Do You Ever Wonder

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"Do You Ever Wonder"
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Single by Alison Moyet
from the album Hometime
B-side "Yesterday's Flame (Insects Remix), Bilan"
Released11 November 2002
Length3:10
Label Sanctuary Records
Songwriter(s) Carlton McCarthy
Producer(s) The Insects
Alison Moyet singles chronology
"Should I Feel That It's Over"
(2002)		"Do You Ever Wonder"
(2002)		"More"
(2002)

"Do You Ever Wonder" is a song by English singer Alison Moyet, released in 2002 as the second single from her fifth studio album Hometime . [1] It was written by Carlton McCarthy, and produced by Tim Norfolk and Bob Locke under the name The Insects.

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Like Hometime's lead single, "Should I Feel That It's Over", "Do You Ever Wonder" failed to enter the UK Top 100, however it did enter the Top 200, faring better than its predecessor. It peaked at No. 113. [2]

No promotional video was filmed for the single, however Moyet did perform the song on the Jools Holland show along with "Should I Feel That It's Over". During her appearance on the show, Moyet spoke of the song in the interview segment, saying she liked the song for the "'60s bend to it". [3]

The single's two B-Sides are "Yesterday's Flame (Insects Remix)" and "Bilan". The former is a remix of the opening track from Hometime, while "Bilan" is a French version of the Hometime track "More". "Bilan" was included on certain editions of Hometime.

Critical reception

In a review of Hometime, Billboard called the song "single-worthy", adding that it would "likely have many listeners rediscovering vintage Dionne Warwick recordings". [4] Ken Foster of Salon described the song as "flabbergasting", adding that it "begins with expertly phrased bursts of falsetto patter before breaking into a chorus worthy of Al Green." [5] In a 2015 retrospective on Moyet's career, Classic Pop included the song as one of twenty favourites as chosen by the magazine. They commented: "Operator, get us Cubby Broccoli!" [6]

Formats

CD Single (UK release)
  1. "Do You Ever Wonder" - 3:10
  2. "Yesterday's Flame (Insects Remix)" - 4:48
  3. "Bilan" - 4:00

Chart performance

Chart (2002)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart [7] 113

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ "Alison Moyet - Hometime at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Chart Log UK: M - My Vitriol". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Alison Moyet - Interview with Jools Holland (2002) -HD". YouTube. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Billboard". 5 October 2002. p.  23 . Retrieved 6 November 2017– via Internet Archive. alison moyet hometime.Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  5. ↑ "Her aim is true". Salon.com. 15 January 2003. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  6. ↑ Classic Pop - Alison Moyet by Paul Lester - November 2015 - page 45
  7. ↑ "Chart Log UK: M - My Vitriol". Zobbel.de. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
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