Have You Ever Explained

Have You Ever
Cover:HaveYouEver(SClub7).jpg
Type:single
Artist:S Club 7
Album:Sunshine
B-Side:Dangerous
Length:3:20
Producer:Stephen Lipson
Prev Title:Don't Stop Movin'
Prev Year:2001
Next Title:You
Next Year:2002

"Have You Ever" is a song by British pop group S Club 7, released as a single on 19 November 2001. Following the success of the group's 2000 Children in Need track, "Never Had a Dream Come True", the BBC asked S Club 7 to perform the 2001 track for the charity as well. "Have You Ever" was co-written by Cathy Dennis, Andrew Frampton, and Chris Braide. "Have You Ever" acted as an introduction to S Club 7's third album, Sunshine (2001).

The single entered the UK Singles Chart at number one on 25 November 2001, becoming the group's fourth and final UK number one. The Children in Need version of "Have You Ever" is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as having the highest number of people's voices recorded in a single song; as recordings from children in schools across the UK were used in the chorus. The song has sold 380,000 copies in the UK according to the Official UK Charts Company. The photo for the cover of the single was shot in another major architectural landmark of the Los Angeles area: the Sheats Goldstein Residence near Beverly Hills.

Music video

The music video was set inside a large house (which is actually the famous Ennis House in Hollywood Hills), showing each member briefly as they indulge in everyday activities, while O'Meara is the main focus of the video. O'Meara revealed that to film the shot of her crying, they used droplets of water on her cheek, and sped the track up to film it, so when it was mastered it would give the illusion of a real tear. Another interesting note about the video is that it was the last video Paul Cattermole shot for the group as "You", the following single, was intended to be the next release and thus had been recorded previously. The video was shot at the last minute, the day before the band returned to the UK after filming Hollywood 7 as the song was chosen for the Children in Need song.

Children in Need performance

During the performance on Children in Need on 16 November 2001, the group were joined by S Club Juniors which was their first television appearance.

Six live school choirs sang along. These were:

They were joined by 3610 other schools who sent in audio tapes to be included on the chorus.

Track listings

  1. "Have You Ever" – 3:20
  2. "Have You Ever" (BBC Children in Need version) – 3:20
  3. "Dangerous" – 3:52
  4. "Have You Ever" (CD-ROM video)
  1. "Have You Ever" – 3:20
  2. "Have You Ever" (BBC Children in Need version) – 3:20
  1. "Have You Ever" – 3:20
  2. "Never Had a Dream Come True" – 4:00
  1. "Have You Ever" – 3:20
  2. "Never Had a Dream Come True" – 4:00
  3. "Dangerous" – 3:52
  4. "Have You Ever" (CD-ROM video)
  1. "Have You Ever" – 3:21
  2. "Dangerous" – 3:54

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Sunshine album booklet.[6]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 11
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[8] 39

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)Position
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 45
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 21

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
United Kingdom19 November 2001[11]
AustraliaCD[12]

Notes and References

  1. Have You Ever. S Club 7. 2001. UK CD single liner notes. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 5705002.
  2. Have You Ever. S Club 7. 2001. UK cassette single sleeve. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 5705004.
  3. Have You Ever. S Club 7. 2001. European CD single liner notes. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 5705012.
  4. Have You Ever. S Club 7. 2001. Australian CD single liner notes. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 5704912.
  5. Web site: Have You Ever Single by S Club on Spotify. Spotify. 9 November 2023.
  6. Sunshine. Sunshine (S Club 7 album). S Club 7. 2001. UK CD album booklet. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 5894612.
  7. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 19. 50. 7. 8 December 2001. 23 August 2020.
  8. Web site: Arhiva romanian top 100 Editia 2, saptamina 14.01–20.01, 2002. Romanian Top 100. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050514151305/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10003.html. 14 May 2005. 1 April 2014.
  9. Web site: Ireland-Top Singles for 2001 . C&R . September 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120505011812/http://allcharts.org/music/years/ireland-singles-2001.htm . 5 May 2012 . dead.
  10. Web site: The Official Singles Chart 2001. UKChartsPlus. 21 May 2018.
  11. New Releases – For Week Starting November 19, 2001: Singles. Music Week. 31. 17 November 2001. 18 August 2021.
  12. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 19 Nov 2001. ARIA. 24. 19 November 2001. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue612.pdf. 20 February 2002. 18 August 2021.