Guilty (Blue song) explained

Guilty
Cover:	Blue Single Guilty.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Blue
Album:	Guilty
B-Side:	"Too Close" "Rock the Night" "Back It Up"
Length:	3:44
Label:	Innocent Virgin
Producer:	True North Martin Harrington Ash Howes
Prev Title:	U Make Me Wanna
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
Next Year:	2003

"Guilty" is a song by British boy band Blue from their third album, Guilty. It was co-written by Gary Barlow of the British boy band Take That. Released as a single on 20 October 2003, "Guilty" peaked at 2 on the UK Singles Chart and entered the top 40 in several other countries, including Denmark, where it debuted at No. 1.

Track listings

UK CD1^[1]

1. "Guilty"
2. "Too Close"

UK CD2^[2]

1. "Guilty" – 3:44
2. "Rock the Night" – 3:21
3. "Back It Up" – 3:29
4. "Guilty" (video) – 3:44

UK DVD single^[3]

1. "Guilty" (video) – 3:44
2. "Back It Up" (picture gallery) – 3:21
3. "Guilty Instrumental" (picture gallery) – 3:29

Japanese CD single^[4]

1. "Guilty"
2. "Rock the Night"
3. "Back It Up"

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the UK CD2 liner notes.^[2]

• Gary Barlow – writing
• Eliot Kennedy – writing
• Timothy Woodcock – writing
• Duncan James – writing
• Blue – all vocals
• John Themis – guitar

• True North – production
• Martin Harrington – production
• Ash Howes – production, mixing
• Reece Gilmore – programming
• Simon Hale – string arrangement, conductor
• Gavyn Wright – concertmaster

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003–2004)	Peak position
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)^[5]	2
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[6]	3
Greece (IFPI)^[7]	13
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[8]	9
Russia Airplay (TopHit)^[9]	36

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
CIS (TopHit)^[10]	65
Ireland (IRMA)^[11]	89
Russia Airplay (TopHit)^[12]	42
UK Singles (OCC)^[13]	51

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	20 October 2003	CD		^[14]
Japan	29 October 2003			^[15]
Australia	3 November 2003			^[16]

Notes and References

1. Guilty / Too Close. 2003. UK CD1 compact disc. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. SINCD 51, 0724354758126.
2. Guilty. 2003. UK CD2 liner notes. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. SINDX 51, 724354758102.
3. Guilty. 2003. UK DVD single liner notes. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 724359903699.
4. Guilty. 2003. Japanese CD single liner notes. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. VJCP-12173.
5. Web site: OOFICIÁLNÍ ČESKÁ HITPARÁDA: RÁDIO 2004. PRO TÝDEN 7. ČNS IFPI. cs. August 4, 2024. February 19, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040219022231/http://www.ifpicr.cz/radio.htm. dead.
6. Hits of the World – Eurochart Hot 100. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 5 April 2003. 21 July 2012. 45.
7. Web site: Top 50 Singles Εβδομάδα 30/11–06/12. IFPI. el. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20031209112825/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm. 9 December 2003. 29 June 2020. See Best Position column.
8. Web site: Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 3, saptamina 19.01 – 25.01, 2004. Romanian Top 100. ro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050220101750/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10102.html. 20 February 2005. 29 June 2020.
9. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Dec 4, 2003. TopHit. 23 April 2024.
10. Web site: Top Radio Hits 2003. TopHit. 8 August 2020.
11. Web site: Top 100 Songs of 2003. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2003. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20040602113024/http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2003.html. 2 June 2004. 16 March 2022.
12. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2003. TopHit. 23 April 2024. 22 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240422160833/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2003. live.
13. Web site: The Official UK Singles Chart 2003. UKChartsPlus. 19 December 2019.
14. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 37. 18 October 2003.
15. Web site: ギルティ ブルー. Guilty Blue. Oricon. ja. 29 August 2023.
16. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 3rd November 2003. ARIA. 26. 3 November 2003. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20031106130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20031107-0000/Issue715.pdf. 6 November 2003. 2 July 2021.