Over My Shoulder (Mike + The Mechanics song)
| "Over My Shoulder" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Mike + The Mechanics | ||||
| from the album Beggar on a Beach of Gold | ||||
| B-side | "Something to Believe in" | |||
| Released | 13 February 1995 | |||
| Format | CD maxi | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Writer(s) | Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Rutherford, Christopher Neil | |||
| Mike + The Mechanics singles chronology | ||||
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"Over My Shoulder" is a pop rock song by British supergroup Mike + The Mechanics. It was released on 13 February 1995 as the first single from their album Beggar on a Beach of Gold. Sung by Paul Carrack, it was the most successful single from that album, peaking at No.12 on UK Singles Chart.[1] Although it failed to crack the UK Top 10, the song became perhaps the band's biggest radio hit. Co-lead vocalist Paul Young played rhythm guitar on the track.
Video
The music video was shot primarily on the village green at Chiddingfold on the Weald in Waverley, Surrey, England. The parish church of St Mary's with its distinctive tower, as well as the village pub The Crown, also appear. It features Nick Pickard (Tony Hutchinson from the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks) as a love-struck teenage boarding school pupil and Tom Fletcher (from the pop-rock band McFly) as a little boy in a junior school classroom.
Track listings
- CD maxi
- "Over My Shoulder" – 3:34
- "Something to Believe in" – 4:19
- "Word of Mouth" – 3:55
- "Over My Shoulder" (live) – 5:25
Charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[2] | 21 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 22 |
| France (SNEP)[3] | 9 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[4] | 44 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[5] | 26 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] | 30 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[1] | 12 |
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[7] | 90 |
| End of year chart (1995) | Position |
|---|---|
| French Singles Chart[8] | 44 |
References
- 1 2 UK Singles Chart (Link redirected to OCC website) (Retrieved 2 January 2009)
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Mike & The Mechanics – Over My Shoulder" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Mike & The Mechanics – Over My Shoulder" (in French). Les classement single.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Mike & The Mechanics Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 2 January 2009)
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Mike & The Mechanics – Over My Shoulder". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ↑ 1995 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 30 January 2009)