Rotterdam (Or Anywhere)

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"Rotterdam (or Anywhere)"
The Beautiful South - Rotterdam.jpg
Single by the Beautiful South
from the album Blue Is the Colour
B-side"A Minute's Silence"
Released23 September 1996 (1996-09-23)[1][2]
Length3:40
LabelGo! Discs
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jon Kelly
The Beautiful South singles chronology
"Pretenders to the Throne"
(1995) 		"Rotterdam (or Anywhere)"
(1996) 		"Don't Marry Her"
(1996)

"Rotterdam (or Anywhere)" is a song by English pop rock music group the Beautiful South, taken from their fifth studio album, Blue Is the Colour (1996). It features Jacqui Abbott on lead vocals. Released in September 1996, the song reached number five on the UK Singles Chart and stayed in the UK top 40 for nine weeks.

Music video[]

The music video features Jacqui Abbott walking down a motorway while carrying a Jerry can, occasionally joined by a miscellaneous collection of extras. The rest of the band wait for her while sitting on the back of their pick-up truck.

Track listings[]

UK 7-inch and cassette single[3][4]

  1. "Rotterdam"
  2. "A Minute's Silence"

UK CD single[5]

  1. "Rotterdam"
  2. "A Minute's Silence"
  3. "Pollard"

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 21 September 1996. p. 43. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Rotterdam". Amazon. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. ^ Rotterdam (UK 7-inch single sleeve). The Beautiful South. Go! Discs. 1996. GOD 155, 850 728-7.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Rotterdam (UK cassette single sleeve). The Beautiful South. Go! Discs. 1996. GODMC 155, 850 728-4.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Rotterdam (UK CD single liner notes). The Beautiful South. Go! Discs. 1996. GODCD 155, 850 729-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13 no. 44. 2 November 1996. p. 16. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Beautiful South – Rotterdam (or Anywhere)" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  8. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (14.11. – 20.11. '96)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 15 November 1996. p. 16. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  9. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Rotterdam". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  12. ^ "Top 100 Singles 1996". Music Week. 18 January 1997. p. 25.
  13. ^ "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1996 wg sprzedaży" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  14. ^ "British single certifications – Beautiful South – Rotterdam". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

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