Counting Every Minute
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"Counting Every Minute" is a Pop-dance song written by Stock Aitken Waterman
for Sonia's debut studio album Everybody Knows (1990). The single was released in April 1990 as the album's fourth single. This single reached #16 in UK and #18 in Ireland.
7" Single & Cassette Single
12" Single
12" Remix
Stock Aitken Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a UK songwriting and record producing trio consisting of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman. They had great success during the mid to late 1980s and early 1990s...
for Sonia's debut studio album Everybody Knows (1990). The single was released in April 1990 as the album's fourth single. This single reached #16 in UK and #18 in Ireland.
Formats and track listings
CD Single- "Counting Every Minute" - 3:32
- "Counting Every Minute" (The Don Miguel Mix) - 6:45
- "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (Sonia's Kiss Mix) - 6:40
7" Single & Cassette Single
- "Counting Every Minute" - 3:32
- "Counting Every Minute" (Instrumental) - 3:56
12" Single
- "Counting Every Minute" (The Don Miguel Mix) - 6:45
- "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (Sonia's Kiss Mix) - 6:40
- "Counting Every Minute" - 3:32
12" Remix
- "Counting Every Minute" (Tick-Tock Mix) - 7:25
- "Counting Every Minute" (The Don Miguel Mix) - 6:45
- "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (Sonia's Kiss Mix) - 6:40
Charts
| Chart (1990) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
16 |
| Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
18 |
Credits and presonnel
The following people contributed to "Counting Every Minute":- Sonia - lead vocals
- Mae McKenna, Miriam Stockley - backing vocals
- Mike Stock - keyboardsMusical keyboardA musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a musical instrument, particularly the piano. Keyboards typically contain keys for playing the twelve notes of the Western musical scale, with a combination of larger, longer keys and smaller, shorter keys that repeats at the...
, baking vocals - Matt AitkenMatt AitkenMatthew James Aitken , is a British songwriter and record producer, brought up in Astley, Greater Manchester, best known as the creative force behind the 1980s songwriting/production trio Stock Aitken Waterman....
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, keyboards - A Linn - drums
- Dave Ford - mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...