Picture of You (Boyzone song)

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"Picture of You"
Boyzone Picture of You.jpeg
Single by Boyzone
from the album Where We Belong and Bean: The Album
B-side
  • "Let the Message Run Free"
  • "I've Got You"
Released21 July 1997 (1997-07-21)
Length3:28
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Absolute
Boyzone singles chronology
"Isn't It a Wonder"
(1997)
"Picture of You"
(1997)
"Baby Can I Hold You" / "Shooting Star"
(1997)
Music video
"Picture of You" on YouTube

"Picture of You" is a song by Irish boy band Boyzone, released as the first single from their third studio album, Where We Belong (1998). Written by frontman Ronan Keating, Eliot Kennedy, and producers Absolute, the song peaked at No. 2 in both Ireland and the United Kingdom. The song served as the main theme for the film Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie , for which Rowan Atkinson appeared as his character with the band on both the single cover and in the music video. Its appearance in the film allowed the song to win the Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Song for a Film or Broadcast at the 1998 ceremony. [1]

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Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "This videogenic boy group continues in its quest to win the hearts of stateside teens with a cute confection that borrows heavily from the vintage Motown sound of the Temptations and the Four Tops. Unfortunately, their vocals are not nearly as soulful, even though their harmonies are note-perfect. Still, there should certainly be more than a handful of kiddie-driven top 40 stations that will find this track useful. Also, Polydor would be wise to court the mature ears of AC radio listeners, who will get a nostalgic charge out of this 'Picture'." [2] A reviewer from Music Week rated it four out of five, describing it as a "catchy pop/soul song". [3]

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [30] Platinum600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom21 July 1997
  • CD
  • cassette
Polydor [31]
Japan1 March 1998CD [32]

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