A Question of Honour (song)
"A Question of Honour" | ||||
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Single by Sarah Brightman | ||||
from the album Fly | ||||
Released | 1995 | |||
Format | CD | |||
Recorded | 1994 | |||
Genre | Classical Crossover | |||
Label | East West Records | |||
Writer(s) | Frank Peterson | |||
Producer(s) |
Frank Peterson Alex Christensen | |||
Sarah Brightman singles chronology | ||||
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"A Question of Honour" is a 1995 single by soprano Sarah Brightman, from her album Fly. It peaked at No. 15 on the German Singles Chart in the last week of 1995, even though it was released over five months earlier.[1] "A Question of Honour" was also the official song of the championship boxing match between Henry Maske and Graciano Rocchigiani in Germany. In Japan, TV Asahi adopted the song as the theme music of FIFA World Cup broadcasting since 2004 and plays it in related television programs.
"A Question of Honour" features an excerpt of Alfredo Catalani's aria "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana" from La Wally, a piece which Brightman later recorded in full for her album Time to Say Goodbye. The extended mix of the song, released on the standard CD single and Harem Tour album, was mastered differently from the album version and features additional instrumentation. B-side "On the Nile", a rendition of "My Own Home" from Disney's The Jungle Book with original lyrics by Brightman, was later made available on the limited edition Fly II. The "A Whiter Shade of Pale" US single featured all of the "A Question of Honour" remixes from the remix CD.
In 2011 the song was certified by the Recording Industry Association of Japan as a Gold single for more than 100,000 digital downloads.[2]
Track listing
CD single
- "A Question of Honour" (radio edit)
- "A Question of Honour" (extended mix)
- "On the Nile"
Remix CD
"A Question of Honour"
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- "A Question of Honour" (radio edit)
- "A Question of Honour" (PeCh remix)
- "A Question of Honour" (Knock Out remix)
- "A Question of Honour" (Damage Control mix)
- "A Question of Honour" (Tom Lord-Alge mix)
A Whiter Shade of Pale/A Question of Honour
"A Whiter Shade of Pale" | ||||
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Single by Sarah Brightman | ||||
from the album La Luna | ||||
Released | 2001 | |||
Format | CD | |||
Genre | Classical Crossover | |||
Label | Angel Records | |||
Producer(s) | Frank Peterson | |||
Sarah Brightman singles chronology | ||||
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Sarah Brightman released her cover of the Procol Harum song "A Whiter Shade of Pale" as a single with "A Question of Honour" in 2001. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" is from her 2000 album La Luna.
Track listing
- "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Radio edit)
- "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (ATB remix)
- "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Delerium remix)
- "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Paralyzer remix)
- "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (ATB radio edit)
- "A Question of Honour" (Radio edit)
- "A Question of Honour" (Pech remix)
- "A Question of Honour" (Knock out mix)
- "A Question of Honour" (Damage control mix)
- "A Question of Honour" (Tom Lord-Alge mix)
Charts
Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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Canada (Jam! Canoe)[3] | 6 |
Japan (Oricon)[4] | 38 |
Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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Japan (RIAJ)[5] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^shipments figures based on certification alone |
References
- ↑ Musicline.de – Chartverfolgung – Brightman, Sarah – A Question of Honour
- ↑ レコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信認定 <略称:2月度認定>. RIAJ (in Japanese). 20 February 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ↑ "Sarah Brightman – Awards". Allmusic.
- ↑ "Oricon – Sarah Brightman – "A Whiter Shade of Pale" / "A Question of Honour"" (in Japanese). Oricon.
- ↑ "Paid music certification for January 2011" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.