Makin' Out

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"Makin' Out"
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Single by Mark Owen
from the album How the Mighty Fall
B-side "Good For Me"
Released7 June 2004 [1]
Recorded2003-2004
Genre Pop
Length3:50
Label Sedna Records
Songwriter(s) Mark Owen
Paul Freeman [2]
Producer(s) Tony Hoffer
Mark Owen singles chronology
"Alone Without You"
(2003)
"Makin' Out"
(2004)
"Believe in the Boogie"
(2005)

"Makin' Out" is the first single to be released from Take That band member Mark Owen's independently released third solo album, How the Mighty Fall . The single was released on 7 June 2004. [1] The single peaked at #30 on the UK Singles Chart, [3] and in an interview with BBC Radio 1, Owen blamed this upon poor promotion. "Makin' Out" became the most successful of Mark's independently released singles. [3]

Contents

Track listing

UK CD Single #1
  1. "Makin' Out" - 3:50
  2. "Good For Me" - 4:11
UK CD Single #2
  1. "Makin' Out" - 3:50
  2. "Makin' Out" [Demo Version] - 3:18
  3. "Makin' Out" [Enhanced Video - Seven Minute Short Film Version] - 7:00

Chart performance

Chart (2004)Peak
Position
Scotland (OCC) [4] 29
UK Singles (OCC) [3] 30

Covers

Pomplamoose covered this song on their album "Tribute to Famous People."

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References

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  2. "Ascap entry for song". ASCAP. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  4. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.