Maybe (Emma Bunton song)
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| Single by Emma from the album Free Me |
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| B-side | "Don't Tell Me You Love Me Anymore" | ||||
| Released | 13 October 2003 (UK) 16 August 2004 (Australia) |
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| Format | CD single (worldwide) | ||||
| Recorded | Sarm West Studios (London) |
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| Genre | Pop, Motown | ||||
| Length | 3:45 | ||||
| Label | Polydor | ||||
| Writer(s) | Emma Bunton, Yak Bondy | ||||
| Producer | Mike Peden | ||||
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"Maybe" is a pop song written by English singer-songwriter Emma Bunton and Yak Bondy for Bunton's second solo studio album, Free Me (2003). It was released in 2003 as the album's second single to moderate success on different record charts, and it entered the top forty on the majority of which it appeared on. The song contains Motown influences, and actually originated from the style and sound of The Aloof's "Rich Man's Frug". In late 2007/early 2008, Bunton performed an edit of the song as her solo performance on the 'Return Of The Spice Girls' tour.
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[edit] Chart performance
"Maybe" was released in the UK on 13 October 2003. It debuted at number six on the UK Singles Chart and although it did not reach the top five as "Free Me" had, it outsold its predecessor and totalled 77,208 copies once it completed its chart run. In early 2004, "Maybe" began to receive airplay across Australia and Continental Europe, where it achieved top forty success and huge radio airplay, but it failed to emulate the major impact it had on the UK. The song failed to enter the Canadian Singles Chart and the BDS airplay chart, but it managed to frequently occupy the number one position on MuchMoreMusic's MMMTop10.com. Up until the end of the summer, it maintained a top ten position before it exited the chart.
Early in January 2005, the song and its remix were solicited to U.S. radio. Both versions climbed to a peak position of number six on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play, which made it a success in nightclubs.
[edit] Music video
In the summer of 2004, "Maybe" was released to music video (directed by Richard Weager) strongly inspired by Sweet Charity dance scene rotation throughout Canada.
[edit] Track listing and format
- British CD single
- "Maybe" – 3:45
- "Don't Tell Me You Love Me Anymore" – 4:01
- "Maybe" (Bini & Martini Club Mix) – 8:10
- "Maybe" (Video)
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| Euro 200[1] | 19 |
| Irish Singles Chart[2] | 17 |
| UK Singles Chart[3] | 6 |
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[4] | 56 |
| Ö3 Austria Top 40[5] | 63 |
| German Singles Chart[6] | 52 |
| Italian Singles Chart[5] | 20 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[5] | 33 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[5] | 93 |
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[7] 1 | 6 |
1 Illicit, Bini & Martini, and Almighty mixes.
[edit] Official versions
- Album Version – 3:45
- Radio Edit – 3:05
- Illicit Radio Mix – 4:10
- Illicit Radio Edit – 3:40
- Almighty Radio Edit – 3:26
- Bini & Martini Club Mix – 8:10
[edit] References
- ^ Euro 200 archives. APC-stats. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
- ^ Emma Bunton – Maybe – Music Charts. αCharts.us. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
- ^ Chart Stats – Emma Bunton – Maybe. Chart Stats. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
- ^ ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 23rd August 2004. Pandora Archive. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
- ^ a b c d Emma Bunton – Maybe – swisscharts.com. SwissCharts.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
- ^ Charts-Surfer: Music. Charts-Surfer. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
- ^ Free Me > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
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