"Sound"
Single by James
from the album Seven
B-side"All My Sons"
Released18 November 1991 (1991-11-18)[1]
Length4:04
LabelFontana
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Youth
James singles chronology
"Sit Down"
(1991)
"Sound"
(1991)
"Born of Frustration"
(1992)

"Sound" is a song written by Jim Glennie, Larry Gott, and Tim Booth, recorded by Manchester band James for their fourth studio album, Seven (1992). Clocking in at over six and a half minutes on the album, the song was shortened considerably for the single version. The CD release featured both the album and the single version, along with a dub remix of "Come Home" and an original song called "All My Sons".

Released in November 1991 as the album's first single, it reached No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the second of the group's three top-10 hits. Apart from "Sit Down", "Sound" is the band's only song to enter the top 30 of the Irish Singles Chart, and it also peaked at No. 4 in Portugal and No. 28 in Australia.

Track listings

Charts

Chart (1991–1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 28
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 39
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 15
Portugal (AFP)[9] 4
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 9

References

  1. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 16 November 1991. p. 21. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. Sound (UK 7-inch single sleeve). James. Fontana Records. 1991. JIM 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. Sound (UK cassette single sleeve). James. Fontana Records. 1991. JIMC9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. Sound (UK & Australian CD single liner notes). James. Fontana Records. 1991. JIM CD 9, 866 197-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. Sound (UK 12-inch single sleeve). James. Fontana Records. 1991. JIM 912.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. "James – Sound". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  7. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 50. 14 December 1991. p. 37. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Sound". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  9. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 7. 15 February 1992. p. 26. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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