Curtain Falls

"Curtain Falls"
Single by Blue
from the album Best of Blue
Released	8 November 2004
Format	CD single
Recorded	June 2004
Genre	Pop, R&B
Length	4:03
Label	Innocent
Writer(s)	Antony Costa, Lee Ryan, Simon Webbe, Duncan James, Stevie Wonder
Producer(s)	Stargate
Blue singles chronology
"Bubblin'" (2004) "Curtain Falls" (2004) "Get Down on It" (2005)

"Curtain Falls" is a song by English boy band Blue. It was released on 8 November 2004 as the first single from their first greatest hits album, Best of Blue (2004). The song was co-written by the band and Stargate, and produced by Stargate and reached number one in Italy. In France, the song was re-recorded in French and re-titled "Quand Le Rideau Tombe", and thus, this version was released as a single there. The background music is almost identical to that of Coolio's 1995 hit, "Gangsta's Paradise", as they both share usage of a sample of Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise".

Track listing

UK CD1

1. "Curtain Falls" (Album Version) - 4:03
2. "Best of Blue Medley" - 5:19

UK CD2

1. "Curtain Falls" (Album Version) - 4:03
2. "Long Time" (2004 Remix) - 4:14
3. "Too Close" (Blacksmith RnB Club Rub) - 5:41

Quand Le Rideau Tombe

1. "Curtain Falls" (Album Version) - 4:03
2. "Quand Le Rideau Tombe" - 4:03
3. "Quand Le Rideau Tombe" (Video)

Charts

Chart (2004-05)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1]	16
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2]	20
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[3]	30
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4]	6
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5]	14
France (SNEP)[6]	18
Germany (Official German Charts)[7]	8
Hungary (Single Top 40)[8]	7
Ireland (IRMA)	10
Italy (FIMI)[9]	2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10]	37
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[11]	49
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[12]	4
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[13]	7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]	13
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15]	4

References

1. "Austriancharts.at – Blue – Curtain Falls" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
2. "Ultratop.be – Blue – Curtain Falls" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
3. "Ultratop.be – Blue – Curtain Falls" (in French). Ultratop 50.
4. "Hits of the World - Eurochart Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 27 November 2004. p. 47. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
5. "Blue: Curtain Falls" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
6. "Lescharts.com – Blue – Curtain Falls" (in French). Les classement single.
7. "Musicline.de – Blue Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
8. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
9. "Italiancharts.com – Blue – Curtain Falls". Top Digital Download.
10. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Blue search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
11. Romanian peak at the Wayback Machine (archived December 9, 2004)
12. "Archive Chart: 2004-11-20". Scottish Singles Top 40.
13. "Spanishcharts.com – Blue – Curtain Falls" Canciones Top 50.
14. "Swisscharts.com – Blue – Curtain Falls". Swiss Singles Chart.
15. "Archive Chart: 2004-11-20" UK Singles Chart.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics