Turn_Around_(Phats_&_Small_song)

Turn Around (Phats & Small song)

Turn Around (Phats & Small song)

1999 single by Phats & Small


"Turn Around" is the debut single by British electronic dance music duo Phats & Small, released on 22 March 1999 from their debut album, Now Phats What I Small Music. The song samples vocals, primarily from the first verse, of Toney Lee's "Reach Up" and Change's "The Glow of Love". It reached number two on the UK Singles Chart.

Quick Facts Single by Phats & Small, from the album Now Phats What I Small Music ...

Music video

The accompanying music video for the track is shot at various locations in the city of Brighton and Hove. Ben Ofoedu appears in the video, miming to the vocals.

Impact and legacy

MTV Dance ranked "Turn Around" number 38 in their list of "The 100 Biggest 90's Dance Anthems of All Time" in 2011.[2] Tomorrowland included the song in their official ranking of "The Ibiza 500" in 2020.[3]

Track listings

Charts

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Certifications

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Remixes

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"Turn Around" (Phats & Small vs. The Cube Guys)

This EP was released in 2012 via Ego.[45] It contains original and dub mixes.

  1. "Turn Around" (Original Mix) – 6:55
  2. "Turn Around" (Dub Mix) – 6:55

"Turn Around (Hey What's Wrong with You)"

In 2016, "Turn Around" was released a remix package under Armada Music,[46] using Ofoedu's original vocals. It contains remixes by Calvo, Futuristic Polar Bears, Maison & Dragen, Mousse T. and an updated version by Phats & Small.

  1. "Turn Around (Hey What's Wrong with You) (Extended Mix)" - 5:29
  2. "Turn Around (Hey What's Wrong with You) (Calvo Extended Remix)" - 4:48
  3. "Turn Around (Hey What's Wrong with You) (Futuristic Polar Bears Extended Remix)" - 4:26
  4. "Turn Around (Hey What's Wrong with You) (Maison & Dragen Extended Remix)" - 4:40
  5. "Turn Around (Hey What's Wrong with You) (Mousse T.'s Dirty Little Funker Extended Mix)" - 8:13

In 2018, it was released in a bootleg version by Youngr, also under Armada Music.[47]

  1. "Turn Around" (Youngr bootleg) – 3:26

Three new remixes came out in 2020, also under Armada.[48]

  1. "Turn Around (Hey What's Wrong with You) (Robosonic Extended Remix)" - 7:04
  2. "Turn Around (Hey What's Wrong with You) (Mousse T.'s Dirty Little Funker Extended Mix)" - 8:13
  3. "Turn Around (Hey What's Wrong with You) (Babert Extended Remix)" - 5:30

References

  1. "Reviews – For Records Released on March 22, 1999" (PDF). Music Week. 13 March 1999. p. 22. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. MTV Dance. 27 December 2011.
  3. "Tomorrowland Ibiza Top 500 (2020)". Spotify. 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  4. Turn Around (UK CD single liner notes). Phats & Small. Multiply Records. 1999. CDMULTY49.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. Turn Around (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Phats & Small. Multiply Records. 1999. TMULTY49.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. Turn Around (UK cassette single sleeve). Phats & Small. Multiply Records. 1999. CAMULTY 49.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. Turn-A-Round (Belgian CD single liner notes). Phats & Small. La Belle Noire. 1999. LBN 089903-3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. Turn-A-Round (French CD single liner notes). Phats & Small. Scorpio Music. 1999. 192 612 - 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. Turn-A-Round (Australian & New Zealand CD single liner notes). Phats & Small. DanceNet. 1999. DNET129-SPD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 217.
  11. "Phats & Small – Turn Around" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  12. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 27. 3 July 1999. p. 11. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  13. "Phats & Small – Turn Around" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  14. "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 27. 3 July 1999. p. 13. Retrieved 26 June 2018. See LW column.
  15. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (NR. 322 Vikuna 6.5. – 13.5. 1999)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 7 May 1999. p. 10. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  16. "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 20. 15 May 1999. p. 12. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  17. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 26, 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  18. "Jaaroverzichten 1999" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  19. "Rapports annuels 1999" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  20. "Year in Focus – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1999" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 1. 1 January 2000. p. 11. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  21. "Tops de L'année | Top Singles 1999" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  22. "Top 100 Single – Jahrescharts 1999" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  23. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1999" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  24. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1999" (in German). Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  25. "Yearly Best Selling Singles" (PDF). British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  26. "Most Broadcast of 1999: Airplay Top 50" (PDF). Music Week. 22 January 2000. p. 31. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  27. "Dance Charts" (PDF). Music Week. 22 January 2000. p. 32. Retrieved 24 April 2022.

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