Finally Found
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Single by Honeyz | ||||
from the album Wonder No. 8 | ||||
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Released | 24 August 1998[1] | |||
Genre | Nu-soul | |||
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Producer(s) | Steve Levine | |||
Honeyz singles chronology | ||||
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"Finally Found" on YouTube |
"Finally Found" is the debut single of British girl group Honeyz. It was released on 24 August 1998 as the lead single from their debut album Wonder No. 8 (1998). The song was their most successful single in the UK and worldwide, peaking at number four on the UK Singles Chart and earning platinum status in Australia, where it peaked at number three. It reached the top 20 in Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand, and Sweden.
The song was given a slightly different mix for single release, titled the "Rude Boy Mix". This mix adds background instrumentation and more backing vocals during the song while omitting the instrumental intro and spoken French towards the end of the album version. The single was digitized, along with all other official Honeyz singles, for release on digital music stores and streaming services on May 14, 2021. The "Finally Found" single included all officially released versions of the song, plus a previously unused "radio edit" which is a different mix from both the single and album versions.[2]
The group performed the song in 2005 for the ITV series Hit Me, Baby, One More Time, performed with the original lineup (Célena Cherry, Heavenli Denton and Naima Belkhiati).
Critical reception
Daily Record described the song as a "London-style swing beat tune".[3] Caroline Sullivan from The Guardian said it "faithfully reproduces the well-mannered nu-soul sound of the current American charts."[4]
Track listings
UK and Australian CD1[5]
UK and Australian CD2[6]
UK cassette single and European CD single[7][8]
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2021 digital release[9]
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[26] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Sweden (GLF)[27] | Gold | 15,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] | Gold | 400,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 22 August 1998. p. 35. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ @Pop_Activism (14 May 2021). "🚨🐝POP ACTIVISM ALERT!🚨🐝 2/8 We've got the End Of The Line single by Honeyz onto digital. Inc remixes by Ignorants &..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Chart Slot". Daily Record. 2 October 1998. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Sullivan, Caroline (4 December 1998). "This Week's Pop CD Releases". p. 19. The Guardian.
- ^ Finally Found (UK & Australian CD1 liner notes). Honeyz. Mercury Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1998. HNZCD 1, 566 205-2.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Finally Found (UK & Australian CD2 liner notes). Honeyz. Mercury Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1998. HNZDD 1, 566 207-2.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Finally Found". 24 August 1998.
- ^ "Honeyz – Finally Found". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 24 November 2006.
- ^ Danish Singles Chart 8 January 1999
- ^ "Music & Media: Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 38. 19 September 1998. p. 11. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (15.10.1998 – 22.10.1998)". DV (in Icelandic). 16 October 1998. p. 10. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Finally Found". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 2, 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Honeyz – Finally Found" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 29 October 2006.
- ^ "Honeyz – Finally Found". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 29 October 2006.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Honeyz – Finally Found". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 29 October 2006.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "1998 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Årslista Singlar, 1998" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Best Sellers of 1998 – Singles Top 100". Music Week. 16 January 1999. p. 7.
- ^ "Jaarlijsten 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "British single certifications – Honeyz – Finally Found". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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