"They" is the first single released by Welsh singer Jem from her debut album, Finally Woken (2004). It includes a sample of the Swingle Singers' 1963 adaptation of Johann Sebastian Bach's Prelude in F minor (BWV 881) from Book II of Well-Tempered Clavier from their album Jazz Sebastian Bach.[1] The song became her most popular single, reaching number six on the UK Singles Chart, number one in Hungary, and the top 20 in Austria, Ireland, Greece, and Poland.
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Taiwanese pop singer Jolin Tsai recorded a Chinese version of the song, titled "Paradise" (Chinese: 樂園), for using in an advertisement promoting Motorola mobile phone. "They" is also the title song for the hit MTV show The X Effect and formerly featured on a Pantene shampoo advertisement in the United Kingdom. "They" was also used in TV series like Crossing Jordan and Grey's Anatomy.
Music videos
Jem released two music videos for "They". The UK version, directed by Laurent Briet[2] and inspired by the films Barbarella and "[{2001: A Space Odyssey]], features Jem stripping herself in a spaceship (although she remains covered by strategically placed light based holograms of planetary orbital paths); actually a boy dreams her as he constructs a model of the same spaceship back on Earth. The US version features Jem walking at a park while being accompanied by a number of children. She then encounters several signs and decides to violate them. Some intercut scenes show her at a roundabout being spun by children.
Track listings
UK CD single[3]
- "They"
- "Maybe I'm Amazed" (Paul McCartney)
UK enhanced CD single[4]
- "They" (original version)
- "They" (Cut Chemist Remix)
- "They" (MDK & Ayesha Mix) (Eye in the Sky Mix)
- "They" (video)
US promo 12-inch vinyl ("They" Remixes)[5]
- A1. "They" (Tech Breaks Mix by Kid Freeze)
- A2. "They" (Photek Mix)
- A3. "They" (original album version)
- B1. "They" (Cut Chemist Remix)
- B2. "They" (Cut Chemist Instrumental Remix)
- B3. "They" (Eye in the Sky Mix by MDK and Ayesha)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ Allegro, Ostin. "Ostin Allegro's Pop Meets The Classics". Archived from the original on 28 December 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "jem they". Joe Zizzo. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ They (UK CD single liner notes). Jem. ATO Records, Sony BMG. 2005. 82876685162.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ They (UK enhanced CD single liner notes). Jem. ATO Records, Sony BMG. 2005. 82876685182.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ They (Remixes) (UK promo 12-inch vinyl disc). Jem. ATO Records. 2004. ATOPR012.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Jem – They". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ^ "Jem – They" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "Jem – They" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Jem – They" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Jem — They. TopHit. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Jem – They" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Top 50 Singles Eβδομάδα 18–24/9" (in Greek). IFPI. Archived from the original on 24 September 2005. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Jem". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Jem – They". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 28, 2005" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Jem – They" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Jem – They". Singles Top 100.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Jem Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Top Radio Hits 2005". Tophit. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Rádiós Top 100 – hallgatottsági adatok alapján – 2005" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2005". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 January 2019.