Lift Me Up (Geri Halliwell song)

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“Lift Me Up”
“Lift Me Up” cover
Single by Geri Halliwell
from the album Schizophonic
B-side "Live and Let Die"
"Very Slowly"
Released November 1, 1999
Format CD Single, Vinyl, Cassette, Airplay
Recorded 1999
Genre Pop
Length 3:53
Label EMI
Writer(s) Geri Halliwell
Paul Wilson
Andy Watkins
Tracey Ackerman
Producer Paul Wilson
Andy Watkins
Certification Silver (BPI)
Geri Halliwell singles chronology
"Mi Chico Latino"
(1999)		 "Lift Me Up"
(1999)		 "Bag It Up"
(2000)
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Info "Lift Me Up" (help·info)

"Lift Me Up" was the third single to be lifted from Geri Halliwell's debut solo album Schizophonic. It was released on November 1, 1999, and debuted and peaked at number-one in the United Kingdom, winning the battle against Emma Bunton's "What I Am" (number-two) by 33,000 copies.[1]

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[edit] Chart performance

Geri released her third single on November 1, along with Emma Bunton's debut, "What I Am" (which was a collaboration with Tin Tin Out). When Geri discovered that her single was to be released on the same date as that of her former Spice colleague, she wanted to back out, but it was too close to the release date for her to pull out, and so, in true Geri style, she became determined for her single to reach number one over Emma's. "Lift Me Up" reached number one in the UK charts on the 13th November 1999. On the first day of sales, Geri was ahead of Emma by only 200 copies, but due to a furious whirlwind of promotion on Geri's part, "Lift Me Up" wound up selling 139,000 copies in its first week ("What I Am"'s first week sales were 106,000 copies). Its total sales are 337,000 copies in the United Kingdom, the single enjoyed a fifteen-week run in the UK Top 100.

[edit] Music video

The music video for "Lift Me Up" was directed by Howard Greenhalgh and filmed in October 1999 in Malaga, Spain.

[edit] Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position[2]
UK Singles Chart 1
Malaysian Singles Chart 3
Irish IRMA Singles Chart 8
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 11
Brazilian Hot 100 Singles Chart 12
Italian Singles Chart 19
Finnish Singles Chart 20
México Top 100 Singles Chart 32
Canadian Singles Chart (on imports alone) 35
Swedish Singles Chart 56
Dutch Singles Chart 71
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 74
German Singles Chart 77
United World Chart 28
Year-End Charts (1999)[3]
UK Top 100 Singles of the Year 57

[edit] Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Lift Me Up".

UK CD1/European CD2
(Released November 1, 1999)

  1. "Lift Me Up" - 3:52
  2. "Lift Me Up" [Metro Edit] - 3:57
  3. "Lift Me Up" [Almighty Edit] - 3:24
  4. "Lift Me Up" [K-Klass Phazerphunk Mix] - 8:02

UK CD2/European CD1
(Released November 1, 1999)

  1. "Lift Me Up" - 3:52
  2. "Live And Let Die" - 3:10
  3. "Very Slowly" - 3:59
  4. "Lift Me Up" Enhanced Video

European 2-Track CD Single
(Released November 1, 1999)

  1. "Lift Me Up" - 3:52
  2. "Live And Let Die" - 3:10
  3. "Lift Me Up" Enhanced Video

Italian 12"
(Released November 1, 1999)

  1. "Lift Me Up" [K-Klass Phazerphunk Mix] - 8:02
  2. "Lift Me Up" [Sharp Deadly Dub] - 6:55
  3. "Lift Me Up" [Sharp Sonik Vocal Mix] - 7:34
  4. "Lift Me Up" - 3:52

[edit] Official versions and remixes

  1. Album Version - 3:52
  2. Almighty 7" Definitive Mix - 3:24
  3. Almighty Definitive Mix* - 6:54
  4. Almighty Edit - 6:06
  5. K-Klass Phazerphunk Mix - 8:02
  6. K-Klass Phazerphunk Radio Mix* - 4:06
  7. K-Klass Phazerphunk Mix Edit - 3:18
  8. Metro Club Mix* - 6:04
  9. Metro Edit - 3:57
  10. Metro Extended Mix* - 6:06
  11. Pharmacy Phazerphunk Dub* - 7:22
  12. Sharp Sonik Vocal Mix - 7:34
  13. Sharp Deadly Dub - 6:55

* only appears on promotional singles

v • d • e
Geri Halliwell
Albums
Singles
"Look at Me" · "Mi Chico Latino" · "Lift Me Up" · "Bag It Up" · "It's Raining Men" · "Scream If You Wanna Go Faster" · "Calling" · "Ride It" · "Desire"
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Preceded by
"Keep On Movin'" by 5ive		 UK Singles Chart number one single
November 13, 1999 - November 19, 1999		 Succeeded by
"She's The One / It's Only Us" by Robbie Williams

[edit] References

  1. ^ Emma Bunton's "What I Am"
  2. ^ "Lift Me Up" Chart positions
  3. ^ UK Year End Chart
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