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"Sign Your Name" is a song written and performed by Terence Trent D'Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya), released as a single in December 1987.
Released on his 1987 album Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby, it was an international success, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart in early 1988 and number four on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song was remixed by Lee "Scratch" Perry for some European releases. The music video was directed by Vaughan Arnell and was premiered in January 1988.[1]
Track listings
7" single
- "Sign Your Name" – 4:45
- "Greasy Chicken" – 4:40
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Chart (1988)
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Position
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Australian Singles Chart[15]
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27
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Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[16]
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18
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Canada[17]
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69
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Dutch Top 40[18]
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18
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UK [19]
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32
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100[20]
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58
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U.S. Cash Box Top 100[21]
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41
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Sheryl Crow version
Sheryl Crow released her rendition of the song as the second single for her eighth studio album, 100 Miles from Memphis in 2010. It features Justin Timberlake on background vocals.[22] The music video, directed by Wayne Isham, was released on September 16, 2010 through her VEVO account.[23]
Charts
References
- ^ "Terence Trent d'Arby – "Sign your name"". www.mvdbase.com. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ "Australian Top 50 Singles Chart — Week Ending 8th May, 1988". ARIA. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ ""Sign Your Name", Austrian Singles Chart" (in German). Austriancharts. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Archived from the original on 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ^ ""Sign Your Name", Dutch Mega Top 100" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ ""Sign Your Name", French Singles Chart" (in French). Lescharts. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ "Irish Singles Chart, database". Irishcharts. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ ""Sign Your Name", New Zealand Singles Chart". Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ ""Sign Your Name", Swedish Singles Chart" (in Swedish). Swedishcharts. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ ""Sign Your Name", Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Hitparade. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ "Official Charts > Terence Trent D'Arby". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d ", Billboard charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, August 13, 1988
- ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart 1988". ARIA. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "1988 Belgian Flanders Singles Chart" (in Dutch). ultratop.be. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ [1][dead link]
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- ^ "Single top 100 over 1988" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ Scaping, Peter, ed. (1991). "Top 100 Singles: 1988". BPI YearBook 1989/90. London, England: British Phonographic Industry. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-0-9061-5410-6.
- ^ Top 100 Hits of 1988/Top 100 Songs of 1988
- ^ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 31, 1988
- ^ Sign Your Name Single and Video Archived September 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sign Your Name Music Video Interscope Retrieved 2010-10-14
- ^ Reba McEntire Extends Country Songs Record | Billboard
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