Out of Reach (song)

"Out of Reach" is a song by English singer Gabrielle. It was written by Gabrielle and frequent collaborator Jonathan Shorten for the soundtrack of Sharon Maguire's 2001 romantic comedy fim Bridget Jones's Diary.

"Out of Reach"
Single by Gabrielle
from the album Rise and Bridget Jones's Diary: Music from the Motion Picture
Released	9 April 2001
Genre	Pop R&B
Length	3:18
Label	Go Beat Universal
Songwriter(s)	Gabrielle Jonathan Shorten
Producer(s)	Jonathan Shorten
Gabrielle singles chronology
"Should I Stay" (2000) "Out of Reach" (2001) "Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" (2001)

Released as the soundtrack's lead single in 2001, "Out of Reach" peaked at number one in Portugal, number two in New Zealand, and number four on the UK Singles Chart. The song sold 320,000 copies in the UK, as stated by the Official Charts Company, and became the tenth-most-successful single of 2001 in New Zealand. It was later included in the 2001 reissue of her Rise (1999) as well as her greatest hits compilation Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (2001), released the same year.

Music video

The official music video features Gabrielle singing the song whilst wearing dark sunglasses and a large black leather jacket, intercut with clips from Bridget Jones's Diary. The video also featured Don Gilet.

Track listings

UK CD: 1 GOBCD39 [1]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Out of Reach"	3:20
2.	"Out of Reach" (Sunship Remix)	5:22
3.	"Out of Reach" (Architechs Remix)	4:38

UK CD: 2 GOLCD39 [2]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Out of Reach"	3:20
2.	"Out of Reach" (Blacksmith Rerub Mix)	4:44
3.	"Out of Reach" (Almighty Remix)	7:27
4.	"Out of Reach" (Music Video)	3:12

Official versions

Original Mix – 3:16 Almighty Vocal Mix – 7:24 Almighty Radio Edit – 3:44 Almighty Dub Mix – 7:49 Architechs Mix – 4:33 Architechs Radio Edit – 3:38

Blacksmith Mix – 4:42 Blacksmith Radio Edit – 3:42 Sunship Vocal Mix – 5:19 Sunship Radio Edit – 3:26 Sunship Dub Mix – 4:37

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2001–2002) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[3] 9 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 52 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 28 Denmark (Tracklisten)[6] 13 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 17 Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 71 Ireland (IRMA)[9] 3 Italy (FIMI)[10] 33 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 10 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 12 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 2 Norway (VG-lista)[14] 10 Portugal (AFP)[15] 1 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[16] 4 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 8 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 8 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19] 4 UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[20] 2 Chart (2014) Peak position France (SNEP)[21] 178

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position Australia (ARIA)[22] 37 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[23] 72 Ireland (IRMA)[24] 18 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[25] 37 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[26] 51 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[27] 10 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 65 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 53 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[30] 24 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[31] Platinum 70,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[32] Gold 400,000 ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Gabrielle – Out of Reach (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
2. "Gabrielle – Out of Reach (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
3. "Australian-charts.com – Gabrielle – Out of Reach". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
4. "Austriancharts.at – Gabrielle – Out of Reach" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
5. "Ultratop.be – Gabrielle – Out of Reach" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
6. "Danishcharts.com – Gabrielle – Out of Reach". Tracklisten.
7. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18 no. 20. 12 May 2001. p. 15. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Gabrielle – Out of Reach". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
9. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Out of Reach". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
10. "Italiancharts.com – Gabrielle – Out of Reach". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 38, 2001" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Gabrielle – Out of Reach" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
13. "Charts.nz – Gabrielle – Out of Reach". Top 40 Singles.
14. "Norwegiancharts.com – Gabrielle – Out of Reach". VG-lista.
15. "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20 no. 11. 9 March 2002. p. 17. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
16. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
17. "Swedishcharts.com – Gabrielle – Out of Reach". Singles Top 100.
18. "Swisscharts.com – Gabrielle – Out of Reach". Swiss Singles Chart.
19. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
20. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
21. "Lescharts.com – Gabrielle – Out of Reach" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
22. "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2001". ARIA. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
23. "Year in Review – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2001" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18 no. 52. 22 December 2001. p. 14. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
24. "Best of 2001". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
25. "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2001". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
26. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2001" (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
27. "End of Year Charts 2001". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
28. "Årslista Singlar, 2001" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
29. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2001" (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
30. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
31. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
32. "British single certifications – Gabrielle – Out of Reach". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics