Shoulda Woulda Coulda

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"Shoulda Woulda Coulda"
Beverley Knight - Shoulda Woulda Coulda (CD 1).jpg
Single by Beverley Knight
from the album Who I Am
Released25 February 2002 (2002-02-25) [1]
Length3:32
Label Parlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Beverley Knight singles chronology
"Get Up!"
(2001)		"Shoulda Woulda Coulda"
(2002)		"Gold"
(2002)
Alternative covers
Beverley Knight - Shoulda Woulda Coulda (CD 2).jpg
UK CD: 2 cover

"Shoulda Woulda Coulda" is a song by English singer Beverley Knight, released as the second single from her third studio album, Who I Am (2002). Written about the breakup of her long-term relationship because she decided to put her career first,[ citation needed ] the song became Knight's first top-10 single in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and topping the UK R&B Singles Chart.

Contents

Music video

The song's music video was shot in the Hout Bay area of Cape Town, South Africa, and directed by Douglas Avery. The location for the video was of special significance to Knight. She had visited previously in connection with her charity work in bringing awareness to HIV in South Africa. It was also the location of the video to her single "No Man's Land", released in 2007.

Track listings

UK CD1 [2]

  1. "Shoulda Woulda Coulda" (original mix)
  2. "Shoulda Woulda Coulda" (featuring Know ?uestion) (Blacksmith R&B rub)
  3. "Shoulda Woulda Coulda" (D'N'D on da Floor mix)
  4. "Shoulda Woulda Coulda" (video)

UK CD2 [3]

  1. "Shoulda Woulda Coulda" (original mix)
  2. "Shoulda Woulda Coulda" (live version)
  3. "Special Kinda Cool"

UK cassette single [4]

  1. "Shoulda Woulda Coulda" (original mix)
  2. "Shoulda Woulda Coulda" (featuring Know ?uestion) (Blacksmith R&B rub)
  3. "Shoulda Woulda Coulda" (Agent Sumo mix)

Personnel

Personnel are lifted from the UK CD2 liner notes. [3]

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [5] 10
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [6] 18
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [7] 60
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [8] 81
Scotland (OCC) [9] 13
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 57
UK Singles (OCC) [11] 10
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [12] 1

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References

  1. ↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting 25 February 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 23 February 2002. p. 35. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Shoulda Woulda Coulda (UK CD1 liner notes). Beverley Knight. Parlophone. 2002. CDRS 6570.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. 1 2 Shoulda Woulda Coulda (UK CD2 liner notes). Beverley Knight. Parlophone. 2002. CDR 6570.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ Shoulda Woulda Coulda (UK cassette single sleeve). Beverley Knight. Parlophone. 2002. TCR 6570.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ "Beverley Knight – Shoulda Woulda Coulda" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Beverley Knight – Shoulda Woulda Coulda" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 20, no. 12. 16 March 2002. p. 14. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Beverley Knight – Shoulda Woulda Coulda" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Beverley Knight – Shoulda Woulda Coulda". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  11. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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