Goodnight Girl
"Goodnight Girl" is the third single from Wet Wet Wet's fourth studio album, High on the Happy Side. It was released on 23 December 1991, and was the second of the band's three UK number-one singles (the first being a cover of The Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends"), but the only one to be self-penned.
"Goodnight Girl" | ||||
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Single by Wet Wet Wet | ||||
from the album High on the Happy Side | ||||
B-side | "Brand New Sunrise" | |||
Released | 23 December 1991 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:41 | |||
Label | PolyGram | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Wet Wet Wet | |||
Wet Wet Wet singles chronology | ||||
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A string-laden ballad, "Goodnight Girl" spent four weeks at number one in the UK Singles Chart in January 1992. It also gave Wet Wet Wet their third Irish number-one single (after "With a Little Help from My Friends" and "Sweet Surrender") and reached the top 10 in Belgium and the Netherlands. Marti Pellow recorded his own version of the song for inclusion on his 2002 album Marti Pellow Sings the Hits of Wet Wet Wet & Smile. Writer Graeme Clark was inspired to write the song for his then girlfriend, but has never publicly named her.
Track listings
CD 1
- "Goodnight Girl"
- "Wishing I Was Lucky"
- "Temptation" (from The Memphis Sessions)
CD 2
- "Goodnight Girl"
- "With a Little Help from My Friends"
- "Sweet Surrender"
- "Goodnight Girl" (no strings attached)
MC
- "Goodnight Girl"
- "Ambrose Wykes"
7"
- "Goodnight Girl"
- "Ambrose Wykes"
- "Put the Light On"
CD 1 ('94 version) (Europe and Australia)
- "Goodnight Girl '94" - 3:40
- "Love Is All Around" (MTV Most Wanted Version) - 4:22
- "Goodnight Girl" - 3:40
CD 1 ('94 version) (USA)
- "Goodnight Girl '94" - 3:40
- "Love Is All Around" (MTV Most Wanted Version) - 4:22
Charts
"Goodnight Girl"Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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"Goodnight Girl '94"
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References
- "Australian-charts.com – Wet Wet Wet – Goodnight Girl". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "Austriancharts.at – Wet Wet Wet – Goodnight Girl" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "Ultratop.be – Wet Wet Wet – Goodnight Girl" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9 no. 6. 8 February 1992. p. 17. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Wet Wet Wet – Goodnight Girl". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Goodnight Girl". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 13, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Wet Wet Wet – Goodnight Girl" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "Charts.nz – Wet Wet Wet – Goodnight Girl". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "Jaaroverzichten 1992" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "1992 Year-End Sales Chart – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9 no. 51/52. 19 December 1992. p. 17. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1992" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "Year End Charts: Top Singles". Music Week. 16 January 1993. p. 8.
- "Australian-charts.com – Wet Wet Wet – Goodnight Girl '94". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "Ultratop.be – Wet Wet Wet – Goodnight Girl '94" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11 no. 45. 5 November 1994. p. 19. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11 no. 47. 19 November 1994. p. 24. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Wet Wet Wet – Goodnight Girl '94". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 45, 1994" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Wet Wet Wet – Goodnight Girl '94" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "Charts.nz – Wet Wet Wet – Goodnight Girl '94". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "Swisscharts.com – Wet Wet Wet – Goodnight Girl '94". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 July 2020.