Picture of You (Boyzone song)

"Picture of You" is a single by Irish boy band Boyzone, released as the first song from their third studio album, Where We Belong (1998). Written by frontman Ronan Keating, Eliot Kennedy, and producers Absolute, the song peaked at No. 2 in both Ireland and the United Kingdom and led to Keating winning an Ivor Novello Award. It is best remembered as the main theme song for the film Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie, for which Rowan Atkinson appeared as his character with the band on both the single cover and in the music video.

"Picture of You"
Single by Boyzone
from the album Where We Belong and Bean: The Album
Released	21 July 1997
Recorded	1997
Genre	Pop Teen pop
Length	3:28
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Andrew Watkins, Paul Wilson Eliot Kennedy Ronan Keating
Producer(s)	Absolute
Boyzone singles chronology
"Isn't It a Wonder" (1997) "Picture of You" (1997) "Baby Can I Hold You / Shooting Star" (1997)

Track listing

CD1

1. "Picture of You" - 3:28
2. "Let The Message Run Free" - 5:08
3. "Words" (Spanglish Version) - 4:02

CD2 (In Limited Edition Digipak)

1. "Picture of You" - 3:28
2. "Picture of You" (Extended Mix) - 5:54
3. "I've Got You" - 3:45

CD3 (Smart Communications "Live More" version)

1. "Picture of You" - 3:28

CD4 (Disney Channel's Liv and Maddie version)

1. "Picture of You" - 3:28

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[1] 39 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 23 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 30 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 19 Denmark (Tracklisten)[5] 9 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 12 France (SNEP)[7] 15 Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 32 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[9] 38 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 2 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 25 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 27 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[13] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 22 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 23 Taiwan (IFPI)[16] 9 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[18] 95 France (SNEP)[19] 91 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[20] 48 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Gold 400,000 sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Cover versions

• In 1999, the song was covered in Portuguese by girlband Tentações on their second and final studio album Nunca Me Percas, titled as '"Tu és a Minha Loucura"
• In 2007, the song was performed by Westlife on their The Love Tour
• In 2007, the song was performed by Boyzone at their return performance on the Children in Need 2007 charity event
• In 2017, the song was performed by Elmo Magalona and Janella Salvador on the 31st PMPC Star Awards for Television

References

1. "Australian-charts.com – Boyzone – Picture of You". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Boyzone – Picture of You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
3. "Ultratop.be – Boyzone – Picture of You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
4. "Ultratop.be – Boyzone – Picture of You" (in French). Ultratop 50.
5. "Danishcharts.com – Boyzone – Picture of You". Tracklisten.
6. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14 no. 32. 9 August 1997. p. 12. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
7. "Lescharts.com – Boyzone – Picture of You" (in French). Les classement single.
8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Boyzone – Picture of You". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
9. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (24.7. '97 – 30.7. '97)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 25 July 1997. p. 22. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Picture of You". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 34, 1997" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Boyzone – Picture of You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
13. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
14. "Swedishcharts.com – Boyzone – Picture of You". Singles Top 100.
15. "Swisscharts.com – Boyzone – Picture of You". Swiss Singles Chart.
16. "IFPI Taiwan – Single Top 10 (1997/33)". Archived from the original on 28 January 1999. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
17. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
18. "Rapports annuels 1997" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
19. "Tops de L'année | Top Singles 1997" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
20. "Top 100 Singles 1997". Music Week. 17 January 1998. p. 27.
21. "British single certifications – Boyzone – Picture of You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics