Got to Be Certain

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"Got to Be Certain"

Single by Kylie Minogue
from the album Kylie
Released	May 1988: Worldwide
Format	CD single: Worldwide Vinyl single: Worldwide Cassette single: Australia
Recorded	London, England
Genre	Pop
Length	3:17
Label	PWL
Producer(s)	Stock, Aitken & Waterman
Chart positions
#1 (Australia, Belgium, Finland & New Zealand) #2 (UK) #6 (Denmark, Germany & South Africa) #9 (France)
Kylie Minogue singles chronology
"I Should Be So Lucky" (1987)	"Got to Be Certain" (1988)	"The Loco-Motion" (1988)

"Got to Be Certain" is an pop song written by British songwriting team Stock, Aitken and Waterman for Minogue's debut studio album Kylie (1987). The song was produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman and received a mixed reception from music critics. The song was released as the second single in the spring of 1988 and reached number one in Australia, Belgium, Finland and New Zealand. It reached the top ten in France, Germany, South Africa and the United Kingdom, becoming Minogue's second single to debut in the top five on the UK singles chart.

The song was originally recorded by Mandy Smith in 1987 but never released but can now be heard on the compilation CD "Stock Aitken Waterman Gold" as a special bonus track.

1 Formats and track listings
- 1.1 CD single
- 1.2 Vinyl single
2 Chart performance
- 2.1 Chart performance
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Got to Be Certain".

[edit] CD single

"Got to Be Certain" (Extended) — 6:36
"I Should Be So Lucky" (Extended mix) — 6:08
"Got to Be Certain" (Out for a Duck, Bill, Platter Plus dub mix) — 3:17

[edit] Vinyl single

"Got to Be Certain" (Ashes to Ashes — The Extra Beat Boys remix) — 6:52
"Got to Be Certain" (Out for a Duck, Bill, Platter Plus dub mix) — 3:17
"Got to Be Certain" — 3:17

[edit] Chart performance

On May 2, 1988, "Got to Be Certain" was released in the United Kingdom. The song became Minogue's second top five hit when it debuted at number fifteen on the singles chart before climbing the chart in the weeks that followed peaking at number two, remaining there for three weeks. Outside of the UK, the song was also successful. It reached number one in seven countries including Finland and Israel.

In Australia, "Got to Be Certain" became the first single to enter the singles chart at number one, remaining in the top spot for five weeks.

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	1 (5 wks)
Belgian Singles Chart	1
Finnish Singles Chart	1
Hong Kong Singles Chart	1
Israeli Singles Chart	1
Lebanese Singles Chart	1
New Zealand Singles Chart	1
UK Singles Chart	2 (3 wks)
Eurochart Hot 100	3
Norwegian Singles Chart	4
German Singles Chart	6
South African Singles Chart	6
Swiss Singles Chart	8
Spanish Afyve Singles Chart	9
French Singles Chart	9