Natural (S Club 7 song)

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"Natural"
S Club 7 - Natural single cover.png
UK CD1 cover
Single by S Club 7
from the album 7
B-side "If It's Love"
Released11 September 2000 (2000-09-11)
Length
  • 3:14 (single version)
  • 3:22 (album version)
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
S Club 7 singles chronology
"Reach"
(2000)		"Natural"
(2000)		"Never Had a Dream Come True"
(2000)
Audio sample

"Natural", S Club 7's fifth single, features Rachel Stevens on lead vocals. It describes love for an individual as a natural occurrence. There are three different versions of the song. The album version, included on the original release of 7 , features a R&B style production. The single version is mixed with heavier pop music themes, including the use of a vocoder, and the male vocals are more predominant. The video version is identical to the single version, except it features extra adlib vocals from Rachel.

Music video

S Club sitting around the campfire at the end of the music video. (Left - Right) Barrett, McIntosh, Stevens, Cattermole, Spearritt, Lee and O'Meara. NaturalVideo.jpg
S Club sitting around the campfire at the end of the music video. (Left - Right) Barrett, McIntosh, Stevens, Cattermole, Spearritt, Lee and O'Meara.

The official music video, directed by Andy Morahan, [2] features the group on a tropical beach. The video progresses to show the men fish in the water as the women observe from the beach while sunbathing. The video was filmed and directed in Malibu.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes and the 7 album booklet. [3] [11]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [12] 45
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [13] 2
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [14] 17
France (SNEP) [15] 67
Germany (Official German Charts) [16] 42
Ireland (IRMA) [17] 17
Scotland (OCC) [18] 7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [19] 64
UK Singles (OCC) [20] 3

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom11 September 2000
  • 2× CD
  • cassette
 Polydor [21]
United States31 October 2000 Contemporary hit radio
[22]
New Zealand27 November 20002× CDPolydor [23]
Australia8 January 2001CD: CD1 [24]
26 February 2001CD: CD2 [25]

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