"They" is the first single released by Welsh singer Jem from her debut album, '' Finally Woken'' (2004). It includes a sample of the Swingle Singers' 1963 adaptation of

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's Prelude in F minor (BWV 881) from their album '' Jazz Sebastian Bach''. Jem recorded the song's vocals in her mother's spare bedroom. "They" was released in the United States in February 2004 and was issued worldwide the following year. The song became Jem's most successful single, reaching number six on the UK Singles Chart, number one in Hungary, and the top 10 in Greece, Ireland, and the

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Music videos

Jem released two music videos for "They". The UK version, directed by Laurent Briet, features Jem

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ping herself in a spaceship in the style of

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in the opening scene of '' Barbarella'' (although she remains covered by strategically placed light based holograms of planetary orbital paths); this is actually a boy dreaming about her as he constructs a model of the same spaceship back on Earth. The US version features Jem walking at a park while being accompanied by a number of children. She then encounters several signs and decides to disobey them. Some intercut scenes show her at a

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being spun by children.

Track listings

UK CD1 # "They" # " Maybe I'm Amazed" (

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) UK CD2 and Australian CD single # "They" (original version) # "They" (Cut Chemist remix) # "They" (MDK & Ayesha Mix) (Eye in the Sky mix) # "They" (video)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the '' Finally Woken'' album booklet. Locations * Vocals recorded in Jem's mother's spare bedroom * Mixed and mastered at Sanctuary Townhouse Studios (London, England) Personnel * Jem – writing (as Jem Griffiths), production, arrangement * Gerard Young – writing * Yoad Nevo – instruments, production, arrangement, mixing, mastering * Ge-ology – production * Andy Saunders – mixing assistance * Dan Porter – mixing assistance

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:They (Song) 2003 songs 2004 debut singles 2005 singles Arrangements of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach ATO Records singles Number-one singles in Hungary Jem (singer) songs Songs written by Jem (singer) Sony BMG singles Popular songs based on classical music