Curtain Falls
2004 single by Blue
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"Curtain Falls" is a song by English boy band Blue. The song was co-written by the band and StarGate, who produced the track. Stevie Wonder is also credited as a writer due to the sampling of his 1976 song "Pastime Paradise". "Curtain Falls" was released on 8 November 2004 as the first single from Blue's first greatest hits album, Best of Blue (2004). It was the only song from the album released as an official single in the United Kingdom.
- Stevie Wonder
- Mikkel S. Eriksen
- Hallgeir Rustan
- Tor Erik Hermansen
- Antony Costa
- Duncan James
- Lee Ryan
- Simon Webbe
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| Single by Blue | ||||
| from the album Best of Blue | ||||
| Released | 8 November 2004 | |||
| Length | 4:03 | |||
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| Producer | StarGate | |||
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Commercially, "Curtain Falls" peaked at number two in Italy, number four in the United Kingdom, and number eight in Germany. In France, the song was re-recorded in French and re-titled "Quand le rideau tombe"; although it was released as a single there, only the English version charted.
Track listings
UK CD1[1]
- "Curtain Falls" (album version)
- "Best of Blue Medley"
UK CD2[2]
- "Curtain Falls" (album version) – 4:03
- "Long Time" – 4:14
- "Too Close" (Blacksmith R&B club rub) – 5:41
French CD single[3]
- "Curtain Falls" – 3:38
- "Quand le rideau tombe" – 3:20
- "Curtain Falls" (video) – 3:58
Japanese CD single[4]
- "Curtain Falls" (album version)
- "Long Time"
- "Too Close" (Blacksmith R&B club rub)
- "Best of Blue Medley" (PITP)
Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from the Best of Blue album booklet.[5]
Studios
- Mixed at StarGate Studios (Norway)
- Mastered at Alchemy Mastering and 360 Mastering (London, England)
Personnel
- Stevie Wonder – writing
- StarGate – production
- Mikkel S. Eriksen – writing, instruments
- Hallgeir Rustan – writing, instruments
- Tor Erik Hermansen – writing, instruments
- Antony Costa – writing
- Duncan James – writing
- Lee Ryan – writing
- Simon Webbe – writing
- John Davis – mastering (Alchemy)
- Dick Beetham – mastering (360)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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