Proud (Heather Small song)

"Proud"
Single by Heather Small
from the album Proud
B-side "Don't Give Up the Fight", "Wonderful World"
Released 8 May 2000
18 July 2005 (Re-release)
Format CD, digital download
Genre R&B, dance-pop
Length 4:29
Label Arista
Songwriter(s) Heather Small
Peter-John Vettese
Producer(s) Peter-John Vettese
Simon Climie
Steve DuBerry
Ollie Marland
Heather Small singles chronology
"Proud"
(2000)		 "Holding On"
(2000)

"Proud"
(2000)		 "Holding On"
(2000)
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"Proud" is a song by M People singer Heather Small, which was released in May 2000, peaking at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] It was the title track from her debut album Proud, and was released as her first single becoming a worldwide hit. The song was co-written with and produced by Peter-John Vettese.

In 2005, the song was adopted as the official theme for the London 2012 Olympic bid, and was featured in a widely seen promotional video for the bid.[2] Re-released in honour of this, and due to the fact a new M People greatest hits titled Ultimate Collection, which also included two of Small's solo songs, was released the same year, the song returned to the UK Singles Chart peaking at number 33 and remaining in the Top 75 for two more weeks.[3] The song was also re-released on The Biggest Loser soundtrack in 2006. It peaked at number 34.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Proud"Heather Small, Peter-John Vettese3:54
2."Don't Give Up the Fight"Small, Danny Schogger3:16
3."Wonderful World"Bob Thiele, George Weiss3:39
4."Proud" (Music video)  

Official versions

  • Album Version – 4:29
  • Single Version – 3:54
  • Radio Edit – 3:45
  • Peter Presta QAF V Mix – 5:01
  • Peter Presta QAF Extended Mix – 8:36[5]
  • Josh Harris Pride Remix – 3:47[6]
  • Josh Harris Pride Extended Remix – 7:11[6]

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[7] 173
German Singles Chart[8] 92
Swiss Singles Chart[9] 83
UK Singles Chart[10] 16
Chart (2005) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[11] 33

References

  1. ↑ "UK Top 40 Database". Retrieved 2007-09-16.
  2. ↑ "Celebrations across the UK as countdown to 2012 begins". London 2012. 2008-08-25. Archived from the original on 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  3. ↑ "UK Top 40 Database".
  4. ↑ "Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks". Billboard.com. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2006-07-01. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
  5. ↑ "Peter Presta QAF Extended Mix on Ultimate Queer As Folk - The Best Of And More (Special DJ Promo)". discogs.com. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Josh Harris Remix - EP by Heather Small". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-06-05". Imgur. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  8. ↑ GmbH, musicline.de / PhonoNet. "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de". musicline.de.
  9. ↑ http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Heather+Small&titel=Proud&cat=s
  10. ↑ "ChartArchive - The Chart Archive". www.chartstats.com.
  11. ↑ "ChartArchive - The Chart Archive". www.chartstats.com.
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