Bring It All Back

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1999 single by S Club 7

title: "Bring It All Back" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["19-recordings-singles", "1999-debut-singles", "1999-songs", "music-television-series-theme-songs", "number-one-singles-in-scotland", "polydor-records-singles", "s-club-7-songs", "song-recordings-produced-by-eliot-kennedy", "songs-written-by-eliot-kennedy", "songs-written-by-mike-percy-(musician)", "songs-written-by-tim-lever", "uk-singles-chart-number-one-singles"] description: "1999 single by S Club 7" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_It_All_Back" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary 1999 single by S Club 7 ::

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nameBring It All Back
coverS Club 7 Bring It All Back cover.png
typesingle
artistS Club 7
albumS Club
released
studioSteelworks (Sheffield, England)
genrePop
length3:33
next_titleS Club Party
next_year1999
misc{{Audio sample
typesingle
fileS Club 7 - Bring It All Back.ogg
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| name = Bring It All Back | cover = S Club 7 Bring It All Back cover.png | alt = | type = single | artist = S Club 7 | album = S Club | B-side =

  • "So Right"
  • "Hello Friend" | released = | recorded = | studio = Steelworks (Sheffield, England) | genre = Pop | length = 3:33 | label =
  • Polydor
  • 19 | writer =
  • Eliot Kennedy
  • Mike Percy
  • Tim Lever
  • S Club 7 | producer =
  • Eliot Kennedy
  • Mike Percy
  • Tim Lever | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = S Club Party | next_year = 1999 | misc = {{Audio sample | type = single | file = S Club 7 - Bring It All Back.ogg "Bring It All Back" is the debut single of British pop group S Club 7. It was co-written by S Club 7, Eliot Kennedy, Mike Percy and Tim Lever for the group's debut studio album S Club (1999). Kennedy, Percy, and Lever also produced the song. It was released on 7 June 1999 as the album's lead single. "Bring It All Back" was used as the theme for the band's first CBBC series Miami 7 as well.

"Bring It All Back" was a chart success, reaching the top spot in the United Kingdom and New Zealand whilst also peaking within the top ten in Ireland and Sweden. The song was released in North America on 28 September 1999, shortly before their television show Miami 7 became popular in the United States. By May 2015 it had sold 675,000 copies in the UK.

Song information

"Bring It All Back" is notable for being the only S Club 7 single on which all four female members share lead vocals. The first verse is shared by Jo O'Meara and Rachel Stevens, while the second verse is split between Tina Barrett and Hannah Spearritt. Bradley McIntosh, Jon Lee and Paul Cattermole provide backing vocals and additional vocals on the final chorus. The single contains an extended version of the track with an additional refrain and chorus, as well as a club remix by K-Klass, which appears on all international versions of the single.

The single also contains two B-sides, "So Right" and "Hello Friend". "So Right" features in the sixth episode of Miami 7, and as a bonus track on the Japanese version of the band's debut album, and is an up-tempo R&B number. "Hello Friend", a ballad duet between O'Meara and Lee with additional backing vocals, was one of only three songs from the band's debut album era not performed during Miami 7, alongside "Our Time Has Come" and "Friday Night". However, it was later performed during Viva S Club to mark Cattermole's departure from the band. It was later added to the setlist of the Bring It All Back 2015 tour as an intimate duet between O'Meara and Lee.

Critical reception

Music Week selected the single as "Recommended" ahead of its release, saying "It's a tough week on the release front, but this could be the debut of the year so far ... manager Simon Fuller and Polydor boss Lucian Grainge have turned to a trio of proven songwriters - among them Spice Girls contributor Eliot Kennedy - to produce this fun-filled, uptempo pop outing." Daily Record commented, "The latest catchy lite pop offering from the latest band whose pigeon hole is marked manufactured. More catchy than sticky willies." In 2017, ShortList's Dave Fawbert listed 'Bring It All Back' as containing "one of the greatest key changes in music history".

Music video

Two music videos exist for the track. The first, recorded for use in the British and Australian markets, features newly recorded scenes of the band performing the track on a beach stage in Miami, recorded during the filming of Miami 7, as well as additional montage clips from several episodes of the series. The end of the video shows a group of people watching the band as the cameras pull away. Most notably, there are two beach stage scenes in the video that show Barrett with a different hairstyle compared to the rest of the video. This version of the video was shown for the first time on the British music chart show Top of the Pops on 30 April 1999, with S Club 7 introducing it following a short interview with Jamie Theakston.

The second video was recorded for use in the United States, and features scenes of the band performing the song in an American trailer park (recorded during the filming of the band's TV special Boyfriends and Birthdays), as well as in a courtroom, scenes taken from episode 10 of Miami 7, "Court in the Act". The video also features clips of the band performing the song poolside, which are taken from the opening credits of the series.

Track listings

  • UK CD1
  1. "Bring It All Back"
  2. "So Right"
  3. "Bring It All Back" (extended mix)
  4. "Bring It All Back" (CD ROM video)
  • UK CD2 (includes two band postcards)
  1. "Bring It All Back"
  2. "Hello Friend"
  3. "Bring It All Back" (K-Klass club mix)
  • UK cassette single
  1. "Bring It All Back"
  2. "So Right"
  • US CD single
  1. "Bring It All Back"
  2. "Bring It All Back" (K-Klass club mix)
  3. "S Club 7 in Miami" (CD-ROM trailer)
  • Australian CD single (includes bonus poster and star file)
  1. "Bring It All Back"
  2. "So Right"
  3. "Bring It All Back" (K-Klass club mix)
  4. "Bring It All Back" (CD ROM video)
  • Digital single
  1. "Bring It All Back" – 3:34
  2. "So Right" – 3:44
  3. "Hello Friend" – 3:02
  4. "Bring It All Back" (extended mix) – 5:32
  5. "Bring It All Back" (K-Klass club mix) – 6:14
  6. "Bring It All Back" (karaoke version) – 3:36

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the S Club album booklet.

Studios

  • Recorded at Steelworks Studios (Sheffield, England)
  • Mastered at Transfermation (London, England)

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (1999–2000) | Peak position | Australia|3|artist=S Club 7|song=Bring It All Back|access-date=28 July 2012}} | Austria|13|artist=S Club 7|song=Bring It All Back|access-date=28 July 2012}} | Flanders Tip|2|artist=S Club 7|song=Bring It All Back|access-date=20 December 2013}} | Wallonia|5|artist=S Club 7|song=Bring It All Back|access-date=28 July 2012}} | Canadaadultcontemporary|64|chartid=9970|access-date=18 June 2020}} | Denmark (IFPI) | Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) | France|21|artist=S Club 7|song=Bring It All Back|access-date=28 July 2012}} | Germany|6|artist=S Club 7|song=Bring It All Back|songid=4161|access-date=10 October 2018}} | Ireland2|3|song=Bring It All Back|access-date=21 November 2019}} | Dutch40|4|artist=S Club 7|song=Bring It All Back|week=12|year=2000|access-date=28 July 2012}} | Dutch100|3|artist=S Club 7|song=Bring It All Back|access-date=27 May 2019}} | New Zealand|1|artist=S Club 7|song=Bring It All Back|access-date=28 July 2012}} | Scotland|1|date=19990619|access-date=28 July 2012}} | Spain|4|artist=S Club 7|song=Bring It All Back|access-date=28 July 2012}} | Sweden|9|artist=S Club 7|song=Bring It All Back|access-date=28 July 2012}} | Switzerland|2|artist=S Club 7|song=Bring It All Back|access-date=28 July 2012}} | UK|1|date=19990619|access-date=28 July 2012}} | UK Airplay (Music Week) | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Year-end charts

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Chart (1999)PositionAustralia (ARIA)New Zealand (RIANZ)Romania (Romanian Top 100)UK Singles (OCC)
14
4
100
11
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Chart (2000)PositionAustralia (ARIA)Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)Germany (Media Control)Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)Netherlands (Single Top 100)Sweden (Hitlistan)Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)
56
32
56
70
26
19
60
32
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Decade-end charts

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Chart (2000–2009)PositionNetherlands (Single Top 100)
100
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Certifications

Cover versions

The song was covered by Taiwanese pop singer Jolin Tsai and re-titled "Don't Stop" for the 2000 album Don't Stop. Korean girl group GFriend also covered the song at various music festivals. On 21 May 2021, Lucy Spraggan released her cover.

References

References

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  2. (29 May 1999). "Reviews - For records released on June 7, 1999".
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  5. (1 May 2009). "1999 - Popscene".
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  12. "Bring It All Back – EP by S Club 7 on Apple Music". [[Apple Music]].
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  14. (13 November 1999). "Top National Sellers".
  15. (11 March 2000). "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles".
  16. (26 June 1999). "The Airplay Chart".
  17. "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1999". [[Australian Recording Industry Association.
  18. "End of Year Top 50 Singles 1999". [[Recorded Music NZ]].
  19. "Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 1999". [[Romanian Top 100]].
  20. (1999). "Yearly Best Selling Singles". [[British Phonographic Industry]].
  21. "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2000". ARIA.
  22. "Rapports annuels 2000". [[Ultratop]].
  23. (23 December 2000). "Year in Focus – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2000".
  24. "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2000". [[GfK Entertainment]].
  25. "Top 40 – Jaargang 36, 1996". Stichting Nederlandse Top 40.
  26. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2000". [[MegaCharts]].
  27. "Årslista Singlar, 2000". [[Sverigetopplistan]].
  28. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000".
  29. "Decennium Charts – Singles 2000–2009". MegaCharts.
  30. Myers, Justin. (9 May 2015). "S Club 7's Official Top 10 Best Selling Singles". [[Official Charts Company]].
  31. (21 May 2021). "Bring It All Back". [[Spotify]].
  32. (21 May 2021). "My cover of 'BRING IT ALL BACK' is out now! I was sitting at the piano and looked up the lyrics of the song, they are actually quite poignant. I love that song. It's a bop! Let me know what you think!". [[Twitter]].

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