When You're Gone (Bryan Adams song)
{{Short description|1998 single by Bryan Adams}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=February 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox song
| name = When You're Gone
| cover = Whenyou'regonecover.jpg
| alt = Bryan Adams is seen walking forwards with a guitar slung behind his back in a sepia filter. The song title and artist are positioned above him.
| type = single
| artist = Bryan Adams featuring Melanie C
| album = On a Day Like Today
| B-side =
- "Hey Baby"
- "I Love Ya Too Much"
- "What Does It Do to Your Heart"
| released = {{start date|1998|11|30}}
| recorded = 1998
| studio = The Warehouse (Vancouver)
| genre =
| length = 3:25
| label = A&M
| writer =
| producer =
- Adams
- Bob Rock
| chronology = Bryan Adams
| prev_title = On a Day Like Today
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = Cloud Number Nine
| next_year = 1999
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Melanie C
| type = single
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| title = When You're Gone
| year = 1998
| next_title = Goin' Down
| next_year = 1999
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|W2jONIjrM0|"When You're Gone"}}}}
}}
"When You're Gone" is a song by Canadian musician Bryan Adams featuring English singer Melanie C, from the former's eighth studio album, On a Day Like Today (1998). The song was written by Eliot Kennedy and Adams, while produced by Adams and Bob Rock. It was released by A&M Records on November 30, 1998, as the second single from the album in addition to being Melanie C's first single outside the Spice Girls. Musically, it contains genres of pop, pop rock and soft rock, and is performed as a duet between Adams and Melanie C with a guitar solo.
"When You're Gone" received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who praised the production and Melanie C's vocals. The song peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and at number four on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. An accompanying music video was released by German film director Marcus Nispel, which depicts Adams and Melanie C inside a house. Adams recorded another version of "When You're Gone" with Canadian-American actress Pamela Anderson for his compilation album, Anthology (2005), and as a new version with Melanie C for his album of re-recordings, Classic Pt II (2022).
Background and release
"When You're Gone" was written by Bryan Adams and Eliot Kennedy during production of the former's eighth studio album On a Day Like Today (1998).{{cite AV media notes|title=On A Day Like Today|others=Bryan Adams|year=1998|type=back cover|publisher=A&M Records|id=541 016-2|location=United Kingdom}} Adams initially sought American musician Sheryl Crow to perform the song as a duet, but did not receive a response from her.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/music-interviews/melanie-c-new-album-eminem-elton-john-trans-girl-power-2762778|title=Does Rock 'N' Roll Kill Braincells?! – Melanie C|last=Ryan|first=Gary|website=NME|date=September 30, 2020|access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026213114/https://www.nme.com/music-interviews/melanie-c-new-album-eminem-elton-john-trans-girl-power-2762778|url-status=live}} He unexpectedly encountered Melanie C inside a hotel elevator in Los Angeles, where he asked her to appear on "When You're Gone". Adams first met Melanie C on British music chart television show Top of the Pops (TOTP), during the Spice Girls' performance of their 1996 song "Wannabe".{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/evfwhn/live/cwj8q9|title=Eminem 'not sure' about MTV award for best hip hop|last=Glynn|first=Paul|website=BBC Music Events|date=November 14, 2017|access-date=March 12, 2019|archive-date=January 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107133147/https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/evfwhn/live/cwj8q9|url-status=live}} The song was recorded at the Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, Canada, from June to August 1998, with Adams and Bob Rock handling production. Kennedy recorded Melanie C's vocals and sent them to the Canadian studio where Adams worked from, to be inserted into the song.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/mar/17/bryan-adams-you-cant-possibly-follow-up-a-hit-that-big|title=Bryan Adams: 'You can't possibly follow up a hit that big'|last=Simpson|first=Dave|website=The Guardian|date=March 18, 2022|access-date=September 23, 2022}}
"When You're Gone" was first released on radio airplay in Europe before being distributed as a single on November 30, 1998.{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-11-07.pdf|title=Power Players|magazine=Music & Media|volume=15|issue=45|page=19|date=November 7, 1998|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=June 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609004653/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-11-07.pdf|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1998/Music-Week-1998-11-28.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=November 28, 1998|access-date=July 13, 2021|archive-date=July 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714021326/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1998/Music-Week-1998-11-28.pdf|url-status=live}} The following month, on December 23, a CD single was issued in Japan.{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/144004/products/200944/1/|title=ホエン・ユー・アー・ゴーン {{!}} ブライアン・アダムス|trans-title=When You Are Gone {{!}} Bryan Adams|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=August 30, 2023}} In the United States, A&M Records serviced the song to contemporary hit radio on March 2, 1999.{{cite magazine|title=New Releases|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1288|page=40|date=February 26, 1999}} "When You're Gone" is Melanie C's first appearance on a single since beginning a solo career,{{cite web|url=https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/music/melanie-c-big-solo-hits-i-turn-to-you/|title=Melanie C's biggest solo hits: I Turn To You, Never Be The Same Again and Anymore|publisher=Heart|date=November 7, 2018|access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023034608/https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/music/melanie-c-big-solo-hits-i-turn-to-you/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/melanie-c-a-spice-girls-reunion-not-without-all-five-1.3023717|title=Melanie C: A Spice Girls reunion? Not without all five|last=Murphy|first=Lauren|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=March 31, 2017|access-date=July 29, 2021|archive-date=October 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022045055/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/melanie-c-a-spice-girls-reunion-not-without-all-five-1.3023717|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://virginradio.co.uk/music/71168/melanie-c-says-shes-eternally-grateful-to-bryan-adams-for-encouraging-her-solo-career|title=Melanie C says she's 'eternally grateful' to Bryan Adams for encouraging her solo career|publisher=Virgin Radio UK|date=August 5, 2022|access-date=September 23, 2022}} and is Adams' second single from On a Day Like Today.{{cite web|url=https://www.wonderwall.com/entertainment/music/favorite-duets-the-most-popular-musical-collaborations-songs-432694.gallery?photoId=432700|title=Favorite Duets: The Most Popular Musical Collaborations|last=Balao|first=Neia|website=Wonderwall.com|date=March 19, 2021|access-date=July 14, 2021|archive-date=July 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714075547/https://www.wonderwall.com/entertainment/music/favorite-duets-the-most-popular-musical-collaborations-songs-432694.gallery?photoId=432700|url-status=live}} In 2005, Adams recorded a duet of "When You're Gone" with Canadian-American actress Pamela Anderson for his compilation album titled Anthology (2005). He phoned Anderson five times to convince her to record the song, as the latter initially thought she was being Punk'd.{{cite news|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-dec-06-2005-2762051/|title=Bryan Adams caps 25th anniversary with Canadian tour|last=Pacienza|first=Angela|newspaper=Medicine Hat News|date=December 6, 2005|page=17|via=NewspaperArchive}} In July 2022, Adams and Melanie C released a new version of "When You're Gone" from Classic Pt II, the former's album containing re-recorded songs.{{cite web|url=https://www.klbjfm.com/rock-daypop/bryan-adams-releasing-deluxe-version-of-so-happy-it-hurts-and-vinyl-classic-collections/|title=Bryan Adams releasing deluxe version of 'So Happy It Hurts' and vinyl 'Classic' collections|publisher=KLBJ-FM|date=August 8, 2022|access-date=September 23, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/so-happy-it-hurts-bryan-adams-returns-with-new-album-5-maritime-tour-stops-1.6051272|title=So Happy It Hurts: Bryan Adams returns with new album, 5 Maritime tour stops|last1=Lombard|first1=Natalie|last2=Kelly|first2=Katie|publisher=CTV Atlantic|date=September 1, 2022|access-date=September 23, 2022}}
Composition and critical reception
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Musically, "When You're Gone" is a pop,{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en/features/opinion/spice-girls-wannabe-at-25-2989163|title=Spice Girls' 'Wannabe' at 25: what we've learned from the iconic girl group since|last=Haddow|first=Alexandra|website=NME|date=July 8, 2021|access-date=July 14, 2021|archive-date=July 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729070540/https://www.nme.com/en_au/features/opinion/spice-girls-wannabe-at-25-2989163|url-status=live}} pop rock{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1999/BB-1999-03-13.pdf|title=Reviews & Previews – Singles|last=Taylor|first=Chuck|author-link=Chuck Taylor (music journalist)|magazine=Billboard|date=March 13, 1999|volume=111|issue=11|page=29|access-date=September 23, 2020|archive-date=July 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722000358/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1999/BB-1999-03-13.pdf|url-status=live}} and soft rock{{cite news|title=What Else Is New... ; Pop Melanie C|last=Aizlewood|first=John|newspaper=Evening Standard|date=October 12, 2006|page=42}} song, which contains similarities to jangle-pop. The song is performed as a duet between Adams and Melanie C. A guitar solo consisting of 16-bars is played midway through the song.{{cite web|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/luca-brasis-tom-busby-we-actually-made-a-conscious-effort-to-put-heaps-less-pressure-on-ourselves|title=Luca Brasi's Tom Busby: 'We actually made a conscious effort to put heaps less pressure on ourselves'|last=Doria|first=Matt|website=Guitar World|date=February 5, 2021|access-date=July 14, 2021|archive-date=July 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714075546/https://www.guitarworld.com/features/luca-brasis-tom-busby-we-actually-made-a-conscious-effort-to-put-heaps-less-pressure-on-ourselves|url-status=live}} According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by EMI Music Publishing, "When You're Gone" is based on Time signature, the tempo is 126 beats per minute, and is played in the key of C major. The vocal range of both artists spans from the low note of G4 to the high note of A5.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0096564|title=When You're Gone by Bryan Adams - Digital Sheet Music|website=Musicnotes.com|date=September 12, 2011 |access-date=December 27, 2019|archive-date=August 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809203812/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0096564|url-status=live}}
Dave Simpson of The Guardian wrote that "When You're Gone" is Adams' best written song,{{cite news|title=Pop: Bryan Adams: Leeds Arena 3/5|last=Simpson|first=Dave|newspaper=The Guardian|date=November 27, 2014|page=46}} while NME writer Alexandra Haddow opined in a 2021 article that it is "one of the best pop songs of the last twenty years". JC Villamere of Entertainment Tonight Canada regarded the song to be an "absolute banger",{{cite web|url=https://etcanada.com/photos/535574/icon-bryan-adams-at-60/#image-74272|title=Icon: Bryan Adams At 60|last=Villamere|first=JC|website=Entertainment Tonight Canada|date=November 5, 2019|access-date=July 14, 2021|archive-date=July 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714075546/https://etcanada.com/photos/535574/icon-bryan-adams-at-60/#image-74272|url-status=dead}} and the Daily Record stated that it is a "catchy tune".{{cite magazine|title=Chart Slot|magazine=Daily Record|date=January 22, 1999}} Writing for Billboard, Chuck Taylor praised the natural melody, radiant hook, and infectious energy of the song, which he compared to Adams' 1985 song "Summer of '69", but critiqued that Melanie C's "rousing background vocals" is a gimmick to give the song exposure in the United Kingdom. However, Sam Taylor of The Observer considered the song to be "jarring" and described Melanie C's vocals as "wailing atonally".{{cite news|title=The critics: Pop: Bryan Adams: Give Bryan a break Wembley Arena: Bryan Adams stands accused of inauthenticity, blandness, and writing awful songs. If he's guilty, why do so many people love him so much?|last=Taylor|first=Sam|author-link=Sam Taylor (author)|newspaper=The Observer|date=October 10, 1999|page=9}} Writing about the rendition performed by Adams and Anderson, Keith Caulfield of Billboard criticized the latter's "featherweight background vocals", which were buried in the song and considered "novelty" for radio stations.{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/00s/2005/BB-2005-11-19.pdf|title=Bryan Adams Featuring Pamela Anderson: When You're Gone|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|magazine=Billboard|date=November 19, 2005|volume=117|issue=47|page=46|access-date=September 23, 2020|archive-date=July 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729070506/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2005/BB-2005-11-19.pdf|url-status=live}}
Commercial performance
"When You're Gone" debuted at the peak of number three on the UK Singles Chart dated December 12, 1998, where it remained on the chart for 15 weeks. The song sold 921,000 combined equivalent-sales in the United Kingdom as of May 2021, and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) as a result. "When You're Gone" peaked at number three on the Irish Singles Chart, where it remained for 16 weeks. The song peaked at number six on the Norwegian VG-lista, where it spent 15 weeks on the chart, and was certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). On the Swedish Sverigetopplistan, "When You're Gone" bowed at number eight, where the song remained on the chart for 17 weeks.
On the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, "When You're Gone" debuted at number 29 on the chart dated December 6, 1998. The song peaked at number four on the chart dated January 24, 1999, and charted for 21 weeks. It received a platinum certification by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), for selling 70,000 equivalent units in the country. In New Zealand, "When You're Gone" charted at number 15 on the New Zealand Singles Chart, where it spent 13 weeks on the chart. In Canada, the song peaked at number 12 on the RPM Top 100 Singles chart dated February 15, 1999.
Music video and live performances
An accompanying music video was directed by German film director Marcus Nispel and released in 1998.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} It depicts Adams and Melanie C running around a house.{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/watch-matt-cardle-melanie-c-2077527|title=Watch Matt Cardle and Melanie C kiss in the video for their new duet|last=Sampson|first=Issy|website=Daily Mirror|date=July 22, 2013|access-date=September 12, 2019|archive-date=March 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304100150/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/watch-matt-cardle-melanie-c-2077527|url-status=live}} Writing for The Guardian, Richard Benson described Adams' appearance as "green of face".{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81415458/bryan-adams-when-youre-gone-music/|title=The Insider|last=Benson|first=Richard|newspaper=The Guardian|page=44|date=May 7, 1999|access-date=July 14, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=July 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714070024/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81415458/bryan-adams-when-youre-gone-music/|url-status=live}} On May 22, 2020, a high-definition (HD) version of the video was uploaded on YouTube.{{cite web|url=http://sidestagemagazine.com/a-series-of-bryan-adams-official-music-videos-to-be-remastered-in-high-definition/|title=A series of Bryan Adams' official music videos to be remastered in high-definition|website=Side Stage Magazine|date=May 4, 2020|access-date=July 14, 2021|archive-date=July 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714081055/http://sidestagemagazine.com/a-series-of-bryan-adams-official-music-videos-to-be-remastered-in-high-definition/|url-status=live}} A new music video for the re-recorded version of "When You're Gone" by Adams and Melanie C was released in 2022.
"When You're Gone" is frequently performed at Adams' concerts as an acoustic version, which he picks an audience member to sing the song alongside him.{{cite news|title=Bryan Adams makes baby boomers feel 18 till they die|last=Proudfoot|first=Shannon|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|date=December 9, 2005|page=D9}}{{cite news|title=Culture: Grizzly Adams ; Bryan Adams NEC Arena|last=Jones|first=Alison|newspaper=Birmingham Post|date=October 28, 2004|page=15}}{{cite news|title=Review Adams rocks on Bryan Adams|last=Shepherd|first=Fiona|newspaper=The Scotsman|date=January 22, 2001|page=14}} Melanie C regularly included "When You're Gone" on the setlist of her live concerts. On January 8, 1999, Melanie C and Adams appeared on TOTP to perform "When You're Gone" as a duet.{{cite episode|series=Top of the Pops|network=BBC One|series-number=36|number=1|date=January 8, 1999}} Adams performed "When You're Gone" in the first week of the live show on the third season of The X Factor Australia in September 2011.{{cite web|url=http://au.tv.yahoo.com/x-factor/news/article/-/10304769/the-first-act-to-go-home/|title=The first act to go home...|publisher=Yahoo!7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925175133/http://au.tv.yahoo.com/x-factor/news/article/-/10304769/the-first-act-to-go-home/|archive-date=September 25, 2011|url-status=dead}} In November 2011, Adams appeared halfway through the contestants' group performance of the song on the eighth season of The X Factor UK.{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/x-factor-controversy-rihanna-might-278547|title=X Factor controversy: Rihanna might mime, but she's still more relevant than Bryan Adams|last=Mohan|first=Isabel|website=Daily Mirror|date=November 21, 2011|access-date=September 17, 2019|archive-date=August 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807025503/http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/x-factor-controversy-rihanna-might-278547|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/201111216608/x-factor-craig-colton/|title=Craig Colton says goodbye to 'X Factor'|date=November 21, 2011|magazine=Hello!|access-date=September 17, 2019|archive-date=August 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814050842/https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/201111216608/x-factor-craig-colton/|url-status=live}} Melanie C performed "When You're Gone" with Irish singer Nathan Carter on the second season of The Nathan Carter Show on RTÉ One in November 2017,{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-20462123.html|title=Nathan Carter is keeping it country|website=Irish Examiner|date=November 3, 2017|access-date=June 17, 2022}} and with Adams during his concert in her hometown of Widnes in July 2022.
Track listing
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UK CD single 1{{cite AV media notes|title=When You're Gone|others=Bryan Adams|year=1998|type=back cover|publisher=Mercury Records, A&M Records|id=582 819-2|location=United Kingdom}}
{{Track listing |title_width=20em
| title1 = When You're Gone
| note1 =
| length1 = 3:25
| title2 = Hey Baby
| note2 =
| length2 = 3:48
| title3 = When You're Gone
| note3 = Solo version
| length3 = 3:25
}}
{{Track listing |title_width=20em
| title1 = When You're Gone
| note1 =
| length1 = 3:25
| title2 = I Love Ya Too Much
| note2 =
| length2 = 4:05
| title3 = What Does It Do to Your Heart
| note3 =
| length3 = 3:07
}}
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UK cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=When You're Gone|others=Bryan Adams|year=1998|type=back cover|publisher=Mercury Records, A&M Records|id=582 818-4|location=United Kingdom}}
{{Track listing |title_width=20em
| title1 = When You're Gone
| note1 =
| length1 = 3:25
| title2 = Hey Baby
| note2 = featuring Gretchen Peters
| length2 = 3:48
}}
Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=When You're Gone|others=Bryan Adams|year=1998|type=back cover|publisher=A&M Records, Polydor Records|id=5828152|location=Australia}}
{{Track listing |title_width=20em
| title1 = When You're Gone
| note1 =
| length1 = 3:25
| title2 = On a Day Like Today
| note2 =
| length2 = 3:30
| title3 = Hey Baby
| note3 =
| length3 = 3:48
| title4 = I Love Ya Too Much
| note4 =
| length4 = 4:05
}}
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Charts
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=Year-end charts=
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|+ Year-end chart performance for "When You're Gone" in 1998 ! scope="col"| Chart (1998) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-1998.htm|title=ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 1998|publisher=ARIA|access-date=March 25, 2019|archive-date=March 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320163949/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-1998.htm|url-status=live}}
|70 |
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| scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title=Best Sellers of 1998 – Singles Top 100|magazine=Music Week|page=7|date=January 16, 1999}}
|45 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "When You're Gone"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1998|certyear=1999|refname="AUCert"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1998|certyear=2022|artist=Bryan Adams|title=When You're Gone|id=11882|accessdate=December 10, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1998|certyear=1999|nosales=true|refname="NorwayCert"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Bryan Adams ft Melanie C|title=When You're Gone|award=Platinum|relyear=1998|certyear=1999|id=8200-1695-1|salesamount=921,000|salesref={{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/10-girl-group-stars-who-went-it-alone__8768/|title=10 girl group stars who went it alone|last=Copsey|first=Rob|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=May 26, 2021|access-date=May 27, 2021|archive-date=May 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526210016/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/10-girl-group-stars-who-went-it-alone__8768/|url-status=live}}|refname="UKCert"}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}
References
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{{Bryan Adams singles}}
{{Melanie C singles}}
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