Going Nowhere

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"Going Nowhere"
Gabrielle - Going Nowhere.jpg
Single by Gabrielle
from the album Find Your Way
Released20 September 1993 (1993-09-20)[1]
Length3:50
Label
  • Go! Beat
  • Universal
Songwriter(s)
  • Gabrielle
  • George McFarlane
Producer(s)Peter Craigie
Gabrielle singles chronology
"Dreams"
(1993) 		"Going Nowhere"
(1993) 		"I Wish"
(1993)

"Going Nowhere" is a song by English singer Gabrielle. It was written by Gabrielle and George McFarlane and produced by Pete Cragie for Gabrielle's debut studio album, Find Your Way (1993). Released as the album's second single on 20 September 1993, "Going Nowhere" reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart and number 18 in Ireland. It also peaked at number three on the Canadian RPM Dance chart and number 14 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.

Critical reception[]

Andy Beevers from Music Week gave the song four out of five. He wrote, "How do you follow up a debut hit as massive as Dreams? Gabrielle wisely decides to stick to pretty much the same formula, delivering a distinctively sung, dead catchy song". He also added, "However, this is no note-for-note rerun – the song is less overtly poppy than Dreams and Steve Jervier's production gives it a street soul edge."[2] Tim Jeffery from the magazine's RM Dance Update described it as "a slow, soulful song aimed at the radio", and "not as innovative as 'Dreams' but sure to be another hit."[3]

Track listings[]

UK CD
No.TitleLength
1."Going Nowhere" (7" Version)3:52
2."Going Nowhere" (It's In The Post (Again) Mix)4:41
3."Going Nowhere" (Assault On Battery Mix)4:34
4."Going Nowhere" (Law's House Mix)5:47
5."Going Nowhere" (Portishead Mix)5:04
6."Going Nowhere" (Red Underground (Again) Mix)5:16

Charts[]

Chart (1993–1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 77
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 37
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[6] 3
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 36
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 57
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[9] 15
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 18
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 32
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 38
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 22
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 9
UK Dance Singles (Music Week)[15] 4
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[16] 14

References[]

  1. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 18 September 1993. p. 25. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Misprinted as 13 September.
  2. ^ Beevers, Andy (18 September 1993). "Market Preview: Dance - Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ Jeffery, Tim (11 September 1993). "Hot Vinyl" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 06 Mar 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 24 February 2016 – via Imgur.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Gabrielle – Going Nowhere" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 2622." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10 no. 42. 16 October 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gabrielle – Going Nowhere" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (4.–10. nóv)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 4 November 1993. p. 20. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  10. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Going Nowhere". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 45, 1993" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gabrielle – Going Nowhere" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Gabrielle – Going Nowhere". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  15. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 2 October 1993. p. 26. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Gabrielle Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2019.

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