Buzz (Steps album)

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Buzz
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Studio album by
Released30 October 2000
Recorded1999–2000
Genre
Length55:55
Label Jive
Producer
Steps chronology
Steptacular
(1999)
Buzz
(2000)
Gold: Greatest Hits
(2001)
Singles from Buzz
  1. "Stomp"
    Released: 16 October 2000
  2. "It's the Way You Make Me Feel"
    Released: 1 January 2001
  3. "Here and Now / You'll Be Sorry"
    Released: 28 May 2001
  4. "Mars & Venus (We Fall in Love Again)"
    Released: 3 July 2001
Buzz – UK edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Better the Devil You Know"
  • Mark Topham
  • Karl Twigg
  • Waterman
3:49
2."Stomp"
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Waterman
3:22
3."Summer of Love"
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Waterman
3:52
4."It's the Way You Make Me Feel" Jörgen Elofsson
3:17
5."You'll Be Sorry"
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Waterman
4:06
6."Learn to Love Again"
Frampton3:27
7."Never Get Over You"Hedges3:55
8."Hand on Your Heart"
Frampton4:03
9."Happy Go Lucky"
  • Goldmark
  • Riprock 'n' Alex
3:33
10."Buzzz"
  • Goldmark
  • Riprock 'n' Alex
3:21
11."Here and Now"
3:45
12."Paradise Lost"
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Waterman
4:35
13."Turn Around"
Graham Stack 3:24
14."Wouldn't Hurt So Bad"
  • Goldmark
  • Mueller
  • Goldmark
  • Jimmy Bralower
3:34
15."If You Believe"
Chris Porter3:52
Total length:55:55
Buzz – International edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Stomp"
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Campbell
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Waterman
3:22
2."It's the Way You Make Me Feel"Elofsson
  • Elofsson
  • Kreuger
3:17
3."Buzzz"
  • Goldmark
  • Mueller
  • Goldmark
  • Riprock 'n' Alex
3:21
4."Here and Now"
  • Carlsson
  • Thomson
  • Romdhane
  • Larossi
3:45
5."Happy Go Lucky"
  • Goldmark
  • Daymond
  • Greggs
  • Goldmark
  • Riprock 'n' Alex
3:33
6."Summer of Love"
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Waterman
3:52
7."Better the Devil You Know"
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Waterman
3:49
8."You'll Be Sorry"
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Waterman
4:06
9."Learn to Love Again"
  • Watkins
  • Frampton
Frampton3:27
10."Never Get Over You"
  • Scott-Lee
  • Hedges
  • Butler
Hedges3:55
11."Hand on Your Heart"
  • Richards
  • Frampton
Frampton4:03
12."Paradise Lost"
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Waterman
4:35
13."Turn Around"
  • Evans
  • Garvin
  • Paul
Stack3:24
14."If You Believe"
  • Tozer
  • Lauper
  • Pulsford
  • Irn
Porter3:52
Total length:52:21
Buzz – International edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Wouldn't Hurt So Bad"
  • Goldmark
  • Mueller
  • Goldmark
  • Bralower
3:34
16."Human Touch"
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Waterman
4:00
Total length:59:55
Buzz – Japanese edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."Stomp" (W.I.P. remix)
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Campbell
  • Rodgers
  • Edwards
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Waterman
  • W.I.P. (remix)
6:08
18."5, 6, 7, 8" (instrumental)
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Waterman
2:54
Total length:68:57
Buzz – US edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Buzzz"
  • Goldmark
  • Mueller
  • Goldmark
  • Riprock 'n' Alex
3:21
2."It's the Way You Make Me Feel"Elofsson
3:17
3."Happy Go Lucky"
  • Goldmark
  • Daymond
  • Greggs
  • Goldmark
  • Riprock 'n' Alex
3:33
4."Mars & Venus (We Fall in Love Again)"
  • Dane DeViller
  • Sean Hosein
  • Elofsson
  • Goldmark
  • DeViller
  • Hosein
3:50
5."Stomp"
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Campbell
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Waterman
3:22
6."Here and Now"
  • Carlsson
  • Thomson
  • Romdhane
  • Larossi
3:45
7."Summer of Love"
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Waterman
3:52
8."Never Get Over You"
  • Scott-Lee
  • Hedges
  • Butler
Hedges3:55
9."Wouldn't Hurt So Bad"
  • Goldmark
  • Mueller
  • Goldmark
  • Bralower
3:34
10."Learn to Love Again"
  • Watkins
  • Frampton
Frampton3:27
11."Hand on Your Heart"
  • Richards
  • Frampton
Frampton4:03
Total length:40:00

Note

Sample credits

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] 112
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [9] 11
European Albums Chart [10] 20
Irish Albums (IRMA) [11] 23
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [12] 53
UK Albums (OCC) [13] 4
Chart (2024)Peak
position
UK Vinyl Albums [14] 7

Certifications

Certifications for Buzz
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [15] 2× Platinum600,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for Buzz
CountryRelease dateFormatLabelCatalogue
United Kingdom [16] 30 October 2000Standard edition (CD) Jive / EBUL 920117-2
Standard edition (cassette)920117-4
Australia [16] 16 July 2001Standard edition (CD + bonus tracks) Zomba 920128-2
United States [16] 24 July 2001Standard edition (CD)01241-41752-2
Worldwide23 February 2024Vinyl

References

  1. Smith, Carl (13 December 2023). "Steps to release Step One, Steptacular and Buzz albums on vinyl". Official Charts. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  2. Gotto, Connor (14 December 2023). "Steps announce long-awaited vinyl reissue series for classic albums". Retro Pop Magazine. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  3. "Steps - Buzz Chart History". Official Charts. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  4. AllMusic review
  5. NME review
  6. Yahoo! Music UK review
  7. "All music critical reaction to Buzz" allmusic.com Retrieved 7 March 2010
  8. "ARIA chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022". ARIA. Retrieved 2 December 2023 via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  9. "Ultratop.be – Steps – Buzz" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  10. "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. 18 November 2000. p. 8. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  11. "Irish Charts > Steps". irish-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
  12. "ORICON NEWS|最新情報を発信する総合トレンドメディア" . Retrieved 15 November 2008.
  13. "The Official Charts Company > Steps". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 15 November 2008.
  14. "Official Vinyl Albums Chart on 1/3/2024 1 March 2024 - 7 March 2024". Official Charts. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  15. "British album certifications – Steps – Buzz". British Phonographic Industry.
  16. 1 2 3 "Buzz release dates, editions, and information on official site" gensteps.co.uk Retrieved 7 March 2010