"Sister" | ||||
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Single by Sister2Sister | ||||
from the album One | ||||
B-side | "Wait" | |||
Released | 4 October 1999 | |||
Length | 3:29 [1] | |||
Label | Standard | |||
Songwriter(s) | Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel, Joe Muscat | |||
Producer(s) | Pam Reswick, Joe Muscat | |||
Sister2Sister singles chronology | ||||
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Alternative covers | ||||
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"Sister" is the debut single by Australian pop music duo,Sister2Sister,released on 4 October 1999. It reached number three in Australia,number 14 in New Zealand,number 18 on the UK Singles Chart,and number 50 in Ireland.
In Australia,the single was a huge success. It debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number 14,then after several weeks climbed inside the top 10;it peaked at number three on 12 December 1999. [2] It spent a total of 20 weeks inside the top 50. [2]
In New Zealand,the single debuted on the RIANZ Singles Chart at number 14 and fell out quickly,spending eight weeks in the top 50. [3] Two weeks after leaving the top 50,it re-entered at number 26,then fell and rose for a further five weeks before exiting for the last time,bringing its week total to 14. [3]
On the UK Singles Chart,"Sister" debuted at number 18,before falling 17 places the next week. [4] It spent two more weeks in the top 100,bringing its total weeks to four. [4] In Ireland,the song spent one week in the top 50,reaching number 50,then dropped out the next week. [5]
Australian CD single [1]
Australian remix CD [6]
UK single [7]
UK cassette single [8]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [13] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Australia | 4 October 1999 | CD | Standard | [14] |
United Kingdom | 10 April 2000 |
| Mushroom | [15] |
United States | 25 July 2000 | Contemporary hit radio | C2 | [16] |
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