To You I Belong

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"To You I Belong"
To You I Belong (B*Witched single - cover art).jpg
Single by B*Witched
from the album B*Witched
B-side "Fly Away", "B*Witched's Message to Santa"
Released7 December 1998 (1998-12-07) [1]
Length3:05
Label Epic, Glowworm
Songwriter(s) B*Witched, Ray "Madman" Hedges, Martin Brannigan
Producer(s) Ray "Madman" Hedges
B*Witched singles chronology
"Rollercoaster"
(1998)
"To You I Belong"
(1998)
"Blame It on the Weatherman"
(1999)

"To You I Belong" is a song by Irish girl group B*Witched. Written by the band, Ray "Madman" Hedges, and Martin Brannigan, it was released as the third single from their self-titled debut album (1998) on 7 December 1998. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart the same month, giving the band their third UK chart-topping single.

Contents

Critical reception

Claudia Connell from News of the World wrote, "Like C'est La Vie, this follow-up ballad has a distinctly Irish flavour which lets the girls display their considerable vocal talents." She added, "Yes, this could even knock Cher off the top!" [2]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "To You I Belong" was directed by Katie Bell, who would later also direct the video for "I Shall Be There".[ citation needed ] Like the song itself, the video has a Christmas feel to it: it features a cold, icy forest and a large lake.

Live performances

During performances, lead singer Edele Lynch wore finger cymbals which she would clap in time with the cymbals claps in the music. This became another one of B*Witched's signature performance moves, along with dancing an Irish reel for the bridge on "C'est la Vie", the human rollercoaster for "Rollercoaster" and the facial hand gesture for "Blame It on the Weatherman".

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the B*Witched album booklet. [8]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [17] Gold400,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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