This Gift (song)

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"This Gift"
This Gift.jpg
Single by 98 Degrees
from the album This Christmas
Released1999
Length4:08
Label
Songwriter(s)
98 Degrees singles chronology
"I Do (Cherish You)"
(1999)
"This Gift"
(1999)
"Thank God I Found You"
(2000)

"This Gift" is a song performed by American boy band 98 Degrees, issued as the only single from their third studio album This Christmas . The song was written by Anders Bagge, Arnthor Birgisson, Dane Deviller, and Sean Hosein; and it peaked at number 49 in the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 14 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.

Contents

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "This Gift"
Chart (1999–2000)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [1] 25
US Billboard Hot 100 [2] 49
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [3] 14
US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [4] 20
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [5] 25

Bro'Sis version

"The Gift"
The Gift (Bro'Sis song).jpg
Single by Bro'Sis
from the album Never Forget (Where You Come From)
ReleasedDecember 9, 2002
Length4:07
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Bro'Sis singles chronology
"Hot Temptation"
(2002)
"The Gift"
(2002)
"Oh No"/"Never Stop"
(2003)

In 2002, German pop group Bro'Sis re-recorded the song for the Special Winter Edition reissue of their debut studio album Never Forget (Where You Come From) (2002). Re-titled "The Gift" and released as reissue's second single, it entered the top twenty of the German Singles Chart.

Track listings

Maxi single [6]
No.TitleLength
1."The Gift" (Radio Edit)3:47
2."The Gift" (X-Mas Radio Edit)4:08
3."The Gift" (Acoustic Mix)4:08
4."The Gift" (X-Mas Acoustic Mix)3:20
5."The Gift" (Album Version)4:07

Credits and personnel

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "This Gift"
Chart (2002)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [6] 40
Germany (GfK) [7] 16

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