What Took You So Long?

"What Took You So Long?"
Single by Emma Bunton
from the album A Girl Like Me
B-side	"Merry-Go Round" "(Hey You) Free Up Your Mind"
Released	2 April 2001
Format	CD single
Recorded	Spring 2000 Biffco Studios (Dublin, Ireland)
Genre	Pop Rock
Length	3:59
Label	Virgin
Writer(s)	Emma Bunton Richard Stannard Julian Gallagher Martin Harrington John Themis Dave Morgan
Producer(s)	Richard Stannard Julian Gallagher
Emma Bunton singles chronology
"What I Am" (1999) "What Took You So Long?" (2001) "Take My Breath Away" (2001)
Audio sample file info · help Music video "What Took You So Long?" on YouTube

"What Took You So Long?" is a song by British recording artist Emma Bunton from her debut solo album, A Girl Like Me (2001). Written by Bunton, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Martin Harrington, John Themis and Dave Morgan, the song was released as the album's lead single in the United Kingdom, where it debuted at number one with 76,000 copies sold in its first week,^[1] making it the singer's first and only number-one single in the United Kingdom. The single also topped the chart in New Zealand. The music video for the single was directed by Greg Masuak and shot on 10 and 11 February 2001 in the Mojave Desert, California. The B-side, "(Hey You) Free Up Your Mind" was previously featured on Pokémon: The First Movie Soundtrack

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "What Took You So Long?".

• UK CD single

1. "What Took You So Long?" – 3:59
2. "(Hey You) Free Up Your Mind" – 3:21
3. "Merry-Go Round" – 3:54
4. "What Took You So Long?" (video)

• European CD single

1. "What Took You So Long?" – 3:59
2. "Merry-Go Round" – 3:54

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2001) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 10 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 48 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 22 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 34 Denmark (Tracklisten)[6] 10 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[7] 6 France (SNEP)[8] 30 Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 36 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 9 Italy (FIMI)[11] 9 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 56 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 1 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[14] 3 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[15] 1 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[16] 20 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 14 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 25 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position Australian Singles Chart[20] 63 New Zealand Singles Chart[21] 15 Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Australia (ARIA)[22] Gold 35,000 United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Silver 269,737[24] ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Sexton, Paul (13 April 2001). "European Chart Sees Big Top-10 Debuts". Billboard. AllBusiness.com. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
2. "Australian-charts.com – Emma Bunton – What Took You So Long?". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
3. "Austriancharts.at – Emma Bunton – What Took You So Long?" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
4. "Ultratop.be – Emma Bunton – What Took You So Long?" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
5. "Ultratop.be – Emma Bunton – What Took You So Long?" (in French). Ultratop 50.
6. "Danishcharts.com – Emma Bunton – What Took You So Long?". Tracklisten.
7. "European Top 20 Chart – Week Commencing 23rd April 2001" (PDF). Music & Media. Pandora Archive. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
8. "Lescharts.com – Emma Bunton – What Took You So Long?" (in French). Les classement single.
9. "Musicline.de – Emma Bunton Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
10. "Top 50 Singles, Week Ending 12 April 2001". Irish Recorded Music Association. Chart-Track. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
11. "Italiancharts.com – Emma Bunton – What Took You So Long?". Top Digital Download.
12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Emma Bunton – What Took You So Long?" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
13. "Charts.org.nz – Emma Bunton – What Took You So Long?". Top 40 Singles.
14. Romanian Top 100 Singles Airplay Chart - Top of the Year 2001
15. "Archive Chart: 2001-04-08". Scottish Singles Top 40.
16. "Spanishcharts.com – Emma Bunton – What Took You So Long?" Canciones Top 50.
17. "Swedishcharts.com – Emma Bunton – What Took You So Long?". Singles Top 100.
18. "Swisscharts.com – Emma Bunton – What Took You So Long?". Swiss Singles Chart.
19. "Archive Chart: 2001-04-08" UK Singles Chart.
20. "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2001". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
21. "Annual Top 50 Singles Chart 2001". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
22. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
23. "British single certifications – Emma Bunton – What Took You So Long?". British Phonographic Industry. Enter What Took You So Long? in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
24. Myers, Justin (14 April 2016). "The Top 40 in 2001: Emma Bunton's debut solo hits Number 1". Official Charts. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics