Arms Around the World

1997 single by Louise

"Arms Around the World"

Single by Louise
from the album  Woman in Me
B-side|

* "Don't Be Shy"
* "Intimate"

Released| 22 September 1997 (1997-09-22)
Genre| Dance[1]
Length| 4:08
Label|

* EMI
* 1st Avenue

Songwriter(s)|

* George
* Noel
* Louise Nurding
* Trevor Steel
* John Holliday

Producer(s)|

* Trevor Steel
* John Holliday

Louise singles chronology
| "One Kiss from Heaven"
(1996)  | "Arms Around the World"
(1997)  | "Let's Go Round Again"
(1997)

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Music video
"Arms Around the World" on YouTube

"Arms Around the World" is a song by English singer Louise, released on 22 September 1997 as the lead single from her second studio album, Woman in Me (1997). It appeared on several music charts, peaking at number four on the UK Singles Chart in September 1997. As reported by the Official Charts Company in January 2020, "Arms Around the World" has sold 159,000 copies in the UK. The video was directed by Toby Tremlett.[2]

## Critical reception

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Jon O'Brien from AllMusic viewed "Arms Around the World" as a Janet Jackson-inspired track, adding that it sounds like her 1995 song "Runaway".[3] British magazine Music Week rated it three out of five, writing further that "Louise attempts to do a Kylie with a more complex and mature sound, but her efforts are let down by an unsubstantial song lacking any real sparkle."[4] Gerald Martinez from New Sunday Times described the song as a "anthemic" dance song.[1]

## Track listings

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* UK CD1 and Japanese CD single[5][6]

1. "Arms Around the World" (radio mix)
2. "Arms Around the World" (Rated PG club mix)
3. "Arms Around the World" (T-Empo club mix)
4. "Arms Around the World" (Farley & Heller Fire Island vocal mix)

* UK CD2[7]

1. "Arms Around the World" (radio mix)
2. "Don't Be Shy"
3. "Intimate"

* UK cassette single[8]

1. "Arms Around the World" (radio mix)
2. "Don't Be Shy"
3. "Arms Around the World" (T-Empo club mix)

## Credits and personnel

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Credits are adapted from the Woman in Me album booklet.[9]

Studio

* Mixed at Sarm Hook End (Reading, Berkshire)

Personnel

* Oliver Smallman – writing (as George)
* Denis Ingoldsby – writing (as Noel)
* Louise Nurding – writing
* Trevor Steel – writing, production
* John Holliday – writing, production
* Maxx – mixing
* Richard Lowe – mix engineering
* Niven Garland – engineering

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1997–1998)  | Peak
position

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Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[10] | 6
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11] | 32
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] | 95
Scotland (OCC)[13] | 9
UK Singles (OCC)[14] | 4

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1997)  | Position

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UK Singles (OCC)[15][16] | 95

## Sales

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United Kingdom  | —  | 159,000[17]

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Format(s)  | Label(s)  | Ref.

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United Kingdom  | 22 September 1997  |

* CD
* cassette

* EMI
* 1st Avenue

| [18]
Japan  | 29 October 1997  | CD  | EMI Japan | [19]

## References

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1. ^ a b Martinez, Gerald (15 March 1998). "Late Bloomer Delivers". New Sunday Times. p. 13. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
2. ^ "In Walked Louise". inwalkedlouise.co.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
3. ^ O'Brien, Jon. "Louise — Changing Faces: Best of Louise". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
4. ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 13 September 1997. p. 14. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
5. ^ Arms Around the World (UK CD1 liner notes). EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1997. CDEMS490, 7243 8 84729 2 0.
6. ^ Arms Around the World (Japanese CD single liner notes). EMI Music Japan. 1997. TOCP-40066.
7. ^ Arms Around the World (UK CD2 liner notes). EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1997. CDEM490, 7243 8 84728 2 1.
8. ^ Arms Around the World (UK cassette single sleeve). EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1997. TCEM490, 7243 8 84728 4 5.
9. ^ Woman in Me (UK CD album booklet). EMI United Kingdom, 1st Avenue Records. 1997. 7243 8 21903 2 5.
10. ^ "Louise – Arms Around the World" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
11. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 41\. 11 October 1997. p. 12. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
12. ^ "Louise – Arms Around the World" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
13. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
15. ^ "Top 100 Singles 1997". Music Week. 17 January 1998. p. 27.
16. ^ "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1997" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
17. ^ Copsey, Rob (17 January 2020). "Louise Redknapp's biggest singles on the Official UK Chart revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
18. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 20 September 1997. p. 47. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
19. ^ "アームズ・アラウンド・ザ・ワールド | ルイーズ" [Arms Around the World | Louise] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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Louise Redknapp

Studio albums|

* Naked
* Woman in Me
* Elbow Beach
* Heavy Love
* Confessions

Compilation albums|

* Changing Faces – The Best of Louise
* Greatest Hits

Singles|

* "Light of My Life"
* "In Walked Love"
* "Naked"
* "Undivided Love"
* "One Kiss from Heaven"
* "Arms Around the World"
* "Let's Go Round Again"
* "All That Matters"
* "2 Faced"
* "Beautiful Inside"
* "Pandora's Kiss" / "Don't Give Up"
* "Confession"

Related articles|

* Eternal
* Jamie Redknapp

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