"Caught in the Middle" | ||||
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Single by A1 | ||||
from the album Make It Good | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 21 January 2002 [1] | |||
Length | 3:28 | |||
Label | BMG | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Mike Hedges | |||
A1 singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Caught in the Middle" on YouTube |
"Caught in the Middle" is a song by British-Norwegian boy band A1. It was released on 21 January 2002 as the lead single from their third studio album, Make It Good (2002). The song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and received a silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in October 2018. In the United States, the song received moderate airplay and charted for seven weeks on the Radio & Records Mainstream chart, peaking at number 46; it was A1's only single to chart in the US.
Lyrically, the singer is an individual lamenting the fact that they cannot seem to stop dwelling on a previous partner despite the fact that their new relationship and situation are better, which they acknowledge.[ original research? ]
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Personnel are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes. [2]
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [30] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Norway (IFPI Norway) [31] | Platinum | |
United Kingdom (BPI) [32] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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