I Owe You Nothing

"I Owe You Nothing"
Single by Bros
from the album Push
Released 1987, re-released 1988
Format 7" single
12" maxi
Recorded 1987
Genre Pop
Length 3:34
Label CBS
Writer(s) The Brothers (Nicky Graham and Tom Watkins)
Producer Nicky Graham
Bros singles chronology
"When Will I Be Famous?"
(1987)
"I Owe You Nothing"
(1988)
"Drop the Boy"

"I Owe You Nothing" is a popular single by Bros.

Written by Nicky Graham and Tom Watkins and produced by Watkins, "I Owe You Nothing" was boyband Bros's sole UK number one single, spending two weeks at the top in June 1988.

Originally released as their debut single the previous year it failed to chart but was re-released following the success of their breakthrough single "When Will I Be Famous?". The band never broke through in the USA but did make #10 on the Billboard dance chart.

Track listings

7" single
  1. "I Owe You Nothing" — 3:34
  2. "I Owe You Nothing" (the voice) — 3:15
12" maxi
  1. "I Owe You Nothing" (club mix) — 7:36
  2. "I Owe You Nothing" (the voice) — 3:15
  3. "I Owe You Nothing" (the beats) — 2:36

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[1] 80
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[2] 6
French SNEP Singles Chart[2] 7
Irish Singles Chart[3] 2
Swiss Singles Chart[2] 9
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[4] 10
UK Singles Chart[5] 1
Preceded by
"Doctorin' The Tardis" by The Timelords
UK number one single
25 June 1988 – 2 July 1988 (2 weeks)
Succeeded by
"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"
by Glenn Medeiros

References

  1. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved 9 August 2008)
  2. ^ a b c "I Owe You Nothing", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 20 February 2008)
  3. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 20 February 2008)
  4. ^ Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved 9 August 2008)
  5. ^ UK Singles Chart (1988 release) Chartstats.com (Retrieved 9 August 2008)