Pray (Tina Cousins song)

"Pray" is a song recorded by British singer Tina Cousins. It was written by Mark Topham and Karl Twigg, and released in November 1998 as the lead single from her debut album, Killing Time. The song was her second consecutive top-twenty hit in the United Kingdom and her first top-ten hit in Australia, where it achieved Gold status. In Europe, "Pray" also reached the top 10 in Finland and Scotland, and it peaked at number 48 on the Eurochart Hot 100 in November 1998.

"Pray"
Single by Tina Cousins
from the album Killing Time
ReleasedNovember 1998
Recorded1998
GenreTrance music
Length3:56
LabelJive/eBul
Songwriter(s)
  • Mark Topham
  • Karl Twigg
Producer(s)Pete Waterman
Tina Cousins singles chronology
"Mysterious Times"
(1998)		 "Pray"
(1998)		 "Thank ABBA for the Music"
(1999)
Music video
"Pray" on YouTube

Critical reception

AllMusic editor MacKenzie Wilson said that the "high-tempo R&B sounds on "Pray" are so energetic and exciting, the club/dance scene can only be heightened".[1] Chuck Campbell from Knoxville News Sentinel noted that "it's hard to escape the hope of the histrionic first single "Pray"".[2] Music & Media wrote in their review of the song that "Ms. Cousins' first real claim to fame was her presence on Sash!'s huge hit Mysterious Times earlier this year. With this effort, she proves that she is perfectly capable of going it alone. This song is well suited to a fairly broad range of formats, and should do well on the dancefloor as well."[3]

Music video

The original music video for the song was filmed in the North East England town of Whitley Bay. It features scenes shot in the town's Spanish City leisure complex which was by the late 1990s past its heyday and only a few years away from partial demolition and dereliction. Other scenes are staged in St Mary's Lighthouse, around its island, along the coast and in a terraced back street at the rear of Whitley Bay Baptist Church.

Track listing

CD single - Europe (1998)

  1. "Pray" (Radio Edit) - 3:55
  2. "Pray" (Original Version) - 4:23

Charts and certifications

References
  1. "Tina Cousins - Killing Time". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  2. "Olsson's new 'Words' don't make a point". Daily News. 28 June 2000. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. "Airborne" (PDF). Music & Media. p. 17. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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  5. "Ultratop.be – Tina Cousins – Pray" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  6. "Music & Media: Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  7. "Tina Cousins: Pray" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  8. "Lescharts.com – Tina Cousins – Pray" (in French). Les classement single.
  9. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 49, 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Tina Cousins – Pray" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  11. "Charts.nz – Tina Cousins – Pray". Top 40 Singles.
  12. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  13. "Spanishcharts.com – Tina Cousins – Pray" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  14. "Swedishcharts.com – Tina Cousins – Pray". Singles Top 100.
  15. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  16. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  17. "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2000". ARIA. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  18. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
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