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I Owe You Nothing

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"I Owe You Nothing" is a song by British boy band Bros. Written by Nicky Graham and Tom Watkins and produced by Graham, the song was originally released as their debut single in 1987 but failed to chart. In 1988, it was remixed and re-released by CBS following the success of their breakthrough single "When Will I Be Famous?". The original version of the song can be found on the band's 1988 debut album, Push.

"I Owe You Nothing"
Single by Bros
from the album Push
B-side"I Owe You Nothing" (The Voice)
Released31 August 1987
Length3:34
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)The Brothers (Nicky Graham and Tom Watkins)
Producer(s)Nicky Graham
Bros singles chronology
"I Owe You Nothing"
(1987) 		"When Will I Be Famous?"
(1987)
"Drop the Boy"
(1988)
"I Owe You Nothing"
(1988)
"I Quit"
(1988)
Music video
"I Owe You Nothing" (1987 version) on YouTube
Music video
"I Owe You Nothing" (1988 reissue) on YouTube

"I Owe You Nothing" was Bros's sole UK number-one single, spending two weeks at the top in June 1988. The song additionally peaked number 2 in Ireland whilst reaching the top 10 in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, South Africa, and Switzerland. In the United States, the song reached number 10 on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart. The single has sold nearly 300,000 copies in the UK as of June 2013.[1]

Critical reception

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Bob Stanley from NME wrote, "This is a fair old jiggler closer in origin to "When Will I Be Famous". Though Matt tries his hardest he can't quite summon up the GROOOUURRGHHH! that made 'Drop the Boy' so, umm, memorable."[2] In a review published in Smash Hits, Sylvia Patterson described the song as being "a very smart n'speedy disco fizzler and it's quite good".[3]

Track listings

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  • 7-inch single (1987 and 1988)[4][5]
A. "I Owe You Nothing" – 3:34
B. "I Owe You Nothing" (The Voice) – 3:15
  • 12-inch and cassette single (1987)[6][7]
  1. "I Owe You Nothing" (the Shep Pettibone mix)
  2. "I Owe You Nothing" (Pettibeats)
  3. "I Owe You Nothing" (The Voice)
  4. "I Owe You Nothing" (7-inch mix)
  • 12-inch single (1988)[8]
A1. "I Owe You Nothing" (club mix) – 7:36
B1. "I Owe You Nothing" (The Voice) – 3:15
B2. "I Owe You Nothing" (The Beats) – 2:36
  • 12-inch "Over 18 Mix" single (1988)[9]
  1. "I Owe You Nothing" (Over 18 Mix) – 18:01

Note: The record is single-sided, with the B-side labelled as "Nothing".

  • CD single (1988)[10]
  1. "I Owe You Nothing" – 3:34
  2. "I Owe You Nothing" (Club Mix) – 7:36
  3. "I Owe You Nothing" (The Voice) – 3:15
  4. "I Owe You Nothing" (The Beats) – 2:36
  • US 7-inch single (1988)[11]
A. "I Owe You Nothing" – 3:34
B. "Shocked" – 4:19

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "I Owe You Nothing"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[36] Silver 250,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Myers, Justin (28 June 2013). "Official Charts Flashback: 1988 - Bros, I Owe You Nothing". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. ^ Stanley, Bob (11 June 1988). "Singles". NME. p. 16. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  3. ^ Patterson, Sylvia (26 August – 8 September 1987). "Singles reviewed by Sylvia Patterson" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 9, no. 17. p. 55. ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ I Owe You Nothing (UK 7-inch single vinyl disc). Bros. CBS Records. 1987. ATOM 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ I Owe You Nothing (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Bros. CBS Records. 1988. ATOM 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ I Owe You Nothing (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Bros. CBS Records. 1987. ATOM T1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ I Owe You Nothing (UK cassette single sleeve). Bros. CBS Records. 1987. ATOM C1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ I Owe You Nothing (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Bros. CBS Records. 1988. ATOM T4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ I Owe You Nothing (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Bros. CBS Records. 1988. ATOM QT4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ I Owe You Nothing (UK CD single disc notes). Bros. CBS Records. 1988. CD ATOM 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ I Owe You Nothing (US 7-inch single vinyl disc). Bros. Epic Records. 1988. 34-08006.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ a b "Bros: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  13. ^ "Bros – I Owe You Nothing". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  14. ^ "Bros – I Owe You Nothing" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  15. ^ Danish Singles Chart. 29 July 1988.
  16. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 27. 2 July 1988. p. 14.
  17. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  18. ^ "Bros – I Owe You Nothing" (in French). Les classement single.
  19. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 10 (15. júlí 1988)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 15 July 1988. p. 44. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  20. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Owe You Nothing". Irish Singles Chart.
  21. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 28 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Bros".
  22. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 33, 1988" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  23. ^ "Bros – I Owe You Nothing" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  24. ^ "Bros – I Owe You Nothing". Top 40 Singles.
  25. ^ "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1965 – 1989 Acts B". rock.co.za. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  26. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  27. ^ "Bros – I Owe You Nothing". Swiss Singles Chart.
  28. ^ "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. 19 November 1988. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  29. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bros – I Owe You Nothing" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  30. ^ * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  31. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1988" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  32. ^ "1988 Year End Eurocharts: Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 27. 1 January 1989. p. 14.
  33. ^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1988" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  34. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1988" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  35. ^ Scaping, Peter, ed. (1991). "Top 100 Singles: 1988". BPI YearBook 1989/90. British Phonographic Industry. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-0-9061-5410-6.
  36. ^ "French single certifications – Bros – I Owe You Nothing" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 10 August 2022. Select BROS and click OK. 
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