Sanctify Yourself
1986 single by Simple Minds
"Sanctify Yourself" | ||||
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Single by Simple Minds | ||||
from the album Once Upon a Time | ||||
A-side | "Sanctify Yourself" | |||
B-side | "Sanctify Yourself" (Instrumental) | |||
Released | 20 January 1986 (UK)[1] | |||
Recorded | 1985 | |||
Genre | New wave, synth-rock, dance-rock | |||
Length | 5:00 (album version) 3:55 (single edit) 7:10 (Extended Mix) 6:10 (Dub version) | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mick MacNeil | |||
Producer(s) | Jimmy Iovine, Bob Clearmountain | |||
Simple Minds singles chronology | ||||
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"Sanctify Yourself" is a song released by Scottish rock band Simple Minds as the second single from their seventh studio album Once Upon a Time in January 1986. The song reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart and number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Background
Singer Jim Kerr said about the song, "It came from Jimmy Iovine, who produced us. We had the riff for that. We all like gospel music and we're big fans of Sly & the Family Stone, as well. They were quite an influence on that song."[2]
Reception
Cash Box said that it "finds the friendly, warm sound of Simple Minds in full bloom."[3]
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1986–1987) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 46 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] | 17 |
Canada Top Singles (The Record)[6] | 26 |
Germany[7] | 38 |
Ireland (IRMA)[8] | 4 |
Netherlands | 3 |
New Zealand | 22 |
Sweden | 16 |
UK Singles Chart | 10 |
US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 14 |
US Cash Box Top 100[10] | 10 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1986) | Rank |
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U.S. Cash Box [11] | 94 |
Salesamount
Sales (1986) | Units/sales |
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UK[12] | 92,395 |
References
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ Prato, Greg (January 9, 2015). "Jim Kerr of Simple Minds : Songwriter Interviews". Songfacts. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. January 25, 1986. p. 14. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, Sydney: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
- ^ "Top Singles - Volume 43, No. 25". RPM. 15 March 1986. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ Nanda Lwin (1999). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. ISBN 1-896594-13-1.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "The Irish Charts - IRMA". IRMA. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Simple Minds – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending March 22, 1986". Cash Box Magazine. 22 March 1986. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1986". Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "UK's Biggest Selling Singles of 1986 - Top 200 with sales". 17 July 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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