"Rise" is a song by English singer Gabrielle. It was written by Gabrielle, Ollie Dagois and Ferdy Unger-Hamilton and produced by

Jonny Dollar Jonathan Peter Sharp (20 February 1964 – 29 May 2009), better known by the pseudonym Jonny Dollar, was an English record producer and songwriter. Sharp was born in Westminster, London, and his father was the Australian film director Do ...

for her same-titled third studio album (1999). Notable for a rare authorised use of a

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his nearly 70-year ...

sample, it takes extensively from his 1973 song "

Knockin' on Heaven's Door "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, written for the soundtrack of the 1973 film '' Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid''. Released as a single two months after the film's premiere, it became a worldwide hit, ...

". Dylan liked "Rise" so much he allowed Gabrielle to use the sample free, while receiving a co-writer credit for providing the song's chord progression and vocal sample. Released as the second single from the album, the song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in January 2000, becoming her second chart-topper. "Rise" also reached number one in Ireland and charted highly in Austria, Iceland, Norway and New Zealand, where it reached number two in April and May 2000 and ended the year as the country's third-best-selling single.

Music video

The

music video A music video is a video that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to ...

for "Rise" features Gabrielle as a spectator viewing a boxing match. The video was directed by

Kevin Godley Kevin Michael Godley (born 7 October 1945) is an English singer-songwriter, drummer and music video director. He was a singer and drummer of the art rock band 10cc and later was part of collaboration duo Godley & Creme with Lol Creme. Early ...

and was shot in late 1999.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the ''

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'' album booklet. Studios * Produced at Westside Studios (London, England) * Mixed at Master Rock Studios (London, England) Personnel *

– writing ("

") * Gabrielle – writing, vocals * Ferdy Unger-Hamilton – writing * Ollie Dagois – writing * Sharon Scott – backing vocals * Toyin Adekale – backing vocals * Derrick Cross – backing vocals * Doctor Gregory X –

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– strings *

– all other instruments, production * Simon Richmond – all other instruments, co-production *

Wil Malone Wil Malone (born Peter Wilson, 29 July 1942, Hornsey, North London) is a British music producer and arranger, who has worked with artists including The Who, Rick Wakeman, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Todd Rundgren, The Verve, Massive Attack, Dep ...

– string arrangement * Craig Silvey – mixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rise (Gabrielle Song) 1999 songs 2000 singles Gabrielle (singer) songs Go! Beat singles Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Music videos directed by Kevin Godley Song recordings produced by Jonny Dollar Songs written by Bob Dylan Songs written by Gabrielle (singer) UK singles chart number-one singles Universal Music Group singles