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Blame It on the Weatherman
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Wikipedia article
"'Blame It on the Weatherman'" is a song by Irish girl group B*Witched. It was released as the fourth single from their self-titled debut studio album on 15 March 1999.
Like the other three singles from the album, "Blame It on the Weatherman" reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. With this, B*Witched became the first act ever to have their first four singles all debut at number one in the UK (a record since beaten by fellow Irish band Westlife) and today remain the only girl group to do so. It slightly underperformed in Ireland, reaching number eight, and became the group's first single to miss the top 10 in New Zealand. The song was certified silver in the UK with sales of 200,000.
Music video
The music video was directed by Michael Geoghegan. It features the band floating on a large upside-down articulated lorry through the flooded city of London, picking up numerous floating items from the water and also rescuing a puppy.
For the video, they wore a mixture of their trademark denim and leather, designed by Scott Henshall, who then dressed them for their Royal Variety Performance in 1999.
Track listings
'UK CD1'
# "Blame It on the Weatherman" 3:33
# "Together We'll Be Fine" 3:18
# "Blame It on the Weatherman" (orchestral version) 3:31
'UK CD2'
# "Blame It on the Weatherman" (original) 3:33
# "Blame It on the Weatherman" (Amen Club Mix) 7:10
# "Blame It on the Weatherman" (Chicane vocal edit) 5:01
'UK cassette single'
# "Blame It on the Weatherman" 3:33
# "Blame It on the Weatherman" (orchestral version) 3:31
'European and Australian CD single'
# "Blame It on the Weatherman" 3:33
# "Together We'll Be Fine" 3:18
# "Blame It on the Weatherman" (Amen Club Mix) 7:10
# "Blame It on the Weatherman" (Chicane vocal edit) 5:01
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References
Category:1998 songs
Category:1999 singles
Category:B*Witched songs
Category:Epic Records singles
Category:Music videos directed by Michael Geoghegan
Category:Song recordings produced by Ray Hedges
Category:Songs about weather
Category:Songs written by Martin Brannigan
Category:Songs written by Ray Hedges
Category:Songs written by Tracy Ackerman
Category:UK Singles Chart number-one singles
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