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My Weakness Is None of Your Business

{{Short description|1998 single by Embrace}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2014}}

{{Infobox song

| name = My Weakness Is None of Your Business

| cover = My Weakness.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Embrace

| album = The Good Will Out

| B-side =

  • "Feelings I Thought You Shared"
  • "Don't Turn Your Back on Love"
  • "Higher Sights"
  • "Retread"

| released = {{start date|1998|8|17|df=y}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 3:22

| label =

| writer =

| producer =

  • Dave Creffield
  • Embrace

| prev_title = Come Back to What You Know

| prev_year = 1998

| next_title = The Good Will Out EP

| next_year = 1998

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r394219|pure_url=yes}} (CD1)

| rev2 = AllMusic

| rev2Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r521046|pure_url=yes}} (CD2)

}}

"My Weakness Is None of Your Business" is a song by English rock band Embrace, the band's fifth single release. It was released on 17 August 1998 and became the third top-ten single from their debut album, The Good Will Out (1998), peaking at number nine on the UK Singles Chart, but it dropped out of the top 40 the next week.

CD2 contains three songs from the album performed live at Abbey Road Studios, and is part of an EP of songs recorded live during the "Abbey Road Sessions" that was released the same year.

Track listings

{{Tracklist

| headline = UK CD1 and cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=My Weakness Is None of Your Business|others=Embrace|year=1998|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=Hut Records, Virgin Records|id=HUTCD103}}{{cite AV media notes|title=My Weakness Is None of Your Business|others=Embrace|year=1998|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Hut Records, Virgin Records|id=HUTC103}}

| all_writing = Danny McNamara and Richard McNamara

| extra_column = Lead vocals

| title1 = My Weakness Is None of Your Business

| extra1 = Danny McNamara

| title2 = Feelings I Thought You Shared

| extra2 = D. McNamara

| title3 = Don't Turn Your Back on Love

| extra3 = D. McNamara

}}

{{Tracklist

| headline = UK CD2{{cite AV media notes|title=My Weakness Is None of Your Business|others=Embrace|year=1998|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=Hut Records, Virgin Records|id=HUTDX103}}

| extra_column = Lead vocals

| title1 = My Weakness Is None of Your Business

| extra1 = D. McNamara

| title2 = Higher Sights

| extra2 = D. McNamara

| title3 = Retread

| extra3 = D. McNamara

}}

{{Tracklist

| headline = UK 12-inch EP{{cite AV media notes|title=My Weakness Is None of Your Business|others=Embrace|year=1998|type=UK 12-inch EP liner notes|publisher=Hut Records, Virgin Records|id=HUTT103}}

| extra_column = Lead vocals

| title1 = My Weakness Is None of Your Business

| extra1 = D. McNamara

| title2 = Feelings I Thought You Shared

| extra2 = D. McNamara

| title3 = Don't Turn Your Back on Love

| extra3 = D. McNamara

| title4 = One Big Family

| note4 = Perfecto mix

| extra4 = Richard McNamara

}}

Charts

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!Chart (1998)

!Peak
position

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-09-05.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=15|issue=36|page=13|date=5 September 1998|access-date=12 July 2021}}

|48

{{single chart|Scotland|7|date=19980829|rowheader=true|access-date=3 January 2020}}
{{single chart|UK|9|date=19980829|rowheader=true|access-date=3 January 2020}}

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" rowspan="2"|United Kingdom

|17 August 1998

|{{hlist|CD|cassette}}

|rowspan="2"|{{hlist|Hut|Virgin}}

|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1998/Music-Week-1998-08-15.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=15 August 1998|access-date=12 July 2021}}

30 November 1998

|12-inch vinyl

|{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=28|date=28 November 1998}}

References

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{{Embrace}}

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Category:1997 songs

Category:1998 singles

Category:Embrace (English band) songs

Category:Hut Records singles

Category:Songs written by Danny McNamara

Category:Songs written by Richard McNamara

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