Going Nowhere

"Going Nowhere"
Single by Gabrielle
from the album Find Your Way
Released20 September 1993 (1993-09-20)[1]
Length3:50
LabelGo! Beat
Songwriter(s)
  • Gabrielle
  • George McFarlane
Producer(s)Peter Craigie
Gabrielle singles chronology
"Dreams"
(1993) 		"Going Nowhere"
(1993) 		"I Wish"
(1993)
Music video
"Going Nowhere" on YouTube

"Going Nowhere" is a song by English singer-songwriter Gabrielle. It was written by her with George McFarlane and produced by Pete Cragie for Gabrielle's debut studio album, Find Your Way (1993). Released as the album's second single on 20 September 1993 by Go! Beat, the song reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart and number 18 in Ireland. It also peaked at number three on the Canadian RPM Dance/Urban chart and number 14 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.

Critical reception

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In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton wrote, "The girl and her eyepatch followup the summer's big No.1 "Dreams" with a track slightly more representative of her usual output and without the novelty value maybe not quite as big a hit."[2] Push from Melody Maker said, "Not a patch on 'Dreams'."[3] Andy Beevers from Music Week gave the song four out of five and named it Pick of the Week in the category of Dance, adding, "How do you follow up a debut hit as massive as "Dreams"? Gabrielle wisely decides to stick to pretty much the same formula, delivering a distinctively sung, dead catchy song". He also noted, "However, this is no note-for-note rerun – the song is less overtly poppy than "Dreams" and Steve Jervier's production gives it a street soul edge."[4]

Tim Jeffery from the Record Mirror Dance Update described "Going Nowhere" as "a slow, soulful song aimed at the radio", and "not as innovative as "Dreams" but sure to be another hit."[5] Tom Doyle from Smash Hits gave it two out of five, saying that "it's not nearly as catchy" as her first single.[6]

Track listings

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UK CD single[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Going Nowhere" (7-inch mix)3:50
2."Going Nowhere" (It's in the Post (Again) mix)4:39
3."Going Nowhere" (Assault on Battery mix)4:32
4."Going Nowhere" (Law's House mix)5:45
5."Going Nowhere" (Portishead mix)5:01
6."Going Nowhere" (Red Underground (Again) mix)5:16
UK 7-inch and cassette single, European CD single[8][9][10]
No.TitleLength
1."Going Nowhere" (7-inch mix)3:50
2."Going Nowhere" (Portishead mix)5:01
UK 12-inch single[11]
No.TitleLength
1."Going Nowhere" (Red Underground (Again) mix)5:16
2."Going Nowhere" (It's in the Post (Again) mix)4:39
3."Going Nowhere" (Developed Arrested (Again) mix)5:19
4."Going Nowhere" (Law's House mix)5:45
5."Going Nowhere" (Portishead mix)5:01
6."Going Nowhere" (7-inch mix)3:50
Australian CD single[12]
No.TitleLength
1."Going Nowhere" (7-inch mix)3:50
2."Going Nowhere" (Law's House mix)5:45
3."Going Nowhere" (It's in the Post (Again) mix)4:39
4."Going Nowhere" (Portishead mix)5:01

Charts

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Chart (1993–1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[13] 77
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 37
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[15] 3
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[16] 36
Europe (European Hit Radio)[17] 12
Germany (GfK)[18] 57
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[19] 15
Ireland (IRMA)[20] 18
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[21] 32
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[22] 38
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 22
UK Singles (OCC)[24] 9
UK Airplay (Music Week)[25] 2
UK Dance (Music Week)[26] 4
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[27] 4
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[28] 14

References

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  1. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 18 September 1993. p. 25. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Misprinted as 13 September.
  2. ^ Masterton, James (26 September 1993). "Week Ending October 2nd 1993". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. ^ Push (25 September 1993). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 31. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  4. ^ Beevers, Andy (18 September 1993). "Market Preview: Dance - Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. ^ Jeffery, Tim (11 September 1993). "Hot Vinyl" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  6. ^ Doyle, Tom (15 September 1993). "New Singles". Smash Hits. p. 51. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  7. ^ Going Nowhere (UK CD single disc notes). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 1993. GODCD 106, 857 295-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Going Nowhere (UK 7-inch single vinyl disc). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 1993. GOD 106, 857 294-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Going Nowhere (UK cassette single cassette notes). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 1993. GODMC 106, 857 294-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Going Nowhere (European CD single liner notes). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 1993. 857 294-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ Going Nowhere (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 1993. GODX 106, 857 295-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ Going Nowhere (Australian CD single disc notes). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 1993. 857 313-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 06 Mar 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 24 February 2016 – via Imgur.
  14. ^ "Gabrielle – Going Nowhere" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 2622." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 42. 16 October 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  17. ^ "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 46. 13 November 1993. p. 29. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Gabrielle – Going Nowhere" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  19. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (4.–10. nóv)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 4 November 1993. p. 20. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  20. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Going Nowhere". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  21. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 45, 1993" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  22. ^ "Gabrielle – Going Nowhere" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  23. ^ "Gabrielle – Going Nowhere". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  24. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  25. ^ "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 23 October 1993. p. 18. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  26. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 2 October 1993. p. 26. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  27. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 18 September 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  28. ^ "Gabrielle Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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