Pride (Simon Collins song)
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5:36 (album version)
| "Pride" | ||||
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| Single by Simon Collins | ||||
| from the album All of Who You Are | ||||
| Released | 23 August 1999[1] | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, pop | |||
| Length | 3:46 (radio edit) 5:36 (album version) | |||
| Label | Warner | |||
| Songwriter(s) | A.C. Boutsen Simon Collins | |||
| Producer(s) | Schallbau Simon Collins | |||
| Simon Collins singles chronology | ||||
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"Pride" is a song by British-Canadian artist Simon Collins. It was released in August 1999 as the lead single from his debut album, All of Who You Are, and was a top 40 hit in Germany, where it peaked at No. 31, and also reached No. 41 in Canada.
The song was inspired by the film Braveheart and "the concept of a man losing everything to be left only with his pride" and also alludes to Collins' bisexuality. Discussing the song in a 2005 interview, Collins stated "I was using that inspiration to write a song about not being afraid to step outside of the box or the closet and be the fuck who [sic] you want to be and don’t ever apologize for it". His father Phil Collins sings backing vocals on the track.[2]
Music video
The video was filmed in the Cape Town suburb of Observatory.
