Finally Found

{{Short description|1998 single by Honeyz}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Finally Found

| cover = Honeyz - Finally Found.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Honeyz

| album = Wonder No. 8

| B-side =

  • "In the Street"
  • "Summertime"

| released = {{start date|1998|8|24|df=y}}{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1998/Music-Week-1998-08-22.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=35|date=22 August 1998|access-date=12 July 2021}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Nu-soul

| length =

  • 4:47 (album version)
  • 4:09 (Rude Boy Mix)

| label =

| writer =

  • Yoyo Olugbo
  • Henry Binns
  • Honeyz

| producer = Steve Levine{{cite web |last=Bell |first=Matt |date=December 1998 |title=STEVE LEVINE: Recording The Honeyz 'Finally Found' |url=https://www.soundonsound.com/people/steve-levine-recording-honeyz-finally-found |access-date=10 August 2023 |website=Sound on Sound}}

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = End of the Line

| next_year = 1998

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|n5a6H7s6FXY|"Finally Found"}}}}

}}

"Finally Found" is the debut single of British girl group Honeyz. It was released on 24 August 1998 by Mercury and 1st Avenue as the lead single from their debut album, Wonder No. 8 (1998). The song was their most successful single in the UK and worldwide, peaking at number four on the UK Singles Chart and earning platinum status in Australia, where it peaked at number three. It reached the top 20 in Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand, and Sweden.

The song was given a slightly different mix for single release, titled the "Rude Boy Mix". This mix adds background instrumentation and more backing vocals during the song while omitting the instrumental intro and spoken French towards the end of the album version. The single was digitized, along with all other official Honeyz singles, for release on digital music stores and streaming services on 14 May 2021. The "Finally Found" single included all officially released versions of the song, plus a previously unused "radio edit" which is a different mix from both the single and album versions.{{cite tweet|number=1393096566102274051|user=Pop_Activism|title=🚨🐝POP ACTIVISM ALERT!🚨🐝 2/8 We've got the End Of The Line single by Honeyz onto digital. Inc remixes by Ignorants &...|date=14 May 2021}}

The group performed the song in 2005 for the ITV series Hit Me, Baby, One More Time, performed with the original lineup (Célena Cherry, Heavenli Denton and Naima Belkhiati).

Critical reception

Scottish Daily Record described the song as a "London-style swing beat tune"."Chart Slot". Daily Record. 2 October 1998. Caroline Sullivan from The Guardian felt it "faithfully reproduces the well-mannered nu-soul sound of the current American charts."Sullivan, Caroline (4 December 1998). "This Week's Pop CD Releases". p. 19. The Guardian. Music Week named it Single of the Week, writing, "The debut single from former MW Ones To Watch, the Honeyz - namely Heavenli, Celena and Niama - is a real beauty, suggesting this act will be strong contenders in the pop R&B stakes. The song showcases the girls' vocal ability, riding a laidback melody that becomes increasingly addictive on each listen. The song has rightly achieved Radio One B-list status, and promises much more to come.""Reviews - For Records Out On 17 August 1998". Music Week. 8 August 1998. Matt Bell from Sound on Sound praised it as "a smooth gospel‑tinged ballad decked out with crystalline multitracked block harmonies". Ian Hyland from Sunday Mirror gave "Finally Found" seven out of ten, adding, "Naff name but everyonez moneyz on these soul ladies to make it big. Nice tummyz."Hyland, Ian (16 August 1998). Sunday Mirror. p. 40.

Track listings

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  • UK and Australian CD1{{cite AV media notes|title=Finally Found|others=Honeyz|year=1998|type=UK & Australian CD1 liner notes|publisher=Mercury Records, 1st Avenue Records|id=HNZCD 1, 566 205-2}}
  1. "Finally Found" {{small|(Rude Boy Mix)}} – 4:09
  2. "In the Street" {{small|(Ignorants Mix)}} – 5:29
  3. "Summertime" – 3:49
  • UK and Australian CD2{{cite AV media notes|title=Finally Found|others=Honeyz|year=1998|type=UK & Australian CD2 liner notes|publisher=Mercury Records, 1st Avenue Records|id=HNZDD 1, 566 207-2}}
  1. "Finally Found" {{small|(Rude Boy Mix)}} – 4:09
  2. "Summertime" {{small|(Booker T Summer Groove Mix)}} – 5:53
  3. "Summertime" {{small|(Booker T Summer Groove Dub)}} – 5:53
  • UK cassette single and European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Finally Found|others=Honeyz|year=1998|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Mercury Records, 1st Avenue Records|id=HNZMC 1, 566 204-4}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Finally Found|others=Honeyz|year=1998|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Mercury Records, 1st Avenue Records|id=566 366-2}}
  1. "Finally Found" {{small|(Rude Boy Mix)}} – 4:09
  2. "In the Street" {{small|(Ignorants Mix)}} – 5:29

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  • 2021 digital release{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/7D5adqSwIuga2qjLIF0iCZ?si=p4mROw8nTAKNy4Tfpgqn2g|title = Finally Found| website=Spotify |date = 24 August 1998}}
  1. "Finally Found" {{small|(radio edit)}} – 3:43
  2. "Finally Found" {{small|(Rude Boy Mix)}} – 4:09
  3. "Finally Found" {{small|(U-Nam Remix)}} – 4:37
  4. "Finally Found" {{small|(backing track / competition version)}} – 3:45
  5. "In the Street" {{small|(Ignorants Mix)}} – 5:28
  6. "In the Street" {{small|(2001 Mix)}} – 5:34
  7. "Summertime" – 3:50
  8. "Summertime" {{small|(Booker T Summer Groove Mix)}} – 5:54
  9. "Summertime" {{small|(Booker T Summer Groove Dub)}} – 5:55
  10. "Summertime" {{small|(Love to Infinity's Stingray Mix)}} – 3:34

Note: Tracks 1 and 10 were previously unreleased commercially. Tracks 4 and 6 were originally released on "Love of a Lifetime" CD2 and "I Don't Know" CD2 respectively.

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!scope="col"|Chart (1998–1999)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|3|song=Finally Found|artist=Honeyz|rowheader=true|accessdate=24 November 2006}}
scope="row"|Denmark (IFPI)Danish Singles Chart. 8 January 1999.

|20

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-09-19.pdf|title=Music & Media: Eurochart Hot 100|magazine=Music & Media|volume=15|issue=38|page=11|date=19 September 1998|accessdate=9 May 2018}}

|20

scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2975475#page/n9/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (15.10.1998 – 22.10.1998)|work=DV|language=is|page=10|date=16 October 1998|accessdate=7 February 2018}}

|24

{{single chart|Ireland2|4|song=Finally Found|rowheader=true|accessdate=31 January 2017}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|21|year=1999|week=2|rowheader=true|accessdate=20 February 2019}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|23|song=Finally Found|artist=Honeyz|rowheader=true|accessdate=29 October 2006}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|12|song=Finally Found|artist=Honeyz|rowheader=true|accessdate=29 October 2006}}
{{single chart|Scotland|8|date=19980919|rowheader=true|accessdate=20 February 2019}}
{{single chart|Sweden|6|song=Finally Found|artist=Honeyz|rowheader=true|accessdate=29 October 2006}}
{{single chart|UK|4|date=19980919|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|UKrandb|1|date=19980905|rowheader=true}}

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=Year-end charts=

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!scope="col"|Chart (1998)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1998/singles-chart|title=1998 ARIA Singles Chart|publisher=ARIA|access-date=8 November 2020}}

|22

scope="row"|Sweden (Hitlistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=1998&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar, 1998|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=8 November 2020}}

|44

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title=Best Sellers of 1998 – Singles Top 100|magazine=Music Week|page=7|date=16 January 1999}}

|36

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!scope="col"|Chart (1999)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr1999.html|title=Jaarlijsten 1999|language=nl|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=12 May 2022}}

|183

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1998|certyear=1998}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1998|certyear=1998|access-date=28 September 2011}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Honeyz|title=Finally Found|award=Gold|relyear=1998|certyear=2013|id=2273-941-1|access-date=8 November 2020}}

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References