This Is Where I Came In (song)

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"This Is Where I Came In"
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Single by Bee Gees
from the album This Is Where I Came In
B-side
  • "Just in Case"
  • "I Will Be There"
Released26 March 2001 (2001-03-26)
Recorded2000 [1]
Length
  • 4:56
  • 7:26 (extended version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Bee Gees
Bee Gees singles chronology
"Immortality"
(1998)
"This Is Where I Came In"
(2001)
"Ups & Downs"
(2005)

"This Is Where I Came In" is the final single by the Bee Gees, released on 26 March 2001 as the only single from their last album of the same name. The song was written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb. Lead vocals were performed by Robin Gibb on the first verse and on the chorus, while Barry Gibb sang lead on the second verse and sings harmony on the chorus.[ citation needed ]

Contents

The song reached No. 18 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming their final top-40 hit in the United Kingdom. With this track, the Bee Gees became the first group to obtain UK top-20 hits across five decades, which began in 1967 with "New York Mining Disaster 1941". [2] It also reached No. 25 in Germany and No. 23 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. The song's music video was described as "very stylish and beautiful." [3]

Track listings

All tracks are written by Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb

UK and Australian CD single [4]
No.TitleLength
1."This Is Where I Came In" (single version)3:58
2."Just in Case"4:22
3."I Will Be There"4:04
4."This Is Where I Came In" (CD-ROM video)3:58
UK cassette single [5]
No.TitleLength
1."This Is Where I Came In" (single version)3:58
2."Just in Case"4:22

Personnel

The Bee Gees

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [6] 76
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [7] 42
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [8] 7
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [9] 10
France (IFOP) [10] 88
Germany (Official German Charts) [11] 25
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [12] 16
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [13] 56
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [14] 37
Scotland (OCC) [15] 24
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] 41
UK Singles (OCC) [17] 18
US Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles [18] 23

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United States13 March 2001 Universal [19]
United Kingdom26 March 2001
  • CD
  • cassette
Polydor [20]

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