| "Got to Be Certain" | |||||||||||||||||
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| Single by Kylie Minogue | |||||||||||||||||
| from the album Kylie | |||||||||||||||||
| Released | 2 May 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD single, 12-inch single, 7-inch single, Cassette single | ||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1988 in Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop, bubblegum pop | ||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Label | PWL, Mushroom | ||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Stock, Aitken and Waterman | ||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Stock, Aitken and Waterman | ||||||||||||||||
| Kylie Minogue singles chronology | |||||||||||||||||
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"Got to Be Certain" is a dance-pop song written and produced by British songwriting team Stock, Aitken and Waterman And included on Minogue's debut studio album Kylie (1988). The song had been originally written for singer Mandy Smith, but her recording was never released until 2005. The song received a mixed reception from music critics. The song was released as the third single in the spring of 1988 and became the first single to debut at number one in Australia. It also topped the charts in Belgium and Finland. It reached the top ten in France, Germany, South Africa, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
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The music video for "Got To Be Certain" was directed by Chris Langman and filmed in April 1988. The video was filmed around Melbourne in Australia. Four different edits were made, combining shots of Kylie on a merry-go-round, in an artist's studio and dancing in a coffee-house, which is the official video.
On 2 May 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. It eventually sold 278,000 copies.[1] Outside of the UK, the song was also widely successful. It reached number one in seven countries including Finland and Israel. The single sold 17,227 copies in Sweden at the time. It peaked at number 2, and stayed in the charts for 14 weeks in New Zealand. It was her most successful single then.[2]
In Australia, "Got to Be Certain" became the second single to enter the singles chart at number one, remaining in the top spot for three weeks.
Kylie performed the song on the following concert tours:
The song was also performed on the TV special "The Kylie Show".
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Got to Be Certain".
CD single
7" vinyl single
12" vinyl Single
12" remix
iTunes Digital EP - Remixes
(Not available at time of original release. Released for the first time as part of iTunes PWL archive release in 2009.)
UK 7 (PWL12)
OZ MC (C571)
OZ 7 (K571)
JP 3CD (Alfa/PWL 10SR-26)
JP 7 (Alfa/PWL ALI-210)
GE 7 (PWL/Teldec 6.15088)
FR 7 (CBS/PWL 6528687)
NL 7 (Injection 134.858)
NZ 7 (PWL 6.15088)
IT 7 (PWL12)
SW 7 (PWL/Sonet PWL12)
SA 7 (PWL/David Gresham PWS207)
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End of Year Charts
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| Preceded by "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong |
Australian number-one single 4 July 1988 – 25 July 1988 (3 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Age of Reason" by John Farnham |
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