Pointless Relationship Explained

Pointless Relationship
Cover:Pointless Relationship (Tammin single - cover art).jpg
Type:single
Artist:Tammin
Album:Whatever Will Be
B-Side:Tender
Studio:
Length:3:26
Label:
Producer:
  • Per Mangusson
  • David Kreuger
Next Title:Whatever Will Be
Next Year:2005

"Pointless Relationship" is the debut single of Australian actress Tammin from her first album, Whatever Will Be (2005). The song was co-written by Norwegian singer Marion Raven for her debut solo album but was given to Tammin instead. Released as a single on 15 November 2004, "Pointless Relationship" peaked at number five on the Australia ARIA Singles Chart, becoming Tammin's highest-charting single.

Background and release

It was announced by Tammin that she will be pursuing a career in music, with her debut single, "Pointless Relationship", being released on 15 November 2004.[1] The single was planned for a UK release on 5 September 2005 and then 19 September 2005 but was cancelled due to Tammin being contracted to a movie, which failed to materialise.[2]

Commercial performance

"Pointless Relationship" debuted at number seven on the Australian Singles Chart and peaked at number five the following week, spending a total of 15 weeks in the top 50. It was certified platinum for shipping over 70,000 units in Australia.

Track listing

Australian CD single[3]

  1. "Pointless Relationship"
  2. "Tender"

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Whatever Will Be liner notes.[4]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Year-end charts

Remixes

In 2005, Sony BMG commissioned remixes of "Pointless Relationship" for the UK release of the track. The remixes were done by Groovefinder and were sent out to radio stations. The Groovefinder Remix was to be included on the UK single but when the release was cancelled, remix promo CDs were withdrawn and the remixes remain officially unreleased.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 15th November 2004. ARIA. 28. 15 November 2004. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222437/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20041220-0000/issue768.pdf. 22 February 2008. 20 May 2021.
  2. Pointless Relationship
  3. Pointless Relationship. Tammin. 2004. Australian CD single liner notes. Columbia Records, Random Records. 675463.2.
  4. Whatever Will Be. Whatever Will Be. Tammin. 2005. Australian CD album liner notes. Columbia Records, Random Records. 5200272000.
  5. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2005. ARIA. 20 May 2021.