"Sober" is a 1999 pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 ballad by American

United States

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 singer Jennifer Paige

Jennifer Paige

Jennifer Paige is an American singer-songwriter who achieved success with the 1998 pop hit "Crush". She is considered to be one of the 1990s' biggest one-hit wonders.-Biography:...

 and the second single released from her debut studio album

Studio album

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 Jennifer Paige

Jennifer Paige (album)

Jennifer Paige is the debut album by Jennifer Paige, released in 1998. It launched her only international chart topping single "Crush". The song "Somewhere, Someday" was covered by 'N Sync for 1998's Pokémon: The First Movie soundtrack.-Track listing:...

. It failed to chart in her native United States

United States

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, however, it managed to enter UK Top 75, as well as in Australia

Australia

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 and New Zealand

New Zealand

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, where it became a minor hit.

The music video was first aired in April 1999 and was directed by famous American director Chris Applebaum

Chris Applebaum

Chris Applebaum is an American music video director, who has worked with a diverse range of artists, among them Rihanna, Hilary Duff, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Mandy Moore, Natasha Bedingfield, Fountains of Wayne and Britney Spears...

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Chart

Charts (1999)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	58
New Zealand Singles Chart	45
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 ...	68