They (song)
"They" | ||||
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Single by Jem | ||||
from the album Finally Woken | ||||
Released |
2004 (US) 14 March 2005 (Europe) | |||
Format | CD | |||
Genre | Trip hop, breakbeat | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jem, Gerard Young, JS Bach | |||
Producer(s) | Jem, Yoad Nevo, Ge-ology | |||
Jem singles chronology | ||||
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Alternative covers | ||||
Uk pt2/Australian Cover | ||||
They: Remixes | ||||
Audio sample | ||||
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"They" is the first single released by Welsh singer Jem from her debut album Finally Woken. It includes a sample of the Swingle Singers' 1963 adaptation of Johann Sebastian Bach's Prelude in F minor (BWV 881) from Book II of Well-Tempered Clavier from their album Jazz Sebastian Bach.[1]
The song became her most popular single, peaking at #6 on the UK Singles Chart.
Taiwanese pop singer Jolin Tsai recorded a Chinese version of the song, titled "Paradise" (Chinese: 樂園), for using in an advertisement promoting Motorola mobile phone. "They" is also the title song for the hit MTV show The X Effect and formerly featured on a Pantene shampoo advertisement in the UK. "They" was also used in TV series like Crossing Jordan and Grey's Anatomy.
Track listing
They Pt. 1
- "They"
- "Maybe I'm Amazed" (Paul McCartney)
They Pt. 2/Australian CD
- "They" (Original Version)
- "They (Cut Chemist Remix)"
- "They Mdk & Ayesha Mix (Eye in the Sky Mix)"
- Music video
They remixes
- "They" (Cut Chemist Remix)
- "They" (Cut Chemist Instrumental Remix)
- "They" (Eye in the Sky Mix)
- "They" (Tech Breaks Mix) by Kid Freeze
- "They" (Photek Mix)
- "They" (Album version)
Music videos
Jem released two music videos for "They". The UK version, inspired by the Barbarella opening scene, features Jem stripping herself in a spaceship (although she remains covered by strategically placed holograms); actually a boy dreams her as he constructs a model of the same spaceship back on Earth. The US version features Jem walking at a park while being accompanied by a number of children. She then encounters several signs and decides to violate them. Some intercut scenes show her at a roundabout being spun by children.
Chart positions
Chart (2005) | Peak Position |
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Australia (ARIA)[2] | 28 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] | 15 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] | 61 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] | 47 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] | 45 |
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[7] | 1 |
Ireland (IRMA)[8] | 8 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] | 27 |
Poland (Polish Airplay Charts)[10] | 3 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 47 |
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)[12] | 6 |
References
- ↑ Allegro, Ostin. "Ostin Allegro's Pop Meets The Classics". Archived from the original on 2007-12-28. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Jem – They". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Jem – They" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jem – They" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jem – They" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Jem Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
- ↑ ACharts.us Jem - They
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Jem" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ↑ Airplay Charts - Lista krajowa 24/2005
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Jem – They". Singles Top 100.
- ↑ UK Singles Chart Archive