Words Are Not Enough (song) explained

Words Are Not Enough
Cover:	stepswords.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Steps
Album:	Gold: Greatest Hits
A-Side:	I Know Him So Well
B-Side:	Bittersweet
Released:	^[1]
Length:	3:23
Label:	Jive Ebul
Producer:	Mark Taylor Walter Turbitt
Prev Title:	Chain Reaction
Prev Year:	2001
Title2:	I Know Him So Well
Next Title:	Light Up the World
Next Year:	2012

"Words Are Not Enough" is a song by British dance-pop musical group Steps, written by Andreas Carlsson and Pelle Nylén. The track was included on the group's first compilation album, Gold: Greatest Hits (2001), and was released as a double A-side single with a cover of the 1984 song "I Know Him So Well", from the musical Chess (1986).

Released as a single on 3 December 2001, "Words Are Not Enough" / "I Know Him So Well" charted at number five in the United Kingdom and number 21 in Ireland in December 2001 and was the group's last single to be released before their Boxing Day split later the same month. An animated music video was made for "Words Are Not Enough".

Chart performance

The single entered the charts at number five in the United Kingdom but fell out of the top 10 to number 14 the following week, making the song their last top-10 hit. It spent eleven weeks in total in the top 75 despite much lower sales than their previous singles. The sales of this single were only equaled by "Here and Now" / "You'll Be Sorry". It also peaked at number 21 in Ireland and was their last single to chart in that country.

Music video

The video for "Words Are Not Enough" is almost fully animated, apart from a brief appearance from the band at the beginning (filmed at Hedingham Castle in Essex), and didn't feature a dance routine much like the rest of their music videos did. The video begins with the real Claire being sucked into a magic mirror and the rest of the band following her. As they enter the magical world, they transform into computer-animated characters.

Track listings

UK CD single^[2]

1. "Words Are Not Enough" – 3:24
2. "I Know Him So Well" – 4:14
3. "Bittersweet" – 3:58
4. "Words Are Not Enough" (video) – 3:24

UK cassette single^[3]

1. "Words Are Not Enough" – 3:24
2. "I Know Him So Well" – 4:14
3. "Bittersweet" – 3:58

Personnel

• Lee Latchford-Evans – lead and backing vocals
• Claire Richards – lead and backing vocals
• Lisa Scott-Lee – lead and backing vocals
• Faye Tozer – lead and backing vocals
• Ian "H" Watkins – lead and backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001–2002)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[4]	27
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[5]	85

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. New Releases – For Week Starting December 3, 2001: Singles. Music Week. 23. 1 December 2001. 21 August 2021.
2. Words Are Not Enough / I Know Him So Well. Steps. 2001. UK CD single liner notes. Jive Records, Ebul Records. 9201452.
3. Words Are Not Enough / I Know Him So Well. Steps. 2001. UK cassette single sleeve. Jive Records, Ebul Records. 9201454.
4. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 19. 52. 23. 22 December 2002. 8 March 2020.
5. Web site: Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 3, saptamina 21.01–27.01, 2002. Romanian Top 100. ro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050213221526/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10004.html. 13 February 2005. 6 May 2020.
6. Web site: The Official UK Singles Chart 2001. UKChartsPlus. 22 November 2018.