Bring It All Back Explained

Bring It All Back
Cover:S Club 7 Bring It All Back cover.png
Type:single
Artist:S Club 7
Album:S Club
B-Side:
  • "So Right"
  • "Hello Friend"
Released:[1]
Studio:Steelworks (Sheffield, England)
Genre:Pop
Length:3:33
Label:Polydor
Producer:
  • Eliot Kennedy
  • Mike Percy
  • Tim Lever
Next Title:S Club Party
Next Year:1999

"Bring It All Back" is the debut single of British pop group S Club 7. It was co-written by S Club 7, Eliot Kennedy, Mike Percy and Tim Lever for the group's debut studio album S Club (1999). Kennedy, Percy, and Lever also produced the song. It was released on 7 June 1999 as the album's lead single. "Bring It All Back" was used as the theme for the band's first CBBC series Miami 7 as well.

"Bring It All Back" was a chart success, reaching the top spot in the United Kingdom and New Zealand whilst also peaking within the top ten in Ireland and Sweden. The song was released in North America on 28 September 1999, shortly before their television show Miami 7 became popular in the United States. By May 2015 it had sold 675,000 copies in the UK.

Song information

"Bring It All Back" is notable for being the only S Club 7 single on which all four female members share lead vocals. The first verse is shared by Jo O'Meara and Rachel Stevens, while the second verse is split between Tina Barrett and Hannah Spearritt. Bradley McIntosh, Jon Lee and Paul Cattermole provide backing vocals and additional vocals on the final chorus. The single contains an extended version of the track with an additional refrain and chorus, as well as a club remix by K-Klass, which appears on all international versions of the single.

The single also contains two B-sides, "So Right" and "Hello Friend". "So Right" features in the sixth episode of Miami 7, and as a bonus track on the Japanese version of the band's debut album, and is an up-tempo R&B number. "Hello Friend", a ballad duet between O'Meara and Lee with additional backing vocals, was one of only three songs from the band's debut album era not performed during Miami 7, alongside "Our Time Has Come" and "Friday Night". However, it was later performed during Viva S Club to mark Cattermole's departure from the band. It was later added to the setlist of the Bring It All Back 2015 tour as an intimate duet between O'Meara and Lee.

Critical reception

Music Week selected the single as "Recommended" ahead of its release, saying "It's a tough week on the release front, but this could be the debut of the year so far ... manager Simon Fuller and Polydor boss Lucian Grainge have turned to a trio of proven songwriters - among them Spice Girls contributor Eliot Kennedy - to produce this fun-filled, uptempo pop outing."[2] Daily Record commented, "The latest catchy lite pop offering from the latest band whose pigeon hole is marked manufactured. More catchy than sticky willies."[3] In 2017, ShortList's Dave Fawbert listed 'Bring It All Back' as containing "one of the greatest key changes in music history".[4]

Music video

Two music videos exist for the track. The first, recorded for use in the British and Australian markets, features newly recorded scenes of the band performing the track on a beach stage in Miami, recorded during the filming of Miami 7, as well as additional montage clips from several episodes of the series. The end of the video shows a group of people watching the band as the cameras pull away. Most notably, there are two beach stage scenes in the video that show Barrett with a different hairstyle compared to the rest of the video. This version of the video was shown for the first time on the British music chart show Top of the Pops on 30 April 1999, with S Club 7 introducing it following a short interview with Jamie Theakston.[5]

The second video was recorded for use in the United States, and features scenes of the band performing the song in an American trailer park (recorded during the filming of the band's TV special Boyfriends and Birthdays), as well as in a courtroom, scenes taken from episode 10 of Miami 7, "Court in the Act". The video also features clips of the band performing the song poolside, which are taken from the opening credits of the series.[6]

Track listings

  1. "Bring It All Back"
  2. "So Right"
  3. "Bring It All Back" (extended mix)
  4. "Bring It All Back" (CD ROM video)
  1. "Bring It All Back"
  2. "Hello Friend"
  3. "Bring It All Back" (K-Klass club mix)
  1. "Bring It All Back"
  2. "So Right"
  1. "Bring It All Back"
  2. "Bring It All Back" (K-Klass club mix)
  3. "S Club 7 in Miami" (CD-ROM trailer)
  1. "Bring It All Back"
  2. "So Right"
  3. "Bring It All Back" (K-Klass club mix)
  4. "Bring It All Back" (CD ROM video)
  1. "Bring It All Back" – 3:34
  2. "So Right" – 3:44
  3. "Hello Friend" – 3:02
  4. "Bring It All Back" (extended mix) – 5:32
  5. "Bring It All Back" (K-Klass club mix) – 6:14
  6. "Bring It All Back" (karaoke version) – 3:36

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the S Club album booklet.[13]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

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Denmark (IFPI)[14] 2
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[15] 7
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Year-end charts

Chart (1999)Position
Australia (ARIA)[16] 14
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17] 4
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[18] 100
UK Singles (OCC)[19] 11
Chart (2000)Position
Australia (ARIA)[20] 56
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[21] 32
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[22] 56
Germany (Official German Charts)[23] 70
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[24] 26
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[25] 19
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 60
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 32

Decade-end charts

Cover versions

The song was covered by Taiwanese pop singer Jolin Tsai and re-titled "Don't Stop" for the 2000 album Don't Stop. Korean girl group GFriend also covered the song at various music festivals. On 21 May 2021, Lucy Spraggan released her cover.[29] [30]

Notes and References

  1. New Releases – For Week Starting 7 June, 1999. Music Week. 31. 5 June 1999. 22 July 2021.
  2. Reviews - For records released on June 7, 1999. Music Week. 22. 29 May 1999. 9 May 2024. 30 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240430021348/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1999/Music-Week-1999-05-29.pdf. live.
  3. "Chartslot". Daily Record. 16 July 1999. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  4. The 19 greatest key changes in music history. ShortList. 1 October 2017. 13 January 2018. 14 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180114073845/https://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/music/the-best-key-changes-music/329120. live.
  5. Web site: 1999 - Popscene. 1 May 2009. Tapatalk Forums.
  6. S Club 7 -11- Bring It All Back [T.V. Show Version]]. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/lGhfpl4hqvQ . 2021-12-21 . live. 29 October 2011. YouTube.
  7. Bring It All Back. S Club 7. 1999. UK CD1 liner notes. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 561 085-2.
  8. Bring It All Back. S Club 7. 1999. UK CD2 liner notes. Polydor Records. 561 087-2.
  9. Bring It All Back. S Club 7. 1999. UK cassette single sleeve. Polydor Records. 561 086-4.
  10. Web site: Amazon.com: S Club 7: Bring It All Back: Music. amazon.com. 1999.
  11. Bring It All Back. S Club 7. 1999. Australian CD single liner notes. Polydor Records. 561 189-2.
  12. Web site: Bring It All Back – EP by S Club 7 on Apple Music. Apple Music. 7 April 2023. 26 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230726100258/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/bring-it-all-back-ep/1679423007. live.
  13. S Club. S Club (album). S Club 7. 1999. UK CD album booklet. Polydor Records. 543 103-2.
  14. Top National Sellers. Music & Media. 16. 46. 11. 13 November 1999. 16 April 2020. 28 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210928232722/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-11-13.pdf. live.
  15. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 17. 11. 11. 11 March 2000. 8 February 2020. 9 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200609145718/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-03-11.pdf. live.
  16. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1999. ARIA. 1 June 2021. 1 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140701131810/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1999/singles-chart. live.
  17. Web site: End of Year Charts 1999. Recorded Music NZ. 21 November 2019. 26 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190726134603/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/index_chart%3Fchart%3D4049. live.
  18. Web site: Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 1999. Romanian Top 100. ro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050122081829/http://www.rt100.ro/topul-anului-1999.html. 22 January 2005.
  19. Web site: Yearly Best Selling Singles. British Phonographic Industry. 1. 1999. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121018142431/http://www.bpi.co.uk/assets/files/yearly%20best%20selling%20singles.pdf. 18 October 2012. 28 July 2012.
  20. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2000. ARIA. 1 June 2021. 5 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210105095751/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2000/singles-chart. live.
  21. Web site: Rapports annuels 2000. Ultratop. fr. 27 May 2019. 19 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191019012249/https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2000. live.
  22. Year in Focus – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2000. Music & Media. 17. 52. 9. 23 December 2000. 8 February 2020. 15 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200615122244/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-12-23.pdf. live.
  23. Web site: Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2000. GfK Entertainment. de. 8 February 2020. 9 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150509005435/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2000. live.
  24. Web site: Top 40 – Jaargang 36, 1996. Dutch Top 40. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. nl. 28 July 2012. 14 March 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040314144452/http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr2000.html. live.
  25. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2000. MegaCharts. nl. 27 May 2019. 18 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191018035306/https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2000&cat=s. live.
  26. Web site: Årslista Singlar, 2000. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 1 June 2021. 5 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200605154838/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2000&dspp=1. live.
  27. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000. de. 21 November 2019. 4 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190704105559/http://www.swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2000. live.
  28. Web site: Decennium Charts – Singles 2000–2009. MegaCharts. nl. 3 May 2022. 14 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220814001533/https://dutchcharts.nl/decennium.asp?cat=s&dec=00. live.
  29. Web site: Bring It All Back. Spotify. 21 May 2021. 29 June 2021. 29 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210629203248/https://open.spotify.com/album/0oS4dOUSfRK6PkD6gPI6gL?si=D18rwKmsRdKcf7AIDGZhCg&dl_branch=1. live.
  30. Web site: My cover of 'BRING IT ALL BACK' is out now! I was sitting at the piano and looked up the lyrics of the song, they are actually quite poignant. I love that song. It's a bop! Let me know what you think!. Twitter. 21 May 2021. 29 June 2021. 31 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210831055225/https://twitter.com/lspraggan/status/1395664503698829318. live.

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