25 Minutes

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"25 Minutes"
25 Minutes cover.jpg
Single by Michael Learns to Rock
from the album Colours
B-side "I'm Gonna Come Back"
Released25 February 1994 (1994-02-25)
Recorded1992
Genre
Length4:20
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Jascha Richter
Producer(s)
  • Jens Hofman
  • Michael Learns to Rock
Michael Learns to Rock singles chronology
"Wild Women"
(1993)
"25 Minutes"
(1994)
"Something Right"
(1994)
Music video
"25 Minutes" on YouTube

"25 Minutes" is a song by Danish soft rock band Michael Learns to Rock. It was released on 25 February 1994 on EMI as the third single and as well as the sixth track from their second studio album, Colours (1993). The song is a power ballad, written by vocalist Jascha Richter.

Contents

Track listing

Scandinavia CD single
No.TitleLength
1."25 Minutes"4:20
2."I'm Gonna Come Back"4:11
Netherlands CD single
No.TitleLength
1."25 Minutes" (special single edit)3:48
2."Something Right"3:35
3."Ocean of Love"4:47
4."Time for Changes"3:54
Philippines 7" single
A-side
No.TitleLength
1."25 Minutes"4:20
B-side
No.TitleLength
1."25 Minutes"4:20

Charts

Chart (1994)Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten) [1] 6
Germany (Official German Charts) [2] 59

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