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"Got to Be Certain"
Song

"Got to Be Certain" is a dance-pop song written and produced by British songwriting team Stock, Aitken and Waterman and included on Kylie Minogue's debut studio album Kylie (1988). The song had been originally written for singer Mandy Smith, but her recording was never released until 2005. The song received a mixed reception from music critics. The song was released as the third single in the spring of 1988 and became the first single to debut at number one in Australia. It also topped the charts in Belgium and Finland. It reached the top ten in France, Germany, South Africa, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

Music video

The music video for "Got to Be Certain" was directed by Chris Langman and filmed in April 1988. The video was filmed around Melbourne in Australia. Four different edits were made, combining shots of Kylie on a merry-go-round, in an artist's studio and dancing in a coffee-house, which is the official video.

Chart performance

On 2 May 1988, "Got to Be Certain" was released in the United Kingdom. The song became Minogue's second top five hit when it debuted at number fifteen on the singles chart before climbing the chart in the weeks that followed peaking at number two, remaining there for three weeks. It eventually sold 278,000 copies.[1] Outside of the UK, the song was also widely successful. It reached number one in seven countries including Finland and Israel. The single sold 17,227 copies in Sweden at the time. It peaked at number 2, and stayed in the charts for 14 weeks in New Zealand. It was her most successful single then.[2]

In Australia, "Got to Be Certain" became the second single to enter the singles chart at number one, remaining in the top spot for three weeks.

Live performances

Kylie performed the song on the following concert tours:

The song was also performed on the TV special "The Kylie Show".

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Got to Be Certain".

CD single
  1. "Got to Be Certain" (Extended Mix) – 6:36
  2. "I Should Be So Lucky" (Extended Mix) – 6:08
  3. "Got to Be Certain" (Out for a Duck, Bill, Platter Plus Dub Mix – Instrumental) – 3:17
7" vinyl single
  1. "Got to Be Certain" – 3:17
  2. "Got to Be Certain" (Out for a Duck, Bill, Platter Plus Dub Mix – Instrumental) – 3:17
12" vinyl single
  1. "Got to Be Certain" (Extended Mix) – 6:36
  2. "Got to Be Certain" (Out for a Duck, Bill, Platter Plus Dub Mix – Instrumental) – 3:17
  3. "Got to Be Certain" – 3:17
12" remix
  1. "Got to Be Certain" (Ashes to Ashes – The Extra Beat Boys remix) – 6:52
  2. "Got to Be Certain" (Out for a Duck, Bill, Platter Plus Dub Mix – Instrumental) – 3:17
  3. "Got to Be Certain" – 3:17
iTunes digital EP – Remixes

(Not available at time of original release. Released for the first time as part of iTunes PWL archive release in 2009.)

  1. "Got to Be Certain"
  2. "Got to Be Certain" (Extended Mix)
  3. "Got to Be Certain" (Ashes to Ashes – The Extra Beat Boys remix)
  4. "Got to Be Certain" (Out for a Duck, Bill, Platter Plus Dub Mix - Instrumental)
  5. "Got to Be Certain" (backing track)
  6. "Love at First Sight" (1988 version) (instrumental)
  7. "Love at First Sight" (1988 version) (backing track)

Catalogue numbers

UK 7" (PWL12)
OZ MC (C571)
OZ 7" (K571)
JP 3" CD (Alfa/PWL 10SR-26)
JP 7" (Alfa/PWL ALI-210)
GE 7" (PWL/Teldec 6.15088)
FR 7" (CBS/PWL 6528687)
NL 7" (Injection 134.858)
NZ 7" (PWL 6.15088)
IT 7" (PWL12)
SW 7" (PWL/Sonet PWL12)
SA 7" (PWL/David Gresham PWS207)

Chart performance

References

  • "Mixkylie.co.uk". Track listings and formats. Retrieved 7 April 2006.
  • "SloKylie.com — The Slovenian Kylie Page". Worldwide charts and sales. Retrieved 9 April 2006.
  • "Kylie.com". Worldwide chart data. Retrieved 9 April 2006.
  1. ^ Kylie - The Biography, Sean Smith
  2. ^ Steffen Hung. "Kylie Minogue - Got To Be Certain". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  3. ^ "1988 Australian Singles Chart". aria. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  4. ^ German Top 20 - The Chart Of 1988
  5. ^ "UK Singles Top 50 for Year - 1988". Mostynhouseschool.com. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
Preceded by Australian number-one single
4 July 1988 – 25 July 1988 (3 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Age of Reason" by John Farnham
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