"Surrender" is a 1987 single released by British pop act
Swing Out Sister
Swing Out Sister are a British pop group best known worldwide for the 1986 song " Breakout". Other hits include " Surrender", "Twilight World", "Waiting Game", and a remake of the Eugene Record soul composition " Am I the Same Girl?"
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from their debut album, ''
It's Better to Travel
''It's Better to Travel'' is the debut album by the British pop band Swing Out Sister, released in 1987 on Mercury Records. Upon its release, the album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart.
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This was Swing Out Sister's debut albu ...
''. It was issued as the follow-up to the successful single, "
Breakout". The song peaked at #7 on the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
in January 1987 and logged four weeks in the top ten.
Over a year after its initial release,
remix
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es of "Surrender" reached the U.S. ''Billboard''
Hot Dance Club Play
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chart, peaking at #22 in May 1988.
[ Whitburn, Joel (2004). ''Hot Dance/Disco 1974 - 2003'', (Record Research Inc.), page 252.]
The song features a trumpet solo performed by
John Thirkell
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and features Drewery laughing at the beginning of the song.
Remixes
UK 7" Single
#"Surrender" (7" Version)
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As featured on the UK Best Of CD Album '' Breakout''.
#"Who's To Blame"
UK 12" Single
#"Surrender" (Stuff Gun Mix)
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Also available from the CD releases of ''It's Better to Travel
''It's Better to Travel'' is the debut album by the British pop band Swing Out Sister, released in 1987 on Mercury Records. Upon its release, the album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart.
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This was Swing Out Sister's debut albu ...
'' & the Japanese CD Album ''Swing 3''.
UK 12" Remix Single
#"Surrender" (Roadrunner Mix)
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As featured on the Japanese CD Album ''Another Non-Stop Sister''.
US 12" Promo Single
#"Surrender" (Pop Stand Mix)
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As featured on the "US 12" Single".
Other Version
#"Surrender" (Album Version)
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Also available from the CD album "It's Better to Travel
''It's Better to Travel'' is the debut album by the British pop band Swing Out Sister, released in 1987 on Mercury Records. Upon its release, the album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart.
Information
This was Swing Out Sister's debut albu ...
" & "Best of Swing Out Sister
''Best of'' is a 1996 retrospective compilation album by Swing Out Sister, containing their successful singles spanning the years 1986 through 1996. It is their first compilation album—and last Fontana Records album.
Track listing
CD & casse ...
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Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
1987 singles
Swing Out Sister songs
Songs written by Martin Jackson
Songs written by Andy Connell
Songs written by Corinne Drewery
1987 songs
Mercury Records singles
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