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Have You Ever

2001 single by S Club 7


Summary

2001 single by S Club 7

FieldValue
nameHave You Ever
coverHaveYouEver(SClub7).jpg
typesingle
artistS Club 7
albumSunshine
B-sideDangerous
released
genre
length3:20
producerStephen Lipson
prev_titleDon't Stop Movin
prev_year2001
next_titleYou
next_year2002
misc

| B-side = Dangerous

  • Polydor
  • 19
  • Cathy Dennis
  • Andrew Frampton
  • Chris Braide "Have You Ever" is a song by British pop group S Club 7, released as the second single from the group's third album Sunshine on 19 November 2001. Following the success of the group's 2000 Children in Need track, "Never Had a Dream Come True", the BBC asked S Club 7 to perform the 2001 track for the charity as well.

Co-written by Cathy Dennis, Andrew Frampton, and Chris Braide, the single entered the UK Singles Chart at number one on 25 November 2001, becoming the group's fourth and final UK number one. The Children in Need version of "Have You Ever" is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as having the highest number of people's voices recorded in a single song, as recordings from children in schools across the UK were used in the chorus. The song has sold 380,000 copies in the UK according to the Official UK Charts Company. The photo for the cover of the single was shot in a major architectural landmark of the Los Angeles area: the Sheats Goldstein Residence near Beverly Hills.

Music video

The music video was set inside a large house (which is actually the famous Ennis House in Hollywood Hills), showing each member briefly as they indulge in everyday activities, while O'Meara is the main focus of the video. O'Meara revealed that to film the shot of her crying, they used droplets of water on her cheek, and sped the track up to film it, so when it was mastered it would give the illusion of a real tear. Another interesting note about the video is that it was the last video Paul Cattermole shot for the group as "You", the following single, was intended to be the next release and thus had been recorded previously. The video was shot at the last minute, the day before the band returned to the UK after filming Hollywood 7 as the song was chosen for the Children in Need song.

''Children in Need'' performance

During the performance on Children in Need on 16 November 2001, the group were joined by S Club Juniors which was their first television appearance.

Six live school choirs sang along. These were:

  • Hamble School singing from the concert at Castle Field in Portsmouth
  • Longcroft School singing from the concert at the Dome Leisure Centre in Doncaster
  • Gwauncelyn Junior School singing from the concert in Cardiff
  • Auchenback Primary School singing from the concert in Glasgow
  • The King John School singing from the concert at the De Montfort Hall in Leicester
  • Forge Integrated Primary School singing from the concert in Belfast the link up on the night never went to their performance.

They were joined by 3610 other schools who sent in audio tapes to be included on the chorus.

Track listings

  • UK CD single
  1. "Have You Ever" – 3:20
  2. "Have You Ever" (BBC Children in Need version) – 3:20
  3. "Dangerous" – 3:52
  4. "Have You Ever" (CD-ROM video)
  • UK cassette single
  1. "Have You Ever" – 3:20
  2. "Have You Ever" (BBC Children in Need version) – 3:20
  • European CD single
  1. "Have You Ever" – 3:20
  2. "Never Had a Dream Come True" – 4:00
  • Australian CD single
  1. "Have You Ever" – 3:20
  2. "Never Had a Dream Come True" – 4:00
  3. "Dangerous" – 3:52
  4. "Have You Ever" (CD-ROM video)
  • Digital single
  1. "Have You Ever" – 3:21
  2. "Dangerous" – 3:54

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Sunshine album booklet.

Studios

  • Vocals recorded at Larrabee Studios (Los Angeles)
  • Produced and mixed at The Aquarium (London, England)
  • Mastered at Transfermation (London, England)

Personnel

  • Cathy Dennis – writing, arrangement
  • Andrew Frampton – writing, programming
  • Chris Braide – writing
  • John Themis – guitars
  • Greg Wells – piano, organ
  • Dave Stewart – keyboards
  • Stephen Lipson – programming, production
  • Heff Moraes – mixing, engineering
  • Richard Dowling – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)Peak
positionEurope (Eurochart Hot 100)Romania (Romanian Top 100)UK Airplay (Music Week)
11
39
4

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)PositionIreland (IRMA)UK Singles (OCC)
45
21

Certifications

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.United KingdomAustralia
19 November 2001
CD

References

References

  1. (2001). "Have You Ever". [[Polydor Records]], [[19 Recordings]].
  2. (2001). "Have You Ever". Polydor Records, 19 Recordings.
  3. (2001). "Have You Ever". Polydor Records, 19 Recordings.
  4. (2001). "Have You Ever". Polydor Records, 19 Recordings.
  5. "Have You Ever Single by S Club on Spotify". [[Spotify]].
  6. (2001). "Sunshine". Polydor Records, 19 Recordings.
  7. (8 December 2001). "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles".
  8. "Arhiva romanian top 100 Editia 2, saptamina 14.01–20.01, 2002". [[Romanian Top 100]].
  9. (8 December 2001). "Top 50 Airplay Chart".
  10. "Ireland-Top Singles for 2001". C&R.
  11. "The Official Singles Chart 2001". [[UKChartsPlus]].
  12. (17 November 2001). "New Releases – For Week Starting November 19, 2001: Singles".
  13. (19 November 2001). "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 19 Nov 2001". [[Australian Recording Industry Association.
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