Wonder (Embrace song)

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"Wonder"
Single by Embrace
from the album If You've Never Been
Released20 August 2001 (2001-08-20) [1]
Length4:24
Label Hut, Virgin, Mobetta
Songwriter(s) Danny McNamara, Richard McNamara
Producer(s) Ken Nelson, Embrace
Embrace singles chronology
"I Wouldn't Wanna Happen to You"
(2000)
"Wonder"
(2001)
"Make It Last"
(2001)

"Wonder" is a song by English rock band Embrace, released on 20 August 2001. It was the first single from their third studio album, If You've Never Been (2001), and peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

Track listings

UK CD1 and cassette single [2] [3]

  1. "Wonder"
  2. "Anywhere You Go"
  3. "Everyday"

UK CD2 [4]

  1. "Wonder"
  2. "Today"
  3. "Caught in a Rush"
  4. "Wonder" (video)

Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [5] 59
Scotland (OCC) [6] 12
UK Singles (OCC) [7] 14

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References

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