Counting Every Minute

"Counting Every Minute" is a pop-dance song written by Stock Aitken Waterman for Sonia's debut studio album Everybody Knows (1990). Released in late March 1990 as the album's fourth single, it reached number 16 in United Kingdom, thus providing Sonia's fourth top 20 single from a same album, which made the singer the first female UK artist to achieve this feat.

"Counting Every Minute"
Single by Sonia
from the album Everybody Knows
B-side"Remix / Instrumental"
ReleasedMarch 1990 (1990-03)
Recorded1989
GenreDance-pop
Length3:32
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Sonia singles chronology
"Listen to Your Heart"
(1990)		 "Counting Every Minute"
(1990)		 "You've Got a Friend"
(1990)

Chart performance

"Counting Every Minute" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 41 on 7 May 1990, climbed the following three weeks until reaching number 16, then dropped and charted for a total of seven weeks.[1] In Ireland, it ranked from 11 April 1990 and for four weeks, with a peak at number 18.[2] On the Eurochart Hot 100, it started at number 98 on 14 April 1990, reached a peak of number 41 three weeks later and fell off the top 100 after six weeks of presence.[3] It also appeared for two weeks on the European Airplay Top 50, with a peak at number 36 on 12 May.[4]

Formats and track listings

CD single

  1. "Counting Every Minute" - 3:32
  2. "Counting Every Minute" (The Don Miguel Mix) - 6:45
  3. "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (Sonia's Kiss Mix) - 6:40

7" single, Cassette single

  1. "Counting Every Minute" - 3:32
  2. "Counting Every Minute" (Instrumental) - 3:56

12" single

  1. "Counting Every Minute" (The Don Miguel Mix) - 6:45
  2. "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (Sonia's Kiss Mix) - 6:40
  3. "Counting Every Minute" - 3:32

12" remix

  1. "Counting Every Minute" (Tick-Tock Mix) - 7:25
  2. "Counting Every Minute" (The Don Miguel Mix) - 6:45
  3. "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (Sonia's Kiss Mix) - 6:40

Credits and presonnel

The following people contributed to "Counting Every Minute":

Charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Europe (European Airplay Top 50)[4] 36
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] 41
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 11
Ireland (IRMA)[2] 18
UK (Airplay Top 20)[6] 8
UK (Official Charts Company)[1] 16

References
  1. "Official Charts > Sonia". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Sonia' (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media). Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  3. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 18. 5 May 1990. p. IV-V. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 19 June 2022 – via World Radio History.
  4. "European Airplay Top 50" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 19. 12 May 1990. p. III. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 19 June 2022 – via World Radio History.
  5. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Sonia". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 241. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  6. "Playlist records - The most played records in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 19. 12 May 1990. p. II. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 19 June 2022 – via World Radio History.
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