I Owe You Nothing

"I Owe You Nothing"
Single by Bros
from the album Push
Released 31 August 1987
Re-released 6 June 1988
Format 7" single, 12" maxi, Cassette, Mini CD
Recorded 1987, remixed 1988
Genre Pop, Synthpop
Length 3:34
Label CBS
Writer(s) The Brothers (Nicky Graham and Tom Watkins)
Producer(s) Tom Watkins
Bros singles chronology
"Drop The Boy"
(1988)
"I Owe You Nothing"
(1988)
"I Quit"
(1988)
Push track listing
"Love To Hate You"
(5)
"I Owe You Nothing"
(6)
"I Quit"
(7)
Music video
"I Owe You Nothing" on YouTube

"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.

Track listings

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 Singles Chart[2] 80
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[3] 6
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[3] 4
Dutch Singles Chart[3] 5
Finnish Singles Chart[4] 11
French SNEP Singles Chart[3] 7
German Singles Chart[3] 13
Irish Singles Chart[5] 2
Italian Singles Chart[6] 25
New Zealand Singles Chart[3] 5
Spanish Singles Chart[7] 19
Swiss Singles Chart[3] 9
UK Singles Chart[8][1] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[9] 10
Preceded by
"Doctorin' the Tardis" by The Timelords
UK number one single
25 June 1988 – 2 July 1988 (2 weeks)
Succeeded by
"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"
by Glenn Medeiros

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 20 February 2008)
  6. Italian Singles Chart (Retrieved 9 August 2008)
  7. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  8. UK Singles Chart (1988 release) Chartstats.com (Retrieved 9 August 2008)
  9. Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved 9 August 2008)

External links

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