How Wonderful You Are

"How Wonderful You Are"
Single by Gordon Haskell
from the album Harry's Bar
B-side	"A Little Help from You"
Released	17 December 2001 (2001-12-17) [1]
Length	4:00
Label	Flying Sparks
Songwriter(s)	Gordon Haskell [2]

"How Wonderful You Are" is a song by English musician Gordon Haskell. It was released as a single in the Christmas period of 2001 after mass promotion by BBC Radio 2 where it became a favourite of listeners after being featured by the drive-time presenter Johnnie Walker. ^[3] It was the UK Christmas number-two in 2001 behind Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman's cover of "Somethin' Stupid". The song is the most requested song of all time at Radio 2. ^[4]

The song was covered in Finnish by Kirka for his album Sinut Siinä Nään in 2002. ^[5] A mix version was released by Larry Peace in 2017. ^[6] Haskell re-recorded the song in a samba version for his 2020 album The Cat Who's Got the Cream, featuring jazz trumpeter Guy Barker. ^[7]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001–2002) Peak position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [8] 20 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [9] 90 Scotland (OCC) [10] 3 UK Singles (OCC) [11] 2 UK Indie (OCC) [12] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position UK Singles (OCC) [13] 100

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [14]	Silver	200,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Reviews – For Records Released on December 17/31, 2001" (PDF). Music Week . 8 December 2001. p. 23. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
2. "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
3. Eden, Richard (24 December 2001). "And then they go and spoil it all for Gordon Haskell". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
4. "Haskell's 'old school' rules". news.bbc.co.uk. 13 January 2002. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
5. "Kirka – Sinut Siinä Nään". Discogs. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
6. Soundcloud.com
7. Jazzjournal.co
8. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 20, no. 2–3. 12 January 2002. p. 9. Retrieved 10 September 2020.See last week column.
9. "Gordon Haskell – How Wonderful You Are" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
10. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
12. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
13. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus . Retrieved 22 May 2018.
14. "British single certifications – Gordon Haskell – How Wonderful You Are". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 22 November 2018.