Have You Ever
{{Short description|2001 single by S Club 7}}
{{About||the Brandy song|Have You Ever?|other uses}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Have You Ever
| cover = HaveYouEver(SClub7).jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = S Club 7
| album = Sunshine
| B-side = Dangerous
| released = {{start date|2001|11|19|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 3:20
| label =
| writer =
- Cathy Dennis
- Andrew Frampton
- Chris Braide
| producer = Stephen Lipson
| prev_title = Don't Stop Movin'
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = You
| next_year = 2002
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|XNnHLMdx0ko|"Have You Ever"|link=no}}}}
}}
"Have You Ever" is a song by British pop group S Club 7, released as a single 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. "Have You Ever" was co-written by Cathy Dennis, Andrew Frampton, and Chris Braide. "Have You Ever" acted as an introduction to S Club 7's third album, Sunshine (2001).
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.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}} 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 another major architectural landmark of the Los Angeles area: the Sheats Goldstein Residence near Beverly Hills.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
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.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}
''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 sining 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
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- UK CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Have You Ever|others=S Club 7|year=2001|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Polydor Records, 19 Recordings|id=5705002}}
- "Have You Ever" – 3:20
- "Have You Ever" (BBC Children in Need version) – 3:20
- "Dangerous" – 3:52
- "Have You Ever" (CD-ROM video)
- UK cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Have You Ever|others=S Club 7|year=2001|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Polydor Records, 19 Recordings|id=5705004}}
- "Have You Ever" – 3:20
- "Have You Ever" (BBC Children in Need version) – 3:20
- European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Have You Ever|others=S Club 7|year=2001|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Polydor Records, 19 Recordings|id=5705012}}
- "Have You Ever" – 3:20
- "Never Had a Dream Come True" – 4:00
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- Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Have You Ever|others=S Club 7|year=2001|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Polydor Records, 19 Recordings|id=5704912}}
- "Have You Ever" – 3:20
- "Never Had a Dream Come True" – 4:00
- "Dangerous" – 3:52
- "Have You Ever" (CD-ROM video)
- Digital single{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2plAjFPCyrmiARjffw9mTS?si=6nru3HpWQLGRyOenis6dNw|title=Have You Ever Single by S Club on Spotify|publisher=Spotify|access-date=9 November 2023}}
- "Have You Ever" – 3:21
- "Dangerous" – 3:54
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Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the Sunshine album booklet.{{cite AV media notes|title=Sunshine|title-link=Sunshine (S Club 7 album)|others=S Club 7|year=2001|type=UK CD album booklet|publisher=Polydor Records, 19 Recordings|id=5894612}}
Studios
- Vocals recorded at Larrabee Studios (Los Angeles)
- Produced and mixed at The Aquarium (London, England)
- Mastered at Transfermation (London, England)
Personnel
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- 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
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Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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!scope="col"|Chart (2001) !scope="col"|Peak |
{{single chart|Australia|49|artist=S Club 7|song=Have You Ever|rowheader=true|access-date=21 May 2018}} |
{{single chart|Austria|49|artist=S Club 7|song=Have You Ever|rowheader=true|access-date=21 May 2018}} |
{{single chart|Wallonia Tip|8|artist=S Club 7|song=Have You Ever|rowheader=true|access-date=21 May 2018}} |
scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-12-08.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=19|issue=50|page=7|date=8 December 2001|access-date=23 August 2020}}
|11 |
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{{single chart|Germany|37|artist=S Club 7|song=Have You Ever|songid=4984|rowheader=true|access-date=21 May 2018}} |
{{single chart|Ireland2|4|song=Have You Ever|rowheader=true|access-date=21 May 2018}} |
{{single chart|New Zealand|20|artist=S Club 7|song=Have You Ever|rowheader=true|access-date=21 May 2018}} |
scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10003.html|title=Arhiva romanian top 100 Editia 2, saptamina 14.01–20.01, 2002|publisher=Romanian Top 100|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050514151305/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10003.html|archive-date=14 May 2005|access-date=1 April 2014}}
|39 |
{{single chart|Scotland|1|date=20011201|rowheader=true|access-date=21 May 2018}} |
{{single chart|Sweden|21|artist=S Club 7|song=Have You Ever|rowheader=true|access-date=21 May 2018}} |
{{single chart|Switzerland|40|artist=S Club 7|song=Have You Ever|rowheader=true|access-date=21 May 2018}} |
{{single chart|UK|1|date=20011201|rowheader=true|access-date=21 May 2018}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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!scope="col"|Chart (2001) !scope="col"|Position |
scope="row"|Ireland (IRMA){{cite web |url=http://allcharts.org/music/years/ireland-singles-2001.htm |title=Ireland-Top Singles for 2001 |publisher=C&R |access-date=September 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505011812/http://allcharts.org/music/years/ireland-singles-2001.htm |archive-date=5 May 2012 |url-status=dead}}
|45 |
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scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2001.pdf|title=The Official Singles Chart 2001|work=UKChartsPlus|access-date=21 May 2018}}
|21 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=S Club 7|title=Have You Ever|award=Gold|relyear=2001|certyear=2015|id=10445-1304-1|access-date=23 August 2020}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
Release history
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!scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
scope="row"|United Kingdom
|rowspan="2"|19 November 2001 |{{hlist|CD|cassette}} |rowspan="2"|{{hlist|Polydor|19}} |{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2001/Music-Week-2001-11-17.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting November 19, 2001: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=17 November 2001|access-date=18 August 2021}} |
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scope="row"|Australia
|CD |{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue612.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 19 Nov 2001|publisher=ARIA|page=24|date=19 November 2001|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue612.pdf|archive-date=20 February 2002|access-date=18 August 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} |
References
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{{Children in Need}}
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Category:19 Recordings singles
Category:Children in Need singles
Category:Music videos directed by Julien Temple
Category:Number-one singles in Scotland
Category:Polydor Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Stephen Lipson
Category:Songs written by Andrew Frampton (songwriter)
Category:Songs written by Cathy Dennis