Proud (Heather Small song)

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"Proud"
HeatherSmall-Proud AlbumCover FairUse.jpg
Single by Heather Small
from the album Proud
B-side
Released8 May 2000 (2000-05-08)[1]
Length4:29
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Heather Small singles chronology
"Proud"
(2000) 		"Holding On"
(2000)
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Cover art of the 2005 release.
Cover art of the 2005 release.

"Proud" is a song by M People singer Heather Small, released on 8 May 2000. The song peaking at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] It was the title track from her debut album Proud, and was released as her first single becoming a worldwide hit. The song was co-written with and produced by Peter-John Vettese.

In popular culture[]

In 2000, the song was used in the closing montage of the BBC's coverage of the 2000 Summer Olympics.[3][better source needed] Five years later, it was adopted as the official theme for the London 2012 Olympic bid, and was featured in a widely seen promotional video for the bid.[4] Re-released in honour of this, and due to the fact a new M People greatest hits titled Ultimate Collection, which also included two of Small's solo songs, was released the same year, the song returned to the UK Singles Chart peaking at number 33 and remaining in the Top 75 for two more weeks.[5] The song was also re-released on The Biggest Loser soundtrack in 2006. It peaked at number 34.[6]

The song was also referenced and used in the BBC show Miranda. One of the show's characters, Stevie Sutton, frequently sang part of the chorus using a cardboard cutout of Small, part of the song was also used at the end of an episode in series 3, and Small appeared in the show's finale, the second of two specials released in 2014/2015.

The song was used in the BBC soap opera EastEnders in 2019 for Gay pride

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Proud"Heather Small, Peter-John Vettese3:54
2."Don't Give Up the Fight"Small, Danny Schogger3:16
3."Wonderful World"Bob Thiele, George Weiss3:39
4."Proud" (music video)  

Charts[]

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 173
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] 72
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 92
Scotland (OCC)[10] 11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 83
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 16
UK R&B (OCC)[13] 5
Chart (2005) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 33

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Silver 200,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting May 8, 2000: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 6 May 2000. p. 23. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ "UK Top 40 Database". Retrieved 16 September 2007.
  3. ^ "Audley Harrison vs Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov replay + Gold medal ceremony". YouTube. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Celebrations across the UK as countdown to 2012 begins". London 2012. 25 August 2008. Archived from the original on 1 October 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
  5. ^ "UK Top 40 Database".
  6. ^ "Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks". Billboard.com. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 17 September 2007.[dead link]
  7. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-06-05". Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015 – via Imgur.
  8. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17 no. 22. 27 May 2000. p. 15. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Heather Small – Proud" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Heather Small – Proud". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  15. ^ "British single certifications – Heather Small – Proud". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

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