Shakespeare's (Way with) Words

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"Shakespeare's (Way with) Words"
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Single by One True Voice
Released2 June 2003 (2003-06-02) [1]
Length3:38
Label Jive, Ebul
Songwriter(s) Rick Astley, Kevin Hughes
Producer(s) Pete Waterman, Mark Topham, Karl Twigg
One True Voice singles chronology
"Sacred Trust / After You're Gone"
(2002)
"Shakespeare's (Way with) Words"
(2003)
Music video
"Shakespeare's (Way with) Words" on YouTube

"Shakespeare's (Way with) Words" is a song by Popstars: The Rivals male winners One True Voice, released on 2 June 2003. The song was the second and final release by the band, as they split up in August 2003 without having released an album. The song reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and number 39 in Ireland.

Contents

Track listings

UK CD1 [2]

  1. "Shakespeare's (Way with) Words" (radio edit)
  2. "(In My Own) Simple Way"
  3. "Shakespeare's (Way with) Words" (WIP 12-inch mix)
  4. "Shakespeare's (Way with) Words" (video)

UK CD2 [3]

  1. "Shakespeare's (Way with) Words" (radio edit)
  2. "Sacred Trust" (WIP 12-inch mix)
  3. Behind the scenes at the video shoot

UK cassette single [4]

  1. "Shakespeare's (Way with) Words" (radio edit)
  2. "(In My Own) Simple Way"
  3. "Shakespeare's (Way with) Words" (WIP 12-inch mix)

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [5] 35
Ireland (IRMA) [6] 39
Scotland (OCC) [7] 8
UK Singles (OCC) [8] 10
UK Indie (OCC) [9] 6

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