Picture of You (Boyzone song)
and Bean: The Album
- "Let the Message Run Free"
- "I've Got You"
- Andrew Watkins
- Paul Wilson
- Eliot Kennedy
- Ronan Keating
"Isn't It a Wonder" (1997) | "Picture of You" (1997) | "Baby Can I Hold You" / "Shooting Star" (1997) |
"Picture of You" is a song by Irish boy band Boyzone, released as the first single from their third studio album, Where We Belong (1998). Written by frontman Ronan Keating, Eliot Kennedy, and producers Absolute, the song peaked at No. 2 in both Ireland and the United Kingdom. The song served as the main theme for the film Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie, for which Rowan Atkinson appeared as his character with the band on both the single cover and in the music video. Its appearance in the film allowed the song to win the Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Song for a Film or Broadcast at the 1998 ceremony.[1]
Critical reception
Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "This videogenic boy group continues in its quest to win the hearts of stateside teens with a cute confection that borrows heavily from the vintage Motown sound of the Temptations and the Four Tops. Unfortunately, their vocals are not nearly as soulful, even though their harmonies are note-perfect. Still, there should certainly be more than a handful of kiddie-driven top 40 stations that will find this track useful. Also, Polydor would be wise to court the mature ears of AC radio listeners, who will get a nostalgic charge out of this 'Picture'."[2] A reviewer from Music Week rated it four out of five, describing it as a "catchy pop/soul song".[3]
Track listings
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[30] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 21 July 1997 |
| Polydor | [31] |
Japan | 1 March 1998 | CD | [32] |
References
- ^ "The Ivors 1998". Ivor Novello Awards. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ Flick, Larry (25 October 1997). "Reviews & Previews: Singles" (PDF). Billboard. p. 79. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 12 July 1997. p. 23. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Picture of You (UK & European CD1 liner notes). Boyzone. Polydor Records. 1997. 571313-2.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Boyzone – Picture of You". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ^ "Boyzone – Picture of You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "Boyzone – Picture of You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Boyzone – Picture of You" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ a b Lwin, Nanda (2000). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. p. 49. ISBN 1-896594-13-1.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 32. 9 August 1997. p. 12. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Boyzone – Picture of You" (in French). Les classement single.
- ^ "Boyzone – Picture of You" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (24.7. '97 – 30.7. '97)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 25 July 1997. p. 22. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Picture of You". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 34, 1997" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "Boyzone – Picture of You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Major Market Airplay – Week 28/1997" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 28. 26 July 1997. p. 23. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Boyzone – Picture of You". Singles Top 100.
- ^ "Boyzone – Picture of You". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "IFPI Taiwan – Single Top 10 (1997/33)". Archived from the original on 28 January 1999. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Rapports annuels 1997" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Tops de L'année | Top Singles 1997" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 1997" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 22 September 2005.
- ^ "Top 100 Singles 1997". Music Week. 17 January 1998. p. 27.
- ^ "British single certifications – Boyzone – Picture of You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 19 July 1997. p. 27. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "ピクチャー・オブ・ユー | ボーイゾーン" [Picture of You | Boyzone] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
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