Special Kind of Something

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"Special Kind of Something"
Special Kind of Something by Kavana.png
UK CD1 artwork
Single by Kavana
from the album Instinct
B-side "Is That You?"
Released17 August 1998 (1998-08-17)
Length3:32
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Absolute
Kavana singles chronology
"Crazy Chance '97"
(1997)
"Special Kind of Something"
(1998)
"Funky Love"
(1998)

"Special Kind of Something" is a song by British singer-songwriter Kavana. The song was released in August 1998 as the lead single from his second album, Instinct (1998). The song peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

Track listings

UK CD1, cassette and Australian CD single [1]

  1. "Special Kind of Something" (radio edit) – 3:32
  2. "Special Kind of Something" (acoustic) – 3:32
  3. "Is That You?" – 3:48

UK CD2 [2]

  1. "Special Kind of Something" (radio edit) – 3:32
  2. "Special Kind of Something" (K Gee Master) – 4:27
  3. "Special Kind of Something" (K Gee's Planet Bounce Mix) – 4:23

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 83
UK Singles (OCC) [4] 13

Cover versions

The song was covered by British Pop group S Club and appears as a B-Side to their single Say Goodbye / Love Ain't Gonna Wait For You released in 2003. [5]

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References

  1. Special Kind of Something (UK CD1 liner notes). Kavana. Virgin Records. 1998. 7243 8 95224 2 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. Special Kind of Something (UK CD2 liner notes). Kavana. Virgin Records. 1999. 7243 8 95517 23.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  4. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  5. https://www.discogs.com/release/10662745-S-Club-Say-Goodbye-Love-Aint-Gonna-Wait-For-You