"Finally Found" is the debut single of British girl group
Honeyz
The Honeyz are a British R&B girl group, composed of members Celena Cherry and Mariama Goodman. The group had five UK top 10 hits between 1998 and 2000, with " Finally Found" (1998), "End of the Line" (1998), " Love of a Lifetime" (1999), " N ...
. It was released on 24 August 1998 as the lead single from their debut album ''
Wonder No. 8
''Wonder No.8'' is the only album by British girl group Honeyz. It was first released on 23 November 1998 and then re-released with extra tracks on 1 November 1999.
Three singles were released from the original version with founding member Heaven ...
'' (1998). The song was their most successful single in the UK and worldwide, peaking at number four on the
UK Singles Chart
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and earning platinum status in Australia, where it peaked at number three. It reached the top 20 in Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand, and Sweden.
The song was given a slightly different mix for single release, titled the "Rude Boy Mix". This mix adds background instrumentation and more backing vocals during the song while omitting the instrumental intro and spoken French towards the end of the album version. The single was digitized, along with all other official Honeyz singles, for release on digital music stores and streaming services on May 14, 2021. The "Finally Found" single included all officially released versions of the song, plus a previously unused "radio edit" which is a different mix from both the single and album versions.
The group performed the song in 2005 for the
ITV series ''
Hit Me, Baby, One More Time'', performed with the original lineup (
Célena Cherry, Heavenli Denton and Naima Belkhiati).
Critical reception
''
Daily Record'' described the song as a "London-style
swing beat tune". Caroline Sullivan from ''
The Guardian
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'' said it "faithfully reproduces the well-mannered
nu-soul sound of the current American charts."
Track listings
UK and Australian CD1
# "Finally Found" – 4:09
# "In the Street" – 5:29
# "Summertime" – 3:49
UK and Australian CD2
# "Finally Found" – 4:09
# "Summertime" – 5:53
# "Summertime" – 5:53
UK cassette single and European CD single
# "Finally Found" – 4:09
# "In the Street" – 5:29
2021 digital release
# "Finally Found" – 3:43
# "Finally Found" – 4:09
# "Finally Found" – 4:37
# "Finally Found" – 3:45
# "In the Street" – 5:28
# "In the Street" – 5:34
# "Summertime" – 3:50
# "Summertime" – 5:54
# "Summertime" – 5:55
# "Summertime" – 3:34
* Tracks 1 and 10 were previously unreleased commercially. Tracks 4 and 6 were originally released on "
Love of a Lifetime" CD2 and "
I Don't Know" CD2 respectively.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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1998 debut singles
1998 songs
Honeyz songs
Mercury Records singles
Neo soul songs