"A Different Beat" | ||||
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Single by Boyzone | ||||
from the album A Different Beat | ||||
B-side | "Angel" | |||
Released | 2 December 1996[1] | |||
Length | 3:34 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ronan Keating, Stephen Gately, Shane Lynch, Keith Duffy, Martin Brannigan, Ray Hedges | |||
Producer(s) | Ray Hedges, Trevor Horn | |||
Boyzone singles chronology | ||||
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"A Different Beat" is a song by Irish boy band Boyzone from their second studio album of the same name (1996). The song was written by Ronan Keating, Stephen Gately, Shane Lynch, Keith Duffy, Martin Brannigan, and Ray Hedges, and it was produced by Hedges with additional production by Trevor Horn on the radio edit. It was released as the album's second single on 2 December 1996 by Polydor Records, becoming their only UK number-one hit to be co-written by members of the group.
A reviewer from Music Week rated the song four out of five, describing it as a "dramatic epic, enriched by African chants". [2] Gerald Martinez from New Sunday Times viewed it as "anthemic". [3]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom ( BPI) [20] | Silver | 200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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"A Different Beat" | ||||
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Single by Boyzone | ||||
from the album A Different Beat | ||||
B-side | "Angel" | |||
Released | 2 December 1996[1] | |||
Length | 3:34 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ronan Keating, Stephen Gately, Shane Lynch, Keith Duffy, Martin Brannigan, Ray Hedges | |||
Producer(s) | Ray Hedges, Trevor Horn | |||
Boyzone singles chronology | ||||
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"A Different Beat" is a song by Irish boy band Boyzone from their second studio album of the same name (1996). The song was written by Ronan Keating, Stephen Gately, Shane Lynch, Keith Duffy, Martin Brannigan, and Ray Hedges, and it was produced by Hedges with additional production by Trevor Horn on the radio edit. It was released as the album's second single on 2 December 1996 by Polydor Records, becoming their only UK number-one hit to be co-written by members of the group.
A reviewer from Music Week rated the song four out of five, describing it as a "dramatic epic, enriched by African chants". [2] Gerald Martinez from New Sunday Times viewed it as "anthemic". [3]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom ( BPI) [20] | Silver | 200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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