Posted April 7, 20178 yr probably time to bring this thread back seeing as Harry Styles is set to have a number one next Friday with 'Sign Of The Times' (5:41). here are all those that pass 5:30. 9:20 Oasis - All Around The World (1998) 8:04 Justin Timberlake - Mirrors (2013) 7:22 Oasis - D'ya Know What I Mean? (1997) 7:07 U.S.A. For Africa - We Are The World (1985) 7:06 The Beatles - Hey Jude (1968) 6:53 Steve "Silk" Hurley - Jack Your Body (1987) 6:51 George Michael - Jesus To A Child (1996) 6:46 Michael Jackson - Earth Song (1995) 6:44 Eminem feat. Dido - Stan (2000) 6:44 Simple Minds - Belfast Child (1989) 6:33 Queen - Innuendo (1991) 6:25 Take That - Never Forget (1995) 6:11 Madonna - Frozen (1998) 6:07 10cc - I'm Not In Love (1975) 5:58 Deniece Williams - Free (1977) 5:54 Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (1975) 5:50 Boyz II Men - End Of The Road (1992) 5:50 Rod Stewart - Maggie May (1971) 5:47 George Michael & Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (1991) 5:45 Spandau Ballet - True (1983)
April 7, 20178 yr Why is 'All Around The World' listed twice and with two different years? I'm pretty sure the version on the CD single is 9:20.
April 7, 20178 yr I'm kinda shocked to learn that 'Bohemian Rhapsody' is 'only' 6 minutes long. I thought it was missing from the list at first!
April 7, 20178 yr Author I didn't know Frozen was that long The video edit is slightly shorter at 5:23, the album version is 6:19 though.
April 7, 20178 yr You forgot Meat Loaf - "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)". The video version is 7:38 and the album version is 12:01
April 7, 20178 yr Author The single version is 5:22. (EDIT: also going to remove 'Frozen' and 'Everything I Do' as apparently the single versions were shorter - if anyone knows more about the single versions of other songs I've listed tell me)
April 7, 20178 yr Author It wasn't. The radio edit was released a while after the full length version and didn't make as much of a chart impact.
April 7, 20178 yr oops Was gonna suggest The Orb , but then realised its just number 1 s :lol: Edited April 7, 20178 yr by fiesta
April 7, 20178 yr One for the oldies, Laurie Anderson's 'O Superman' came in at 8:21, I was convinced it got to number 1 but in fact it stalled at number 2.
April 7, 20178 yr I'm guessing it's no coincidence that We Are The World was one second longer than the record holder at the time. Wait oops just saw I Feel Love. That probably had a radio edit that was shorter. Edited April 7, 20178 yr by n4yr
April 7, 20178 yr I Feel Love was 5.53. Jack Your Body was 3.13. The figures on that list for those two refer to the 12 inch singles.
April 7, 20178 yr More single versions: Madonna - Hung Up - 3:23 https://www.discogs.com/Madonna-Hung-Up/release/557274 All Saints - Never Ever - 5:15 https://www.discogs.com/All-Saints-Never-Ev...release/1073077 The Prodigy - Breathe - 3:59 https://www.discogs.com/Prodigy-Breathe/release/1330378 Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone - 4:29 https://www.discogs.com/Michael-Jackson-You.../release/776178 Madonna - Like A Prayer - 5:19 https://www.discogs.com/Madonna-Like-A-Prayer/release/707008 On the other hand, I believe the CD single of Madonna - Frozen contained the full 6:11 version: https://www.discogs.com/Madonna-Frozen/release/35527 Also, the 7:53 version of Meat Loaf was on some versions of the single, but I don't know if the one that sold most in the UK had that or the 5:25 edit. Edit: Meat Loaf's catalogue number on the chart at the time is for a release with the 7:53 version, which I would *guess* reflects the main UK release: http://i.imgur.com/rjjhrkI.png https://www.discogs.com/Meat-Loaf-Id-Do-Any.../release/640894 Edited April 7, 20178 yr by Rush
April 7, 20178 yr The single version of 'Three Times A Lady' by Commodores was 3:35. It was the album version that was 6:39 in length...
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