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When I Said Goodbye / Summer of Love
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Wikipedia article
"'When I Said Goodbye'" / "'Summer of Love'" is a double A-side single released by British pop music group Steps. "When I Said Goodbye" is taken from their second studio album, 'Steptacular' (1999), while "Summer of Love" was a previously unavailable track, later included on their third album, 'Buzz' (2000). Following its release on 3 July 2000, the double A-side peaked at number five in the United Kingdom and number 18 in Ireland.
Critical reception
Can't Stop the Pop described "Summer of Love" as "an obvious nod" to the Latin-pop craze which dominated the charts at the time. They added that "everything about this track is ramped up to the max" and "moves with such pace that youd scarcely believe its almost four minutes long because it zips by in a flash."
Chart performance
"When I Said Goodbye" / "Summer of Love" peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart and spent 11 weeks in the top 75, two of which were spent in the top 10. It is their earliest single release (and one of only four in the band's original run) not to have reached at least a Silver certification. The single also reached number 18 in Ireland.
Music videos
The video for "When I Said Goodbye" was a black-and-white video shot in Rome, Italy. It features shots of the members singing solemnly. In contrast, the video for "Summer of Love" features brightly coloured clothes and energetic dancing. It portrays Steps and their dancers as "good" Steps (colourful and dressed innocently) and "bad" Steps (dressed in leather, with black makeup); in the end, good Steps chase bad Steps away with their dancing.
Track listings
'UK CD single'
# "When I Said Goodbye" 3:32
# "Summer of Love" 3:52
# "Summer of Love" (W.I.P. remix) 6:38
'UK cassette single'
# "When I Said Goodbye" 3:32
# "Summer of Love" 3:52
Credits and personnel
A-side: "When I Said Goodbye"
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of 'Steptacular'.'Recording'
* Recorded at PWL Studios, Manchester, in 1999
* Mixed at PWL Studios, Manchester
* Mastered at Transfermation Studios, London
'Vocals'
* Lead vocals Claire Richards, Ian "H" Watkins
* Background vocals Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer, Lee Latchford-Evans
'Personnel'
* Songwriting Mark Topham, Karl Twigg
* Production Mark Topham, Karl Twigg, Pete Waterman
* Mixing Chris McDonnell
* Engineer Chris McDonnell
* Drums Chris McDonnell
* Keyboards Karl Twigg
* Guitar Mark Topham
* Bass Mark Topham
A-side: "Summer of Love"
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of 'Buzz'.'Recording'
* Recorded at PWL Studios, Manchester in 1999
* Mixed at PWL Studios, Manchester
* Mastered at Transfermation Studios, London
'Vocals'
* Lead vocals Claire Richards, Faye Tozer, Lisa Scott-Lee, Ian "H" Watkins
* Background vocals Lee Latchford-Evans
'Personnel'
* Songwriting Mark Topham, Karl Twigg
* Production Mark Topham, Karl Twigg, Pete Waterman
* Mixing Steve Price
* Engineer Tim Speight
* Keyboards Karl Twigg
* Guitars Greg Bone
* Bass Mark Topham
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
Category:1999 songs
Category:2000 singles
Category:Steps (group) songs
Category:Jive Records singles
Category:Pete Waterman Entertainment singles
Category:Songs written by Karl Twigg
Category:Songs written by Mark Topham
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