"How Wonderful You Are" | |
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Single by Gordon Haskell | |
from the album Harry's Bar | |
B-side | "A Little Help from You" |
Released | 17 December 2001[1] |
Length | 4:00 |
Label | Flying Sparks |
Songwriter(s) | Gordon Haskell [2] |
"How Wonderful You Are" is a song by English musician Gordon Haskell. It was released as a single in the Christmas period of 2001 after mass promotion by BBC Radio 2 where it became a favourite of listeners after being featured by the drive-time presenter Johnnie Walker. [3] It was the UK Christmas number-two in 2001 behind Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman's cover of " Somethin' Stupid". The song is the most requested song of all time at Radio 2. [4]
The song was covered in Finnish by Kirka for his album Sinut Siinä Nään in 2002.[ citation needed] A mix version was released by Larry Peace in 2017. [5] Haskell re-recorded the song in a samba version for his 2020 album The Cat Who's Got the Cream, featuring jazz trumpeter Guy Barker. [6]
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) [13] | Silver | 200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
"How Wonderful You Are" | |
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![]() | |
Single by Gordon Haskell | |
from the album Harry's Bar | |
B-side | "A Little Help from You" |
Released | 17 December 2001[1] |
Length | 4:00 |
Label | Flying Sparks |
Songwriter(s) | Gordon Haskell [2] |
"How Wonderful You Are" is a song by English musician Gordon Haskell. It was released as a single in the Christmas period of 2001 after mass promotion by BBC Radio 2 where it became a favourite of listeners after being featured by the drive-time presenter Johnnie Walker. [3] It was the UK Christmas number-two in 2001 behind Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman's cover of " Somethin' Stupid". The song is the most requested song of all time at Radio 2. [4]
The song was covered in Finnish by Kirka for his album Sinut Siinä Nään in 2002.[ citation needed] A mix version was released by Larry Peace in 2017. [5] Haskell re-recorded the song in a samba version for his 2020 album The Cat Who's Got the Cream, featuring jazz trumpeter Guy Barker. [6]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom ( BPI) [13] | Silver | 200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |