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"Weak"
"Weak"
Single by Skunk Anansie
from the album Paranoid & Sunburnt
B-side	"Tour Hymn"
Released	15 January 1996
Length	3:33
Label	One Little Indian
Songwriter(s)	Skin; Cass Lewis; Martin Kent; Robbie France;
Producer(s)	Sylvia Massy; Skunk Anansie;
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"Weak" is a song by British rock band Skunk Anansie, released on 15 January 1996 by One Little Indian as the fourth and final single from their debut album, Paranoid & Sunburnt (1995). The song was produced by the band with Sylvia Massy and is one of Skunk Anansie's well known releases. Skin performs a slower, more ballad-like version at many of her solo gigs. The song has also been covered by Rod Stewart on his 1998 album, When We Were the New Boys.

Critical reception

Roy Wilkinson from Select wrote, "'Weak' could be their 'Under the Bridge', an understated, casually memorable verse leading into a chorus thas has as much to do with Heart as Metallica."^[2]

Music video

The music video for "Weak" was directed by duo Hammer & Tongs. It is filmed primarily (with cutaways to third party views) from the point of view of a collapsed cameraman in what appears to be an airport hangar. The cameraman collapses behind a car which then drives off to show Skin and the band forming to perform for the offset camera. The recording is interrupted by a little boy who, after being pulled out of the way of the camera abruptly, decides to run off with it and the band gives chase after him.

Track listings

CD single – CD1

#	Title	Length
1.	"Weak"	3:33
2.	"Selling Jesus"	3:44
3.	"Tour Hymn"	3:18

CD single – CD2

#	Title	Length
1.	"Weak (Ackee And Saltfish Mix)"	3:56
2.	"Charity (Clit Pop Mix)"	4:34
3.	"100 Ways To Be A Good Girl (Anti Matter Mix)"	4:32
4.	"Rise Up (Bonhamoon Mix)"	5:00

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[3]	36
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[4]	2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[5]	35
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[6]	31
Scotland (OCC)^[7]	21
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[8]	12
UK Singles (OCC)^[9]	20

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[10]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 13 January 1996. p. 31. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ Wilkinson, Roy (October 1995). "New Albums". Select. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 6. 10 February 1996. p. 15. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (6.4. – 12.4. '96)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 3 April 1996. p. 60. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 17, 1996" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ "Skunk Anansie – Weak" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ "Skunk Anansie – Weak". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ "British single certifications – Skunk Anansie – Weak". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

[1] "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 13 January 1996. p. 31. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[2] Wilkinson, Roy (October 1995). "New Albums". Select. Retrieved 13 December 2024.

[3] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 6. 10 February 1996. p. 15. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

[4] "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (6.4. – 12.4. '96)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 3 April 1996. p. 60. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

[sc_Dutch40_-5] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 17, 1996" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

[sc_Dutch100_Skunk_Anansie-6] "Skunk Anansie – Weak" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

[sc_Scotland_-7] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

[sc_Sweden_Skunk_Anansie-8] "Skunk Anansie – Weak". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

[sc_UK_-9] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

[United_KingdomSkunk_AnansieWeaksingleCertRef-10] "British single certifications – Skunk Anansie – Weak". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

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+{{Short description|1996 single by Skunk Anansie}}
-{{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}}
+{{More citations needed|date=October 2020}}
-{{Infobox Single|
+{{Use British English|date=August 2013}}
-|  Name           = Weak
+{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
-|  Cover          = Skunk_anansie_weak_cd1.jpg
+{{Infobox song
-|  Artist         = [[Skunk Anansie]]
-| from Album      = [[Paranoid and Sunburnt]]
+| name       = Weak
-|  Released       = January 1996
+| cover      = Skunk_anansie_weak_cd1.jpg
+| alt        =
-| Genre           = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Indie music|Punk]]
-|  Length         = 3:33
+| type       = single
+| artist     = [[Skunk Anansie]]
-|  Format         = [[compact disc|CD]], [[Compact Cassette|Cassette]], [[Gramophone record|Vinyl Record]]
-|  Label          = [[One Little Indian]] (UK)
+| album      = [[Paranoid & Sunburnt]]
+| B-side     = Tour Hymn
-|  Writer         = [[Skin (singer)|Skin]], Len Arran
+| released   = {{start date|1996|1|15|df=y}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-01-13.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=31|date=13 January 1996|access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref>
-|  Producer       = Sylvia Massy. [[Skunk Anansie]]
+| recorded   =
-| Chart position  = * #20 <small>([[UK]], [[UK Singles Chart]])</small>
+| studio     =
-|  Last single    = <small>"[[Charity (single)|Charity]]"<br />(1995)</small>
+| venue      =
-|  This single    = "Weak" <br /> (1996)
+| genre      = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
-|  Next single    = <small>"[[All I Want (single)|All I Want]]"<br />(1996)</small>
-| Misc        = {{Extra album cover 2
+| length     = 3:33
+| label      = [[One Little Indian]]
-  | Upper caption  =
-  | Type           =
+| writer     =
+* [[Deborah Dyer|Skin]]
-  | Cover          = Skunk anansie weak.jpg
+* Cass Lewis
-  | Lower caption  = CD2
+* Martin Kent
-  }}
+* [[Robbie France]]
+| producer   =
+* [[Sylvia Massy]]
+* Skunk Anansie
+| prev_title = [[Charity (song)|Charity]]
+| prev_year  = 1995
+| next_title = [[All I Want (Skunk Anansie song)|All I Want]]
+| next_year  = 1996
 }}
-"'''Weak'''" is a song by [[Skunk Anansie]], released as their fourth single. The single was the last release to be taken from their debut album ''[[Paranoid and Sunburnt]]''. The song is regarded as one of Skunk Anansie's most well known releases, and often a favourite at festivals. [[Deborah Dyer|Skin]] performs a slower, more ballad-like version at many of her solo gigs. The song has been covered by [[Rod Stewart]] on his 1998 album "[[When We Were the New Boys]]".
+"'''Weak'''" is a song by British [[rock music|rock]] band [[Skunk Anansie]], released on 15 January 1996 by [[One Little Indian]] as the fourth and final single from their debut album, ''[[Paranoid & Sunburnt]]'' (1995). The song was produced by the band with [[Sylvia Massy]] and is one of Skunk Anansie's well known releases. [[Deborah Dyer|Skin]] performs a slower, more ballad-like version at many of her solo gigs. The song has also been covered by [[Rod Stewart]] on his 1998 album, ''[[When We Were the New Boys]]''.
-==Tracklisting==
-===CD single - CD1===
+==Critical reception==
+Roy Wilkinson from ''[[Select (magazine)|Select]]'' wrote, "'Weak' could be their '[[Under the Bridge]]', an understated, casually memorable verse leading into a chorus thas has as much to do with [[Heart (band)|Heart]] as [[Metallica]]."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Roy|last=Wilkinson|url=https://selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk/showpage.php?file=wp-content/uploads/2014/05/albums21.jpg|title=New Albums|work=[[Select (magazine)|Select]]|date=October 1995|page=|access-date=13 December 2024}}</ref>
+==Music video==
+The music video for "Weak" was directed by duo [[Hammer & Tongs]]. It is filmed primarily (with cutaways to third party views) from the point of view of a collapsed cameraman in what appears to be an airport hangar. The cameraman collapses behind a car which then drives off to show Skin and the band forming to perform for the offset camera. The recording is interrupted by a little boy who, after being pulled out of the way of the camera abruptly, decides to run off with it and the band gives chase after him.
+==Track listings==
+* '''CD single – CD1'''
 {| class="wikitable"
 ! #
@@ Line 35: / Line 49: @@
 | 1. || "Weak" || 3:33
 |-
-| 2. || "[[Selling Jesus (single)|Selling Jesus]]" || 3:44
+| 2. || "[[Selling Jesus]]" || 3:44
 |-
 | 3. || "Tour Hymn" || 3:18
-|-
 |}
-===CD single - CD2===
+* '''CD single – CD2'''
 {| class="wikitable"
 ! #
@@ Line 49: / Line 62: @@
 | 1. || "Weak (Ackee And Saltfish Mix)" || 3:56
 |-
-| 2. || "[[Charity (single)|Charity]] (Clit Pop Mix)" || 4:34
+| 2. || "[[Charity (song)|Charity]] (Clit Pop Mix)" || 4:34
 |-
 | 3. || "100 Ways To Be A Good Girl (Anti Matter Mix)" || 4:32
 |-
 | 4. || "Rise Up (Bonhamoon Mix)" || 5:00
+|}
+==Charts==
+{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+!Chart (1996)
+!Peak<br/>position
 |-
+!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-02-10.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=13|issue=6|page=15|date=10 February 1996|access-date=30 October 2020}}</ref>
+| 36
+|-
+!scope="row"|Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn Topp 40]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2939041?iabr=on#page/n35/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (6.4. – 12.4. '96)|newspaper=[[DV (newspaper)|Dagblaðið Vísir]]|language=is|page=60|date=3 April 1996|access-date=30 October 2020}}</ref>
+| 2
+|-
+{{single chart|Dutch40|35|year=1996|week=17|rowheader=true|access-date=30 October 2020}}
+|-
+{{single chart|Dutch100|31|artist=Skunk Anansie|song=Weak|rowheader=true|access-date=30 October 2020}}
+|-
+{{single chart|Scotland|21|date=19960127|rowheader=true|access-date=30 October 2020}}
+|-
+{{single chart|Sweden|12|artist=Skunk Anansie|song=Weak|rowheader=true|access-date=30 October 2020}}
+|-
+{{single chart|UK|20|date=19960127|rowheader=true|access-date=30 October 2020}}
 |}
+==Certifications==
+{{Certification Table Top}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Skunk Anansie|title=Weak|award=Silver|relyear=1996|certyear=2020|id=14719-1319-1|access-date=30 October 2020}}
+{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 {{Skunk Anansie}}
+{{Authority control}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Weak (Skunk Anansie Song)}}
 [[Category:1995 singles]]
+[[Category:1995 songs]]
+[[Category:One Little Independent Records singles]]
 [[Category:Skunk Anansie songs]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Skin (musician)]]
-[[it:Weak]]

v t e Skunk Anansie
Skin Martin "Ace" Kent Richard "Cass" Lewis Mark Richardson Robbie France
Studio albums	Paranoid & Sunburnt Stoosh Post Orgasmic Chill Wonderlustre Black Traffic Anarchytecture
Compilations	Smashes and Trashes
Singles	"Little Baby Swastikkka" "Selling Jesus" "I Can Dream" "Charity" "Weak" "All I Want" "Twisted (Everyday Hurts)" "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" "Brazen (Weep)" "Charlie Big Potato" "Secretly" "Lately" "You'll Follow Me Down" "Tear the Place Up" "Because of You"
Related articles	Discography