Strange (Wet Wet Wet song)

"Strange"
Single by Wet Wet Wet
from the album 10
B-side	"Theme from Grand Prix"
Released	2 June 1997 (1997-06-02)[1]
Recorded	September–October 1996
Studio	Sarm Hook End Manor (Checkendon, England)
Length	3:46
Label	The Precious Organisation Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Graeme Clark Tommy Cunningham Neil Mitchell Marti Pellow
Producer(s)	Graeme Clark Graeme Duffin
Wet Wet Wet singles chronology
"If I Never See You Again" (1997) "Strange" (1997) "Yesterday" / "Maybe I'm in Love" (1997)
Music video
"Strange" on YouTube

"Strange" is a song by Scottish band Wet Wet Wet, released as the second single from their fifth studio album, 10 (1997). It was released on 2 June 1997, charting at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart and becoming the group's 19th top-20 hit in the UK. Marti Pellow recorded his own version of the song for inclusion on his 2002 album, Marti Pellow Sings the Hits of Wet Wet Wet & Smile.

Track listings

UK CD1[2]

1. "Strange" (radio edit)
2. "Lip Service" (live at Hook End)
3. "Don't Want to Forgive Me Now" (live at Wembley)
4. "Strange" (live at Hook End)

UK CD2[3]

1. "Strange" (radio edit)
2. "If I Never See You Again" (live at Hook End)
3. "Theme from Grand Prix"
4. "Strange" (LP version)

UK cassette and European CD single[4][5]

1. "Strange" (radio edit)
2. "Don't Want to Forgive Me Now" (live at Wembley)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes and the 10 booklet.[2][6]

Studio

• Recorded between September and October 1996 at Sarm Hook End Manor (Checkendon, England)

Personnel

• Graeme Clark – writing, production
• Tommy Cunningham – writing
• Neil Mitchell – writing
• Marti Pellow – writing
• Graeme Duffin – all guitars, production
• Luís Jardim – percussion
• Paul Spong – trumpet
• Steve Sidwell – trumpet
• Mark Nightingale – trombone
• Jamie Talbot – saxophone
• Axel Kroell – co-production
• Bob Clearmountain – mixing
• Ian Morrow – programming
• Paul Wright – engineering
• Tim Wills – engineering assistant

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7]	10
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8]	76
Germany (GfK)[9]	95
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10]	83
Scotland (OCC)[11]	5
UK Singles (OCC)[12]	13

References

1. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 31 May 1997. p. 33. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
2. Strange (UK CD1 liner notes). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1997. JWLCD 30, 574 525-2.
3. Strange (UK CD2 liner notes). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1997. JWLDD 30, INT 574 527-2.
4. Strange (UK cassette single sleeve). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1997. JWLMC 30, 574 524-4.
5. Strange (European CD single liner notes). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1997. 574 524-2.
6. 10 (UK CD album booklet). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1997. 534 585-2.
7. "Wet Wet Wet – Strange" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
8. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 26. 28 June 1997. p. 18. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
9. "Wet Wet Wet – Strange" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
10. "Wet Wet Wet – Strange" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
11. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 April 2018.