"Sound" is a song written by Jim Glennie, Larry Gott, and Tim Booth, recorded by Manchester band James for their fourth studio album, Seven (1992). Clocking in at over six and a half minutes on the album, the song was shortened considerably for the single version. The CD release featured both the album and the single version, along with a dub remix of "Come Home" and an original song called "All My Sons".
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Single by James | ||||
from the album Seven | ||||
B-side | "All My Sons" | |||
Released | 18 November 1991 (1991-11-18)[1] | |||
Length | 4:04 | |||
Label | Fontana | |||
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Producer(s) | Youth | |||
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Released in November 1991 as the album's first single, it reached No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the second of the group's three top-10 hits. Apart from "Sit Down", "Sound" is the band's only song to enter the top 30 of the Irish Singles Chart, and it also peaked at No. 4 in Portugal and No. 28 in Australia.
UK 7-inch and cassette single[2][3]
UK and Australian CD single[4]
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UK 12-inch single[5]
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Chart (1991–1992) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[6] | 28 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] | 39 |
Ireland (IRMA)[8] | 15 |
Portugal (AFP)[9] | 4 |
UK Singles (OCC)[10] | 9 |
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