Caught in the Middle (A1 song)

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"Caught in the Middle"
Caught in the Middle a1.jpg
Single by A1
from the album Make It Good
B-side
  • "You're Not in Love"
  • "Power of Desire"
  • "One More Try" (acoustic)
  • "2:59"
Released21 January 2002 (2002-01-21) [1]
Length3:28
Label BMG
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Mike Hedges
A1 singles chronology
"No More"
(2001)
"Caught in the Middle"
(2002)
"Make It Good"
(2002)
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.

Contents

Lyrical content

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? ]

Track listings

Personnel

Personnel are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes. [2]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [31] Gold35,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [32] Platinum 
United Kingdom (BPI) [33] Silver200,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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