I Owe You Nothing

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"I Owe You Nothing"
Song

"I Owe You Nothing" is a song by British boy band Bros. Written by Nicky Graham and Tom Watkins and produced by Watkins, "I Owe You Nothing" was Bros's sole UK number one single,[1] spending two weeks at the top in June 1988.

Originally released as their debut single the previous year it failed to chart but was remixed and re-released following the success of their breakthrough single "When Will I Be Famous?". The band never broke through in the US but did make #10 on the Billboard dance chart. The original version of the song can be found on the band's album Push. The original release Epic 34-08006 had the B-side "Shocked".

Track listing

7" single

  1. "I Owe You Nothing" (7" remix) — 3:34
  2. "I Owe You Nothing" (the voice) — 3:15

12" maxi

  1. "I Owe You Nothing" (club mix) — 7:36
  2. "I Owe You Nothing" (the voice) — 3:15
  3. "I Owe You Nothing" (the beats) — 2:36

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
UK (Official Chart Company)[2] 80
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 6
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[3] 4
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[3] 2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 11
France (SNEP)[3] 7
Germany (Media Control AG)[3] 13
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 10)[5] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 2
Israel (Media Forest)[7] 3
Italy (FIMI)[8] 25
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3] 5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 5
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[10] 10
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[11] 19
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[3] 9
UK (Official Chart Company)[12][1] 1
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[13] 10
Zimbabwe (ZIMA)[14] 12

References

  1. ^ a b Roberts, David (2005). British Hit Singles & Albums (18th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
  2. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved 9 August 2008)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "I Owe You Nothing", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 20 February 2008)
  4. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  5. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 10 (15. júlí 1988)" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir. Retrieved 27 July 2018. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  6. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived 3 June 2009 at WebCite (Retrieved 20 February 2008)
  7. ^ http://swisscharts.com/song/Bros/I-Owe-You-Nothing-1811. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ Italian Singles Chart [1] (Retrieved 9 August 2008)
  9. ^ "Bros – I Owe You Nothing". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  10. ^ "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1965 – 1989 Acts B". The South African Rock Encyclopedia. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  11. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  12. ^ UK Singles Chart (1988 release) Chartstats.com (Retrieved 9 August 2008)
  13. ^ Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved 9 August 2008)
  14. ^ * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000

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