| "I Beg Your Pardon" | ||||
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| Single by Kon Kan | ||||
| from the album Move to Move | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Format | 7", 12" | |||
| Genre | Synthpop | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Writer(s) | Barry Harris, Joe South | |||
| Producer | Barry Harris | |||
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"I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden)" is a song by Canadian Synthpop band Kon Kan, released as the first single from their 1989 debut album Move to Move. The song contains various samples of other songs, including Lynn Anderson's 1971 hit, "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden", as well as samples of GQ's "Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)" and Silver Convention's "Get Up and Boogie". Recreated samples of Spagna's "Call Me" and the opening bars of the theme from the film The Magnificent Seven are also present on the song.
The song was a hit, reaching the top twenty in a number of countries including the UK, where it peaked at #5.
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Singles Chart | 19 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 3 |
| German Singles Chart | 8 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 7 |
| UK Singles Chart | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 15 |