Around the World (East 17 song)
| "Around the World" | ||||
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| Single by East 17 | ||||
| from the album Steam | ||||
| Released | 7 May 1994 | |||
| Genre | Pop, hip hop, R&B | |||
| Length | 4:37 | |||
| Label | London Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Brian Harvey, Tony Mortimer, Matt Rowe, Richard Stannard | |||
| East 17 singles chronology | ||||
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"Around the World" is a pop/R&B song by boy band East 17.
Song information
Written by Brian Harvey, Tony Mortimer, Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard it was released on 5 May 1994 as the lead single from the band's second album Steam (1994). It was a chart success, becoming their fourth top ten hit in Britain, charting at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]
Music video
The music video shows the band performing the track underground and also in a forest.
Chart performance
| Chart (1994)[2] | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) | 4 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75) | 29 |
| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[3] | 37 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[4] | 7 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] | 7 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] | 7 |
| Germany (Media Control AG) | 15 |
| Iceland (Tonlist)[7] | 12 |
| Ireland (IRMA) | 4 |
| Israel (Media Forest)[8] | 1 |
| Italy (FIMI)[9] | 23 |
| Japan (Oricon)[10] | 6 |
| Latvia (EHR)[11] | 6 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) | 14 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] | 22 |
| Scotland (Official Chart Company)[13] | 5 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) | 23 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) | 16 |
| UK (Official Chart Company) | 3 |
| Zimbabwe (ZIMA)[14] | 7 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[15] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[16] | Silver | 200,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "East 17 - Around The World - swisscharts.com". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=East+17&titel=Around+The+World&cat=s[permanent dead link] (Retrieved 17 September 2012)
- ^ "P3 - Tjeklisten". dr.dk. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "Billboard". 18 June 1994.
- ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
- ^ "Tonlist Top 40". DV. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "East 17". Swisscharts.com.
- ^ "FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Benvenuto!". fimi.it. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ Oricon Singles Chart Oricon Singles Chart (Retrieved 2 November 2012)
- ^ "2019 09 01 – M-1". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
- ^ "East 17 – Around the World". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company".
- ^ * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "British single certifications – East 17 – Around the World". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Around the World in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
