padley & Godfrey
Vocals Natasha Hamilton, Liz McClarnon and Kerry Katona
Vocals (Reissue) Natasha Hamilton, Liz McClarnon and Jenny Frost
Backing Vocals Angie Giles, Bill Padley
Keyboards and programming Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey, Bill Padley and Jeremy Godfrey

[edit] Chart performance

The single opened with first week sales of 69,286 copies in the United Kingdom.[3] and the success of "Whole Again" with 960,600 copies[4] It became the longest-charting number one since Westlife at Christmas 1999, and the only single which increased on weekly sales during each week at number 1. It became number 1 in 19 countries and is the fourth best selling girl group single of all time, after "Wannabe" and "2 Become 1" by the Spice Girls, and Never Ever by All Saints, as well as being the best-selling girl group single of the decade. It also became the thirteenth overall best-selling single of the decade.[5] In Australia, it peaked at number two in the charts, being certified double platinum for sales of over 140,000 copies. The single was also released in Germany and New Zealand, where it secured a number one position for six consecutive weeks on both countries. In Germany, the single was certified platinum,[6] one of three singles by a girl group to ever be certified Platinum. The others being Daylight in Your Eyes by No Angels and Shame by Monrose. The single was certified double platinum in New Zealand, one of the best selling singles by a girl group of all time there. The song achieved the most success in Germany, New Zealand, Austria, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, The Republic Of Ireland, Turkey, Singapore and South Africa.[7]

[edit] Charts, Peaks and Certifications

[edit] Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 2
Austrian Singles Chart 1
Belgium Singles Chart (Flanders) 4
Danish Singles Chart 10
Dutch Top 40 1
European Hot 100 Singles 1
French Singles Chart 21
German Singles Chart 1
Irish Singles Chart 1
New Zealand Singles Chart 1
Swedish Singles Chart 4
Swiss Singles Chart 2
UK Singles Chart 1

[edit] End Of Decade positions

Chart (2000–2009) Position
German Singles Chart[8] 97
United Kingdom[9] 13
The Netherlands[10] 41

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Sales
Australia 2× Platinum[11] 140,000
Austria Gold[12] 20,000
Germany Platinum[6] 500,000
New Zealand 2× Platinum[13] 30,000
The Netherlands Platinum[14] 40,000
Sweden Gold[15] 20,000
Switzerland Gold[16] 20,000
United Kingdom Platinum[17] 962,494[4]

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (2001) Position
Australian Singles Chart[18] 10
Austrian Singles Chart[19] 7
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[20] 29
European Hot 100 Singles[21] 7
German Singles Chart[22] 5
Irish Singles Chart[23] 8
New Zealand Singles Chart[24] 3
Swiss Singles Chart[25] 16
UK Singles Chart[26] 4

[edit] References

  1. ^ BBC Atomic Kitten's perfect year. Accessed 24 August 2006
  2. ^ BBC McFadden and Katona tie knot. Accessed 24 August 2006
  3. ^ theofficialcharts.com "Whole Again" page. Accessed 24 August 2006
  4. ^ a b ChartWatch Atomic Kitten page. Last update: 12 October 2004
  5. ^ As announced on BBC Radio 1's Official Chart of the Decade on Thursday 31 December 2009.
  6. ^ a b AT LEAST ONE OF artist or title MUST BE PROVIDED for GERMAN CERTIFICATION.
  7. ^ [1] Quote "They are currently number 1 in Germany, New Zealand and Austria, top 10 in Australia, Belgium, Holland, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and still top 30 in the UK after some amazing 16weeks, four of which were spent at number 1!"
  8. ^ http://www.rtl.de/cms/unterhaltung/tv-programm/show/die-ultimative-chartshow/hits-neue-jahrtausend-download.html
  9. ^ Radio 1 Chart of the Decade, as presented by Nihal on Tuesday 29 December 2009
  10. ^ "Best selling singles of the decade in the Netherlands". http://dutchcharts.nl/decennium.asp?cat=s. Retrieved 2010-07-27. 
  11. ^ Aria.com.au Certifications 2001 "ARIA accreditations > 2001 singles". ARIA. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2001.htm Aria.com.au Certifications 2001. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 
  12. ^ "IFPI Austria > Gold & Platin". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin. Retrieved 2010-07-27. 
  13. ^ Rianz.org.nz "Chart#1275 Whole Again - RIANZ certification". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp?ChartNum=1275&ChartKind=S Rianz.org.nz. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 
  14. ^ "NVPI Goud & Platina". NVPI. http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60461#resultaat. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 
  15. ^ IFPI, Gold & Platinum certifications "IFPI Sweden – Guld & Platina – År 2001" (in Swedish) (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. http://www.ifpi.se/?page_id=67 IFPI, Gold & Platinum certifications. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 
  16. ^ SwissCharts.com "Swiss Certifications – Awards 2001" (in German). Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=2001 SwissCharts.com. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 
  17. ^ "BPI - searchable database". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 
  18. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2001". allcharts. http://allcharts.org/music/years/australia-singles-2001.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-23. 
  19. ^ "Austria best selling singles 2001". http://allcharts.org/music/years/austria-singles-2001.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 
  20. ^ "Best selling singles in Belgium Flanders (2001)". http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2001. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 
  21. ^ "Europe's Top Singles Of 2001". http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1227215. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 
  22. ^ List of best-selling singles by year (Germany) Best selling singles of each year (2000-2010)
  23. ^ "Best selling singles in Ireland (2001)". http://allcharts.org/music/years/ireland-singles-2001.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 
  24. ^ "2001 best selling singles". http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_annual.asp. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 
  25. ^ "Best selling singles in Switzerland (2001)". http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=2001. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 
  26. ^ "Top twenty best selling singles in the UK of 2001". http://www.bpi.co.uk/assets/files/yearly%20best%20selling%20singles.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 

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Preceded by
"Rollin'" by Limp Bizkit		 UK number one single
4 February 2001 – 3 March 2001		 Succeeded by
"It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy
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