Right Beside You (Sophie B. Hawkins song)

"Right Beside You" is a single released by the American singer, Sophie B. Hawkins in autumn 1994. It reached number 56 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number seven on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart. It peaked at number 41 in Australia in March 1996 and became a top 30 hit in several European countries, including Switzerland, where it climbed to number eight. It is also Hawkins' highest-charting single in the United Kingdom, where it reached number 13, one position above "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover".[1]

"Right Beside You"
Single by Sophie B. Hawkins
from the album Whaler
B-side	"The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty (Only Love)"
Released	August 1994
Recorded	1994
Genre	Pop house
Length	4:46
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Sophie B. Hawkins Rick Chertoff Stewart Lerman
Producer(s)	Stephen Lipson
Sophie B. Hawkins singles chronology
"I Want You" (1992) "Right Beside You" (1994) "Don't Don't Tell Me No" (1994)

Track listing

Maxi single

1. "Right Beside You"
2. "Right Beside You" (classic club mix)
3. "The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty"
4. "Right Beside You" (extended brain remix)

1994 collectors' edition

CD1:

1. "Right Beside You" (Radio 7" Mix) – 4:12
2. "Right Beside You" (Classic Club Mix) – 5:57
3. "Right Beside You" (Hard Floor Mix) – 5:32
4. "Ballad of Sleeping Beauty" – 5:04

CD2:

1. "Right Beside You" – 4:49
2. "Right Beside You" (Extended Brain Remix) – 7:38
3. "Right Beside You" (Brain 7" Remix) – 3:59
4. "Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover" – 5:24

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1994–1996) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 41 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] 7 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 38 Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 17 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[6] 37 Ireland (IRMA)[7] 30 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 18 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 15 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 20 Poland (LP3)[11] 12 Scotland (OCC)[12] 10 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 30 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 8 UK Singles (OCC)[15] 13 US Billboard Hot 100[16] 56 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[17] 24

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[18] 73 Germany (Official German Charts)[19] 87

References

1. "Sophie B Hawkins Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
2. "Australian-charts.com – Sophie B. Hawkins – Right Beside You". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
3. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2620." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
4. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11 no. 37. September 10, 1994. p. 13. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Sophie B. Hawkins – Right Beside You". GfK Entertainment Charts.
6. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (08.9.–14.9. '94)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). September 8, 1994. p. 16. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
7. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Right Beside You". Irish Singles Chart.
8. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 8, 1995" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Sophie B. Hawkins – Right Beside You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
10. "Charts.nz – Sophie B. Hawkins – Right Beside You". Top 40 Singles.
11. "Notowanie nr659" (in Polish). LP3. September 30, 1994. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
12. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
13. "Swedishcharts.com – Sophie B. Hawkins – Right Beside You". Singles Top 100.
14. "Swisscharts.com – Sophie B. Hawkins – Right Beside You". Swiss Singles Chart.
15. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
16. "Sophie B Hawkins Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
17. "Sophie B Hawkins Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
18. "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1994". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
19. "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1994" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

External links

• Full lyrics at official website
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
• Ask Sophie - December 2004 - with some questions related to "Right Beside You"