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"Private Number" | ||||
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Single by Judy Clay and William Bell | ||||
B-side | "Love-Eye-Tis" | |||
Released | 1968 | |||
Length | 2:39 | |||
Label | Stax | |||
Songwriter(s) | William Bell, Booker T. Jones | |||
Producer(s) | Booker T. Jones | |||
William Bellsingles chronology | ||||
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"Private Number" is a song recorded by American soul singers Judy Clay and William Bell (1968). In the US, it was released as a single, where it peaked at number 17 on the Best Selling Rhythm and Blues chart and number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100. [1] Outside the US, "Private Number" went to number eight in the United Kingdom.
"Private Number" | ||||
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Single by 911 featuring Natalie Jordan or Fann Wong | ||||
from the album There It Is | ||||
Released | May 3, 1999 | |||
Length | 3:32 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Songwriter(s) | William Bell, Booker T. Jones | |||
Producer(s) | Nigel Lowis | |||
911singles chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
English boy band 911 covered "Private Number" for their third studio album, There It Is (1999). There are two different versions of the song: one version featuring English singer Natalie Jordan and one featuring Singaporean singer Fann Wong. [2] The song was released as the third and final single from the album on May 3, 1999, and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. It was the last of their string of 10 consecutive top-10 singles in the UK.
The music video for "Private Number" was filmed in Hackney, East London. Band member Spike Dawbarn said it was the best video the trio had ever done. [3] It features 911 performing the song in pouring rain. There are two different versions of the video, one featuring Natalie Jordan and one featuring Fann Wong. In Jordan's version, she can be seen singing her parts whilst on a television screen and in a dark room. In Wong's version, she is standing by herself in the rain as well.
UK CD1 and cassette single [4] [5]
UK CD2 [6]
Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [7] | 15 |
Scotland (OCC) [8] | 2 |
UK Singles (OCC) [9] | 3 |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | May 3, 1999 | Virgin | [10] |
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