What's Your Sign? (song)

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"What's Your Sign?"
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Single by Des'ree
from the album Supernatural
B-side "You Gotta Be"
Released26 October 1998 (1998-10-26) [1]
Length
  • 4:08 (album version)
  • 3:56 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Des'ree
  • Ashley Ingram
Producer(s)
  • Des'ree
  • Ashley Ingram
Des'ree singles chronology
"Fire"
(1998)
"What's Your Sign?"
(1998)
"God Only Knows"
(1999)
Music video
"What's Your Sign" on YouTube

"What's Your Sign" is a song by British pop and soul singer Des'ree. Written by the singer with the track's producer Ashley Ingram, "What's Your Sign?" was released as the fourth single from Des'ree's third studio album, Supernatural (1998). It was released on 26 October 1998 and reached number one in Spain as well as the top 40 in Austria and France.

Contents

Background

The song is about people's obsession with astrology and how compatible people are in love based on their astrological sign. It was released as the follow-up to Des'ree's European hit "Life".

Track listings

Charts

Chart (1998–1999)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [8] 167
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [9] 31
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [10] 5
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [11] 57
France (SNEP) [12] 37
Germany (Official German Charts) [13] 65
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [14] 13
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [15] 70
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [16] 41
Scotland (OCC) [17] 20
Spain (AFYVE) [18] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [19] 43
UK Singles (OCC) [20] 19
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [21] 6

References

  1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 24 October 1998. p. 43.
  2. What's Your Sign? (UK CD1 liner notes). Des'ree. Sony Soho Square, Dusted Sound Recordings. 1998. 666516 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. What's Your Sign? (UK CD2 liner notes). Des'ree. Sony Soho Square, Dusted Sound Recordings. 1998. 666516 5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. What's Your Sign? (UK cassette single sleeve). Des'ree. Sony Soho Square, Dusted Sound Recordings. 1998. 666516 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. What's Your Sign? (European CD single liner notes). Des'ree. Sony Soho Square, Dusted Sound Recordings. 1998. S2 666250 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. What's Your Sign? (Australian CD single liner notes). Des'ree. Sony Soho Square, Dusted Sound Recordings, Epic Records. 1998. 666788 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. What's Your Sign? (Japanese CD single liner notes). Des'ree. Epic Records. 1998. ESCA 7318.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 July 2016" . Retrieved 12 July 2016 via Imgur.
  9. "Des'ree – What's Your Sign?" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  10. "Des'ree – What's Your Sign?" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  11. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media . Vol. 15, no. 51. 19 December 1998. p. 18.
  12. "Des'ree – What's Your Sign?" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  13. "Des'ree – What's Your Sign?" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  14. "Tipparade-lijst van week 49, 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  15. "Des'ree – What's Your Sign?" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  16. "Des'ree – What's Your Sign?". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  17. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  18. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN   84-8048-639-2.
  19. "Des'ree – What's Your Sign?". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  20. "Des'ree: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  21. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 January 2023.