Watching You (Rogue Traders song)

"Watching You"
Single by Rogue Traders
from the album Here Come the Drums
Released	29 January 2006
Format	CD single
Recorded	2005
Genre	Alternative dance, electropop, dance-rock
Length	3:28
Label	Sony BMG Australia
Writer(s)	Doug Fieger Berton Averre James Ash Melinda Appleby
Producer(s)	James Ash
Rogue Traders singles chronology
"Way to Go!" (2005) "Watching You" (2006) "We're Coming Home" (2006) Rogue Traders UK singles chronology "Voodoo Child" (2006) "Watching You" (2006) "Way to Go!" (2007) Alternative Cover UK CD Single # 2

"Watching You" (2006) is the third song released by Australian band Rogue Traders from their second album Here Come the Drums. The song was released as their second single in the United Kingdom in late 2006.

This electropop dance track is based on the distinctive guitar riff from the 1979 hit song "My Sharona" by The Knack.

Chart performance

The song was their fourth top ten hit in Australia and their second top forty hit in the UK. It debuted into the Australian Singles Chart on 6 February 2006 at number seven. On its second week in the chart it moved up to its peak position at number five and stayed there for two weeks. It then stayed in the top ten for another three weeks and re-entered two weeks later at number eight moving up three places from eleven. It fell slowly down the charts not making a rise and after twelve weeks it fell out of the top fifty after spending twenty weeks in the charts and accrediting Gold by ARIA.

The song was released in the UK on 16 October 2006 and entered the charts on 28 October 2006 at number thirty-three. The song only spent two weeks in the chart after falling out of the charts at number fifty-eight.

Track listing

Australian CD Single

1. "Watching You" - 3:29
2. "Watching You" (Dirty South Vocal Mix) - 7:00
3. "Watching You" (James Ash's 'Take Me Down' Club Mix) - 6:45
4. "Watching You" (Dirty South Dub) - 7:00
5. "Way to Go!" (James Ash remix) - 6:41

UK CD Single # 1

1. Watching You (Olli Collins Remix)
2. Watching You (Radio Edit)

UK CD Single # 2

1. "Watching You" (Olli Collins Remix)
2. "Watching You" (Dirty South Dub)
3. "Watching You" (Chris Lake Mix)
4. "Watching You" (Radio Edit)
5. "Watching You" (James Ash Remix)
6. "Watching You" (Video)

Australian Promo # 1

1. "Watching You" (Radio Edit)

Australian Promo # 2

1. "Watching You" (James Ash’s ‘Take Me Down’ Club Mix)
2. "Watching You" (Dirty South Vocal Mix)
3. "Watching You" (Dirty South Dub)

UK Promo # 1

1. "Watching You" (Original Radio Edit)
2. "Watching You" (Chris Lake's Downtown Vocal)
3. "Watching You" (Dirty South Vocal Mix)
4. "Watching You" (Olli Collins & Fred Portelli Remix)
5. "Watching You" (Chris Lake's Downtown Dub)
6. "Watching You" (Dirty South Dub)

UK Promo # 2

1. Watching You (Original Radio Edit)

UK Promo # 3

1. Watching You (James Ash's 'Take Me Down' Club Mix)

UK 12" Vinyl # 1

• "Watching You" (Chris Lake Mix)
• "Watching You" (Dirty South Dub)
• "Watching You" (Radio Edit)

UK 12" Vinyl # 2

• "Watching You" (Dirty South Vocal Mix)
• "Watching You" (James Ash's "Take Me Down" Club Mix)

UK 12" Vinyl # 3

• "Watching You" (Chris Lake's Downtown Vocal)
• "Watching You" (Olli Collins + Fred Portelli Remix)

Release history

Country	Date
Australia	29 January 2006
United Kingdom	16 October 2006

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	5
Ireland Singles Chart	46
UK Singles Chart	33

Notes

• The song was used in a commercial for the 2007 Hong Kong Rugby Sevens tournament.
• Old Navy used this song in its commercial of shorts in the summer of 2007.
• Gossip Girl uses this song in the Season 2 Promo.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics