Pandora's Kiss/Don't Give Up

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"Pandora's Kiss" / "Don't Give Up"
Louise Pandora's Kiss Don't Give Up.jpg
Single by Louise
Released15 September 2003 (2003-09-15) [1]
Length
  • 3:12 ("Pandora's Kiss")
  • 3:29 ("Don't Give Up")
Label Positive
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Sylvia Bennett-Smith, Reed Vertelney, Robbie Neville ("Pandora's Kiss")
  • Three Thirty ("Don't Give Up")
Louise singles chronology
"Stuck in the Middle with You"
(2001)		"Pandora's Kiss" / "Don't Give Up"
(2003)		"Stretch"
(2019)

"Pandora's Kiss" / "Don't Give Up" is a double A-side single released by English singer Louise in September 2003. It was her last single to be released until 2019's "Stretch". The single was released to raise money for the Tickled Pink campaign for Breast Cancer Care. Listeners noted that the chorus of "Don't Give Up" strongly resembles Asda's commercial marketing jingle; Asda admitted that it had been written by the same composer.[ citation needed ]

Contents

The double A-side reached number five on the UK Singles Chart and was re-released in 2019, being available on music download outlets and streaming to coincide with the release of Louise's fourth album, Heavy Love (2020). According to the Official Charts Company, "Pandora's Kiss" is Louise's 11th-highest-selling single in the UK. [2] "Don't Give Up" was available only in Asda stores. The video for "Pandora's Kiss" was directed by Trudy Bellinger. [3]

Track listings

UK CD1 [4]

  1. "Pandora's Kiss" (radio edit) – 3:12
  2. "Don't Give Up" (radio edit) – 3:29
  3. "Pandora's Kiss" (Goldtrix Freaktronic vocal mix) – 7:37

UK CD2 [5]

  1. "Don't Give Up" (radio edit) – 3:29
  2. "Pandora's Kiss" (radio edit) – 3:12
  3. "Pandora's Kiss" (D-Bop mix) – 7:37

UK DVD single [6]

  1. "Pandora's Kiss" (the video) – 3:28
  2. Behind the scenes on the video – 1:57
  3. "Pandora's Kiss" (radio edit) – 3:12
  4. "Don't Give Up" (radio edit) – 3:29
  5. Photo gallery

Charts

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References

  1. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 13 September 2003. p. 29.
  2. ↑ Copsey, Rob (17 January 2020). "Louise Redknapp's biggest singles on the Official UK Chart revealed". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. ↑ http://www.louiseredknapp.net/#/pandoras-kiss/4517898655.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ Pandora's Kiss / Don't Give Up (UK CD1 liner notes). Louise. Positive Records. 2003. POSCDS001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ Don't Give Up / Pandora's Kiss (UK CD2 liner notes). Louise. Positive Records. 2003. POSCDS002.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Pandora's Kiss (UK DVD single liner notes). Louise. Positive Records. 2003. POSDVDS001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ "European Top 20 Charts – Week Commencing 29th September 2003" (PDF). ARIA. 29 September 2003. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2003. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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