Sober (Jennifer Paige song)

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"Sober"
Jennifer paige-sober.jpg
Single by Jennifer Paige
from the album Jennifer Paige
B-side "Get to Me"
ReleasedFebruary 1999
Studio
Length4:00
Label Edel
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Andy Goldmark
  • Wayne Kirkpatrick
Jennifer Paige singles chronology
"Crush"
(1998)
"Sober"
(1999)
"Always You"
(1999)
Music video
"Sober" on YouTube

"Sober" is a song co-written by Andy Goldmark and Wayne Kirkpatrick and performed by American singer Jennifer Paige. It was released in February 1999 as the second single from her debut studio album, Jennifer Paige . It failed to chart in the United States but entered top 75 in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.

Contents

Music video

The music video was first shown in April 1999 and was directed by American director Chris Applebaum.

Track listings

Australian CD single [1]

  1. "Sober" (radio edit)
  2. "Crush" (original version)
  3. "Crush" (David Morales remix)
  4. "Sober" (instrumental)
  5. "Get to Me" (album version)

UK CD single [2]

  1. "Sober" (radio edit) – 4:00
  2. "Sober" (instrumental) – 4:02
  3. "Get to Me" (album version) – 4:00

UK cassette single and European CD single [3] [4]

  1. "Sober" (radio edit) – 4:00
  2. "Sober" (instrumental) – 4:00

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Australian CD single liner notes. [1]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [5] 58
Germany (Official German Charts) [6] 78
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [7] 45
Scotland (OCC) [8] 70
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 68
UK Indie (OCC) [10] 11

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
AustraliaFebruary 1999CD Edel
United KingdomMarch 8, 1999
  • CD
  • cassette
  • Edel
  • Ear Music
[11]

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