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. It was co-written by S Club 7,

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, Mike Percy and

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for the group's debut studio album ''

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'' (1999). Kennedy, Percy, and Lever also produced the song. It was released on 7 June 1999 as the album's lead

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. ''Bring It All Back'' was used as the theme for the band's first

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'' as well. "Bring It All Back" was a chart success, reaching the top spot in the United Kingdom and New Zealand whilst also peaking within the top ten in Ireland and Sweden. The song was released in North America on 28 September 1999, shortly before their television show ''Miami 7'' became popular in the United States. It has sold 675,000 copies in the UK as of May 2015. In 2017, ShortList's Dave Fawbert listed 'Bring It All Back' as containing "one of the greatest key changes in music history".

Song information

"Bring It All Back" is notable for being the only

single on which all four female members share lead vocals. The first verse is shared by

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and

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, while the second verse is split between

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and

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. Bradley McIntosh, Jon Lee and

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provide backing vocals and additional vocals on the final chorus. The single contains an extended version of the track with an additional refrain and chorus, as well as a club remix by K-Klass, which appears on all international versions of the single. The single also contains two B-sides, "So Right" and "Hello Friend". "So Right" features in the sixth episode of ''

'', and as a bonus track on the Japanese version of the band's debut album, and is an up-tempo R&B number. "Hello Friend", a ballad duet between O'Meara and Lee with additional backing vocals, was one of only three songs from the band's debut album era not performed during ''Miami 7'', alongside "Our Time Has Come" and "Friday Night". However, it was later performed during ''

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'' to mark Cattermole's departure from the band. It was later added to the setlist of the

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tour as an intimate duet between O'Meara and Lee.

Critical reception

'' Daily Record'' commented, "The latest catchy lite pop offering from the latest band whose pigeon hole is marked manufactured. More catchy than sticky willies."

Music video

Two music videos exist for the track. The first, recorded for use in the British and Australian markets, features newly recorded scenes of the band performing the track on a beach stage in

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, recorded during the filming of ''

'', as well as additional montage clips from several episodes of the series. The end of the video shows a group of people watching the band as the cameras pull away. Most notably, there are two beach stage scenes in the video that show Barrett with a different hairstyle compared to the rest of the video. This version of the video was shown for the first time on the British music chart show ''

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'' on 30 April 1999, with S Club 7 introducing it following a short interview with

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. The second video was recorded for use in the United States, and features scenes of the band performing the song in an American trailer park (recorded during the filming of the band's TV special ''Boyfriends and Birthdays''), as well as in a courtroom, scenes taken from episode 10 of ''Miami 7'', "Court in the Act". The video also features clips of the band performing the song poolside, which are taken from the opening credits of the series.

Track listings

* UK CD1 # "Bring It All Back" # "So Right" # "Bring It All Back" (extended mix) # "Bring It All Back" (CD ROM video) * UK CD2 # "Bring It All Back" # "Hello Friend" # "Bring It All Back" (

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Club Mix) * UK cassette single # "Bring It All Back" # "So Right" * Australian CD single # "Bring It All Back" # "So Right" # "Bring It All Back" (K-Klass Club Mix) # "Bring It All Back" (CD ROM video) * US CD single # "Bring It All Back" # "Bring It All Back" (K-Klass Club Mix) # "S Club 7 in Miami" (CD-Rom Trailer)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the ''

'' album booklet. Studios * Recorded at Steelworks Studios (

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, England) * Mastered at Transfermation (London, England) Personnel *

– writing, production * Mike Percy – writing, production *

– writing, production * S Club 7 – writing * Andy Wright – additional production *

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– mixing * Jan Kybert – mixing assistant * Noel Summerville – mastering * Richard Dowling – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications

Cover versions

In November 1999, the students of

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's Aberdeen Primary School sang the song to then-

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. The song was also covered by Taiwanese pop singer

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and re-titled "Don't Stop" for the 2000 album ''

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''. Korean girl group

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also covered the song at various music festivals. On 21 May 2021,

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released her cover.

References

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