Thunder (East 17 song)

"Thunder"
Single by East 17
from the album Up All Night
B-side	"E-17 - Overture Medley"
Released	1995
Format	CD single, CD maxi Cassette
Recorded	1994
Genre	Electronic, Synthpop
Length	4:16
Label	London
Writer(s)	Anthony Mortimer
Producer(s)	Ian Curnow, Phil Harding Rob Kean, Martimer
East 17 singles chronology
"Hold My Body Tight" (1995) "Thunder" (1995) "Do U Still?" (1996)

"Thunder" is a 1994 song recorded by English boy band East 17. It was the first single from the album Up All Night. It achieved success in many countries, including Norway, Belgium (Wallonia), UK, Germany, Switzerland and Ireland where it was a top ten hit.

Track listings

CD single

1. "Thunder" (radio edit) – 4:16
2. "E-17 - Overture Medley" * (live steam tour '95) – 9:28

CD maxi

1. "Thunder" (radio edit)
2. "E-17 - Overture Medley" (live steam tour '95)
3. "Thunder" (video mix)
4. "Thunder" (lightning mix)

Cassette

1. "Thunder" (radio edit) – 4:16
2. "E-17 - Overture Medley" * (live steam tour '95) – 9:28

* Contains "Let It Rain", "Stay Another Day", "House of Love", "Gold", "It's Alright", "Be There"

Credits

• Written by Anthony Mortimer
• Artwork by E.17/Form
• Photography of the band by Lawrence Watson
• Photography of the Cloud by Comstock, Inc.

Charts

Chart (1995/96)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[1]	36
Austrian Singles Chart[1]	19
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[1]	13
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[1]	8
Danish Singles Chart	2
Dutch Mega Top 100[1]	21
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[2]	6
French SNEP Singles Chart[1]	13
German Singles Chart[1]	6
Irish Singles Chart[3]	3
Italy (FIMI)[4]	21
Japanese Singles Chart[5]	12
Latvian Singles Chart[6]	1
Norwegian Singles Chart[1]	7
Scottish Singles Chart[7]	5
Swedish Singles Chart[1]	22
Swiss Singles Chart[1]	5
UK Singles Chart[8]	4

Chart successions

End of year charts

End of year chart (1995)	Position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9]	46
Norwegian Singles Chart (Julen Period)[10]	9
UK Singles Chart	33
End of year chart (1996)	Position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11]	90

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Germany[12]	Gold	1996	250,000
UK[13]	Silver	1995	200,000

References

1. "Thunder", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 4 April 2009)
2. http://books.google.ca/books?lr=&rview=1&id=nQ0EAAAAMBAJ&q=boyzone#v=snippet&q=boyzone&f=false
3. Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 4 April 2009)
4. "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: E". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
5. Oricon Singles Chart Oricon Singles Chart (Retrieved 2 November 2012)
6. "M-1 TOP 40". m-1.fm. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
7. http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19951029/41/
8. "Thunder", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved 4 April 2009)
9. url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=ugsEAAAAMBAJ&lr=&rview=1
10. http://lista.vg.no/liste/topp-20-single/1/dato/1995/periode/julen
11. http://books.google.ca/books?id=wQ4EAAAAMBAJ&lr=&rview=1. Missing or empty |title= (help)
12. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Thunder')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
13. UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved 30 March 2009)

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics