Strange (Wet Wet Wet song)

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"Strange"
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Single by Wet Wet Wet
from the album 10
B-side "Theme from Grand Prix"
Released2 June 1997 (1997-06-02) [1]
RecordedSeptember–October 1996
Studio Sarm Hook End Manor (Checkendon, England)
Length3:46
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Wet Wet Wet singles chronology
"If I Never See You Again"
(1997)		"Strange"
(1997)		"Yesterday" / "Maybe I'm in Love"
(1997)
Music video
"Strange" on YouTube

"Strange" is a song by Scottish band Wet Wet Wet, released as the second single from their fifth studio album, 10 (1997). It was released on 2 June 1997, charting at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart and becoming the group's 19th top-20 hit in the UK. Marti Pellow recorded his own version of the song for inclusion on his 2002 album, Marti Pellow Sings the Hits of Wet Wet Wet & Smile .

Contents

Track listings

UK CD1 [2]

  1. "Strange" (radio edit)
  2. "Lip Service" (live at Hook End)
  3. "Don't Want to Forgive Me Now" (live at Wembley)
  4. "Strange" (live at Hook End)

UK CD2 [3]

  1. "Strange" (radio edit)
  2. "If I Never See You Again" (live at Hook End)
  3. "Theme from Grand Prix"
  4. "Strange" (LP version)

UK cassette and European CD single [4] [5]

  1. "Strange" (radio edit)
  2. "Don't Want to Forgive Me Now" (live at Wembley)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes and the 10 booklet. [2] [6]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1997)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [7] 10
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [8] 76
Germany (Official German Charts) [9] 95
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [10] 83
Scotland (OCC) [11] 5
UK Singles (OCC) [12] 13

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References

  1. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 31 May 1997. p. 33. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 Strange (UK CD1 liner notes). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1997. JWLCD 30, 574 525-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ Strange (UK CD2 liner notes). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1997. JWLDD 30, INT 574 527-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ Strange (UK cassette single sleeve). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1997. JWLMC 30, 574 524-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ Strange (European CD single liner notes). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1997. 574 524-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ 10 (UK CD album booklet). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1997. 534 585-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ "Wet Wet Wet – Strange" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 14, no. 26. 28 June 1997. p. 18. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Wet Wet Wet – Strange" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Wet Wet Wet – Strange" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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