Finally Found

"Finally Found"
"Finally Found"
Single by Honeyz
from the album Wonder No. 8
B-side	"In the Street"; "Summertime";
Released	24 August 1998
Genre	Nu-soul
Length	4:47 (album version); 4:09 (Rude Boy Mix);
Label	Mercury; 1st Avenue;
Songwriter(s)	Yoyo Olugbo; Henry Binns; Honeyz;
Producer(s)	Steve Levine
Honeyz singles chronology
Music video
	"Finally Found" on YouTube

"Finally Found" is the debut single of British girl group Honeyz. It was released on 24 August 1998 as the lead single from their debut album Wonder No. 8 (1998). The song was their most successful single in the UK and worldwide, peaking at number four on the UK Singles Chart and earning platinum status in Australia, where it peaked at number three. It reached the top 20 in Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand, and Sweden.

The song was given a slightly different mix for single release, titled the "Rude Boy Mix". This mix adds background instrumentation and more backing vocals during the song while omitting the instrumental intro and spoken French towards the end of the album version. The single was digitized, along with all other official Honeyz singles, for release on digital music stores and streaming services on May 14, 2021. The "Finally Found" single included all officially released versions of the song, plus a previously unused "radio edit" which is a different mix from both the single and album versions.^[2]

The group performed the song in 2005 for the ITV series Hit Me, Baby, One More Time, performed with the original lineup (Célena Cherry, Heavenli Denton and Naima Belkhiati).

Critical reception[]

Daily Record described the song as a "London-style swing beat tune".^[3] Caroline Sullivan from The Guardian said it "faithfully reproduces the well-mannered nu-soul sound of the current American charts."^[4]

Track listings[]

UK and Australian CD1^[5]

"Finally Found" (Rude Boy Mix) – 4:09
"In the Street" (Ignorants Mix) – 5:29
"Summertime" – 3:49

UK and Australian CD2^[6]

"Finally Found" (Rude Boy Mix) – 4:09
"Summertime" (Booker T Summer Groove Mix) – 5:53
"Summertime" (Booker T Summer Groove Dub) – 5:53

UK cassette single and European CD single^[7]^[8]

"Finally Found" (Rude Boy Mix) – 4:09
"In the Street" (Ignorants Mix) – 5:29

2021 digital release^[9]

"Finally Found" (radio edit) – 3:43
"Finally Found" (Rude Boy Mix) – 4:09
"Finally Found" (U-Nam Remix) – 4:37
"Finally Found" (backing track / competition version) – 3:45
"In the Street" (Ignorants Mix) – 5:28
"In the Street" (2001 Mix) – 5:34
"Summertime" – 3:50
"Summertime" (Booker T Summer Groove Mix) – 5:54
"Summertime" (Booker T Summer Groove Dub) – 5:55
"Summertime" (Love to Infinity's Stingray Mix) – 3:34

Tracks 1 and 10 were previously unreleased commercially. Tracks 4 and 6 were originally released on "Love of a Lifetime" CD2 and "I Don't Know" CD2 respectively.

Charts and certifications[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1998–1999)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[10]	3
Denmark (IFPI)^[11]	20
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[12]	20
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[13]	24
Ireland (IRMA)^[14]	4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[15]	21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[16]	23
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[17]	12
Scotland (OCC)^[18]	8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[19]	6
UK Singles (OCC)^[20]	4
UK R&B (OCC)^[21]	1

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1998)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[22]	22
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[23]	44
UK Singles (OCC)^[24]	36

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[25]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
Sweden (GLF)^[26]	Gold	15,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[27]	Gold	400,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 22 August 1998. p. 35. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
^ @Pop_Activism (14 May 2021). "

[1] "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 22 August 1998. p. 35. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[2] @Pop_Activism (14 May 2021). "

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