Rise to the Occasion (Climie Fisher song)

"Rise to the Occasion"
Single by Climie Fisher
from the album Everything
B-side	"Mental Block"
Released	9 November 1987 (1987-11-09)
Genre	House [1] hip hop [1]
Length	4:47
Label	EMI
Songwriters	Simon Climie Rob Fisher Dennis Morgan
Producers	Climie Fisher Stephen Hague
Climie Fisher singles chronology
"Love Changes (Everything)" (1987) "Rise to the Occasion" (1987) "Love Changes (Everything)" (1988)

"Rise to the Occasion" is a song by English pop duo Climie Fisher from their debut album, Everything (1988). Released as the album's fourth single in November 1987, it was a top-20 hit in nine countries, including the Netherlands and South Africa, where it reached No. 1.

A popular remix by PWL's Phil Harding and Jamie Bromfield called the "Hip Hop mix" was released as the A-side on 7-inch and 12-inch formats. It was after the success of this mix that "Love Changes (Everything)" was re-issued in 1988 and became a much bigger hit than its initial release. The song's music video was directed by Dieter Trattmann.^{[ citation needed ]}

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [2]	19
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [3]	6
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) [4]	27
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [5]	6
Ireland (IRMA) [6]	9
Italy Airplay ( Music & Media ) [7]	7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [8]	4
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [9]	1
South Africa (Springbok Radio) [10]	1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [11]	17
UK Singles (OCC) [12]	10
West Germany (GfK) [13]	14

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [14]	48
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [15]	30
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [16]	24
South Africa (Springbok Radio) [17]	13

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	9 November 1987	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl CD	EMI	[18]
	16 November 1987	12-inch remix vinyl		[19]

References

1. Classic Pop Staff (March 7, 2025). "Top 15 Pop Compilations 1980-1999". Classic Pop . Retrieved October 25, 2025. ...the utterly amazing house side. Beginning with "Beat Dis" and running through "House Arrest", "The Jack That House Built", "Rok Da House" and ending with the hip-hop remix of Climie Fisher's "Rise To The Occasion".
2. "Climie Fisher – Rise to the Occasion" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
3. "Climie Fisher – Rise to the Occasion" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
4. "European Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media . Vol. 5, no. 6. 6 February 1988. p. 19.
5. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN   951-31-2503-3.
6. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Rise to the Occasion". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
7. "Playlist Report: RAI - Italy" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 5, no. 5. 30 January 1988. p. 7.
8. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Climie Fisher" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
9. "Climie Fisher – Rise to the Occasion" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
10. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". rock.co.za. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
11. "Climie Fisher – Rise to the Occasion". Singles Top 100.
12. "Climie Fisher: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Climie Fisher – Rise to the Occasion" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
14. "Jaaroverzichten 1988" (in Dutch). Ultratop . Retrieved 23 July 2020.
15. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1988" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 23 July 2020.
16. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1988" (in Dutch). MegaCharts . Retrieved 23 July 2020.
17. "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1988". rock.co.za. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
18. "New Singles". Music Week . 7 November 1987. p. 43.
19. "New Singles". Music Week. 14 November 1987. p. 25.