They (song)

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"They"
They pt1.jpg
Single by Jem
from the album Finally Woken
B-side "Maybe I'm Amazed"
Released17 February 2004 (2004-02-17)
Studio Mum's spare bedroom
Length3:15
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Jem Griffiths
  • Gerard Young
Producer(s)
Jem singles chronology
"They"
(2004)		"Just a Ride"
(2005)
Alternative cover
They Australian + pt2.jpg
UK CD2 and Australian cover

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United States17 February 2004 Triple A radio ATO [25]
United Kingdom14 March 2005CD [26]
Australia23 May 2005 [27]
United States20 June 2005 Hot adult contemporary radioATO [28]

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