Lift Me Up (Geri Halliwell song)

"Lift Me Up"
Single by Geri Halliwell
from the album Schizophonic
B-side	"Live and Let Die" "Very Slowly"
Released	1 November 1999
Format	CD single cassette
Recorded	1999
Genre	Pop
Length	3:53
Label	EMI
Writer(s)	Geri Halliwell Paul Wilson Andy Watkins Tracey Ackerman
Producer(s)	Absolute
Geri Halliwell singles chronology
"Mi Chico Latino" (1999) "Lift Me Up" (1999) "Bag It Up" (2000)
Music video "Lift Me Up" on YouTube

"Lift Me Up" is a song by English singer-songwriter Geri Halliwell. It was released on 1 November 1999 as the third single from Halliwell's debut solo album Schizophonic. It debuted and peaked at number-one in the UK Singles Chart,^[1] winning the chart battle against fellow Spice Girls member Emma Bunton's "What I Am" by 33,000 copies.^[2] The music video was directed by Howard Greenhalgh and filmed in October 1999 in Málaga, Spain. To promote the single, Halliwell performed the song on Top of the Pops, Pepsi Chart, Musica Si and National Lottery.

Chart performance

The single was released on 1 November 1999, along with Tin Tin Out's collaboration with previous Spice Girls group mate Emma Bunton's debut, "What I Am". Halliwell criticised record company executives for allegedly exploiting fans by encouraging the head-to-head race.^[3] "Lift Me Up" reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 13 November 1999,^[1] selling 140,000 copies in its first week, 30,000 more copies than "What I Am".^[4] Its total sales are 341,768 copies in the United Kingdom, and the single enjoyed a fifteen-week run in the UK chart.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Lift Me Up".

UK CD1/European CD2 (Released 1 November 1999)

1. "Lift Me Up" - 3:52
2. "Lift Me Up" (Metro Edit) - 3:57
3. "Lift Me Up" (Almighty Edit) - 3:24
4. "Lift Me Up" (K-Klass Phazerphunk Mix) - 8:02

UK CD2/European CD1 (Released 1 November 1999)

1. "Lift Me Up" - 3:52
2. "Live and Let Die" - 3:10
3. "Very Slowly" - 3:59
4. "Lift Me Up" (Enhanced Video)

European 2-Track CD Single (Released 1 November 1999)

1. "Lift Me Up" - 3:52
2. "Live and Let Die" - 3:10
3. "Lift Me Up" (Enhanced Video)

Italian 12" (Released 1 November 1999)

1. "Lift Me Up" (K-Klass Phazerphunk Mix) - 8:02
2. "Lift Me Up" (Sharp Deadly Dub) - 6:55
3. "Lift Me Up" (Sharp Sonik Vocal Mix) - 7:34
4. "Lift Me Up" - 3:52

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position Australian Singles Chart[5] 75 Brazil Hot 100 12 Canadian Singles Chart (on imports alone) 35 Dutch Singles Chart 71 Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 11 Finnish Singles Chart 20 German Singles Chart 77 Irish IRMA Singles Chart 15 Italian Singles Chart 19 Malaysian Singles Chart 3 Swedish Singles Chart 56 UK Singles Chart 1

Year-end chart Chart (1999) Position UK Singles Chart 57 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales United Kingdom (BPI)[6] Silver 340,000[7] ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Official versions and remixes

1. Album Version - 3:52
2. Almighty 7" Definitive Mix - 3:24
3. Almighty Definitive Mix* - 6:54
4. Almighty Edit - 6:06
5. K-Klass Phazerphunk Mix - 8:02
6. K-Klass Phazerphunk Radio Mix* - 4:06
7. K-Klass Phazerphunk Mix Edit - 3:18
8. Metro Club Mix* - 6:04
9. Metro Edit - 3:57
10. Metro Extended Mix* - 6:06
11. Pharmacy Phazerphunk Dub* - 7:22
12. Sharp Sonik Vocal Mix - 7:34
13. Sharp Deadly Dub - 6:55

* only appears on promotional singles

References

1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 640. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
2. "What I Am". Foreverspice.com. 1999-11-01. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
3. "Geri attacks chart battle". 1 November 1999 – via bbc.co.uk.
4. ""Lift Me Up" lifts Geri up to number 1". 25 November 2004.
5. "ariaNET The Singles Chart! Top 100 Singles - Week Commencing 6th March 2000". ARIA. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
6. "British single certifications – Geri Halliwel – Lift Me Up". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Lift Me Up in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
7. Myers, Justin (14 November 2014). "Number 1 today in 1999: Robbie Williams – She's the One". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 March 2015.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics