Picture of You (Boyzone song)

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"Picture of You"
Single by Boyzone
from the album Where We Belong and Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie Soundtrack
Released 21 July 1997
Format CD single
Recorded 1997
Genre Pop, teen pop
Length 3:28
Label Polydor
Writer(s) Andrew Watkins, Paul Wilson, Eliot Kennedy, Ronan Keating
Producer(s) Absolute
Boyzone singles chronology
"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. It was released on 21 July 1997 as the first single from their third studio album, Where We Belong. The song was written by frontman Ronan Keating, Eliot Kennedy and Absolute. The song led to a nomination for Keating for an Ivor Novello Award, which he won, and is best remembered as the main theme song for the film Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie; Rowan Atkinson appeared on the single cover and in the music video with the band.

The song appeared in advertisements by the Philippines leading wireless services provider, Smart Communications with its slogan, "Live More", along with Disney Channel's sitcom Liv and Maddie.

Track listing

CD1
  1. "Picture of You" - 3:28
  2. "Let The Message Run Free" - 5:08
  3. "Words" (Spanglish Version) - 4:02
CD2 (In Limited Edition Digipak)
  1. "Picture of You" - 3:28
  2. "Picture of You" (Extended Mix) - 5:54
  3. "I've Got You" - 3:45
CD3 (Smart Communications "Live More" version)
  1. "Picture of You" - 3:28
CD4 (Disney Channel's Liv and Maddie version)
  1. "Picture of You" - 3:28

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 39
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 23
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 30
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 19
Denmark (Tracklisten)[5] 9
France (SNEP)[6] 15
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 32
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 2
Japan (Oricon)[9] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 27
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[11] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 22
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 23
Taiwan Singles Chart[14] 9
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 2
Preceded by Scottish Singles Chart
27 July 1997 – 03 August 1997 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"I'll Be Missing You" by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Silver 200,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Other cover versions

  • In 1999, the song was covered in Portuguese by girlband Tentações on their second and final studio album Nunca Me Percas, titled as '"Tu és a Minha Loucura"
  • In 2007, the song was performed by Westlife on their The Love Tour
  • In 2007, the song was performed by Boyzone at their return performance on the Children in Need 2007 charity event

References

  1. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Boyzone – Picture of You". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  2. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Boyzone – Picture of You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Boyzone – Picture of You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Boyzone – Picture of You" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  5. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Boyzone – Picture of You". Tracklisten.
  6. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Boyzone – Picture of You" (in French). Les classement single.
  7. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Boyzone – Picture of You". GfK Entertainment.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Search for Picture of You.
  9. ↑ Oricon Singles Chart Oricon Singles Chart (Retrieved 2 November 2012)
  10. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Boyzone search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  11. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1997-07-27". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  12. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Boyzone – Picture of You". Singles Top 60.
  13. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Boyzone – Picture of You". Swiss Singles Chart.
  14. ↑ IFPI Taiwan - Single Top 10 (1997/33) at the Wayback Machine (archived January 28, 1999)
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Enter Picture Of You in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search

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