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{{Short description|1989 single by Sonia}}
{{Short description|1989 single by Sonia}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2012}}
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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = You'll Never Stop Me Loving You
| name = You'll Never Stop Me Loving You
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| album = [[Everybody Knows (Sonia album)|Everybody Knows]]
| album = [[Everybody Knows (Sonia album)|Everybody Knows]]
| released = 12 June 1989
| released = 12 June 1989
| recorded = 1989
| recorded =
| studio =
| studio = PWL 1 and 4 (London, England)
| venue =
| genre = [[Dance-pop]]
| length = 3:22
| genre = {{hlist|[[Hi-NRG]]|[[dance-pop]]|[[House music|house]]}}
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=22}}
| label =
| label = {{hlist|[[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]]|[[PWL Records|PWL]]}}
* [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]]
* [[PWL Records|PWL]]
| writer = {{hlist|[[Mike Stock (musician)|Mike Stock]]|[[Matt Aitken]]|[[Pete Waterman]]}}
| writer = [[Stock Aitken Waterman]]
| producer = [[Stock Aitken Waterman]]
| producer = Stock Aitken Waterman
| next_title = [[Can't Forget You (Sonia song)|Can't Forget You]]
| next_title = [[Can't Forget You (Sonia song)|Can't Forget You]]
| next_year = 1989
| next_year = 1989
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|mMo4PfiiBhk|"You'll Never Stop Me Loving You"}}}}
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|mMo4PfiiBhk|"You'll Never Stop Me Loving You"}}}}
}}
}}
"'''You'll Never Stop Me Loving You'''" is the debut single of English [[pop music|pop]] singer [[Sonia (singer)|Sonia]]. Written and produced by [[Stock Aitken Waterman]], the song was included on Sonia's debut album, ''[[Everybody Knows (Sonia album)|Everybody Knows]]'' (1990). The single became Sonia's only number-one single on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and reached number 10 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Dance Club Songs|Dance Club Play]] chart.


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==Background and release==
"'''You'll Never Stop Me Loving You'''" is the debut [[Single (music)|single]] by English [[Pop music|pop]] singer and actress [[Sonia (singer)|Sonia]], recorded in 1989 for her debut studio [[album]], ''[[Everybody Knows (Sonia album)|Everybody Knows]]'' (1990). Written and produced by English songwriting and record producing trio [[Stock Aitken Waterman]], the song is Sonia's only number-one hit on the [[UK Singles Chart]], to date.<ref name=uk/><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= [[British Hit Singles & Albums]]| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 503}}</ref> Additionally, "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" reached number ten on the US [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] [[Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance Club Play]] chart. The song helped capitalize a successful summer for Stock Aitken Waterman, becoming the sixth number-one hit they had been involved in during 1989.
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In a 1990 interview, Sonia told about how she met the producer, "The whole thing is quite like a dream to me. Pete [Waterman, of Stock Aitken Waterman] was doing this radio road show in Liverpool, and I thought to myself, 'Oh this is a chance I can't miss!' So I went along to try and sing to him." Gaining Waterman's attention was not easy, but once she did, the producer added her to [[PWL Records|PWL]]'s Coca-Cola Hitman Roadshow, a tour of England featuring the label's up-and-coming artists.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-03-31.pdf|title=New on the Charts|last=Flick|first=Larry|author-link=Larry Flick|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=102|issue=13|page=31|date=31 March 1990|access-date=14 October 2020}}</ref> Contrary to music industry myth, the song was not written to fit Sonia's personality, with [[Mike Stock (musician)|Mike Stock]] stating that the track was actually refined from pre-existing ideas that were likely originally intended for [[Kylie Minogue]]'s ''[[Enjoy Yourself (Kylie Minogue album)|Enjoy Yourself]]'' album.<ref name=":0">{{cite podcast|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-48-sealed-with-a-kiss-to-tell-him-i-called/id1565879477?i=1000604824840|title=A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 48: Sealed With A Kiss to Tell Him I Called on Apple Podcasts|website=[[Apple Podcasts]]|host=Chart Beats|publication-place=Australia|access-date=21 March 2023}}</ref>


In the United Kingdom, PWL and [[Chrysalis Records]] released the song on 12 June 1989 as a [[7-inch single|7-inch]] and [[12-inch single|12-inch]] vinyl single.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=33|date=10 June 1989}}</ref> Three weeks later, on 3 July, a [[cassette single]] was issued.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=35|date=1 July 1989}}</ref> In Japan, a [[mini CD single|mini-CD single]] was released on 30 August 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/99326/products/312318/1/|title=ネヴァー・ストップ・ミー・ラヴィング・ユー {{!}} ソニア|trans-title=Never Stop Me Loving You {{!}} Sonia|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=5 September 2023}}</ref> After its release, the track developed a [[tongue-in-cheek]] reputation as a "[[Stalking|stalker]] anthem", due to its lyrical themes of unrequited romantic obsession and a refusal to take no for answer;<ref name=":0" /> however, composer Mike Stock says that while the lyrics sparked some alarm from female backing vocalists during composition and recording, he feels that Sonia's innocent teenage delivery defuses any sinister interpretation.<ref name=":0" /> Directed by [[Pete Cornish]], the music video shows Sonia dancing and trying to flirt with a male dancer in a studio.<ref name="Entertainment Focus">{{cite web |title=Sonia's Everybody Knows: looking back at the classic album 30 years on |url=https://entertainment-focus.com/2020/04/23/sonias-everybody-knows-looking-back-at-the-classic-album-30-years-on/ |first=Gary |last=James |date=23 April 2020 |publisher=Entertainment Focus |access-date=7 August 2023}}</ref>
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==Background==
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In an 1990 interview, Sonia told about how she met the producer, "The whole thing is quite like a dream to me. Pete [Waterman, of Stock Aitken Waterman] was doing this radio road show in Liverpool, and I thought to myself, 'Oh this is a chance I can't miss!' So I went along to try and sing to him." Gaining Waterman's attention was not easy, but once she did, the producer added her to PWL's Coca-Cola Hitman Roadshow, a tour of England featuring the label's up-and-coming artists.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Larry |last= Flick |title= NEW ON THE CHARTS |magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date= 1990-03-31 |page= 31 |access-date= 2020-10-14 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-03-31.pdf}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
===Initial response===
Bill Coleman from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' wrote, "Successful European track will entice American jocks hankering for bubbly pop/NRG with "[[French Kiss (Lil Louis song)|French Kiss]]" twist. Already showing early signs of widespread radio crossover."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-02-17.pdf|first=Bill|last=Coleman|title=Single Reviews|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=1990-02-17|access-date=2020-02-14|page=89}}</ref> Pan-European magazine ''[[Music & Media]]'' commented that "the SAW backing sounds like most of the other work they have done but at least Sonia has a good voice."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-07-15.pdf|title=Previews: Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|date=1989-07-15|page=22|access-date=2020-09-25}}</ref>
Bill Coleman from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' wrote, "Successful European track will entice American jocks hankering for bubbly pop/NRG with "[[French Kiss (Lil Louis song)|French Kiss]]" twist. Already showing early signs of widespread radio crossover."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-02-17.pdf|title=Single Reviews|last=Coleman|first=Bill|magazine=Billboard|volume=102|issue=7|page=89|date=17 February 1990|access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref> Pan-European magazine ''[[Music & Media]]'' found that "the [[Stock Aitken & Waterman|SAW]] backing sounds like most of the other work they have done but at least Sonia has a good voice."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-07-15.pdf|title=Previews: Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|date=15 July 1989|page=22|access-date=25 September 2020}}</ref> Richard Lowe from ''[[Smash Hits]]'' felt the single "was probably the best all year."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Richard|last=Lowe|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/37440477332/in/album-72157685810053432/|title=Singles|magazine=[[Smash Hits]]|date=20 September 1989|page=73|access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref> David Giles of ''[[Music Week]]'' described the song as being "ghastly" and deemed "[[Listen to Your Heart (Sonia song)|Listen to Your Heart]]" "a hundred times better".<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Singles |first=David |last=Giles |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date=16 December 1989 |page=23 <!-- 27 in the PDF --> |accessdate=30 August 2023 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1989/MW-1989-12-16.pdf}}</ref>


===Retrospective reviews===
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==Chart performance==
In a 2019 critical review, [[James Masterton]] attributed the single's success to SAW's popularity at the time, stating: "Not even the most ardent fan of the producers' work would admit that the single was at effort, devoid of much in the way of melody or choral appeal and a song into which even the overwhelming enthusiasm of the still relentlessly cherry Sonia could not breathe any life".<ref>{{cite book |title=Chart Watch UK - Hits of 1989 |first=James |last= Masterton |author-link=James Masterton |year=2019 |chapter=Sonia |publisher=Independently Published |isbn=9781090753205}}</ref> In 2020, Gary James of Entertainment Focus described the song as a "classic SAW" which was "very much of {{sic|i|t's}} time", praised "Sonia's soulful pop powerhouse vocal which really gets going as we hit the chorus" and presented "Sonia's instant likability" as one of the factors that contributed to the song's success.<ref name="Entertainment Focus"/>
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===Impact and legacy===
"You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" was released in the United Kingdom in June 1989. It debuted on the [[UK Singles Chart]] at number 55 on 24 June 1989.<ref name=uk/> It peaked at number one three weeks later, becoming Sonia's only number-one single there.<ref name=uk/> The single was on the chart for thirteen weeks.<ref name=uk/> In [[Ireland]] the song peaked at number one and charted for eight weeks.<ref name=ie/> Additionally it also peaked within the top 10 in Greece and Norway, and was a top 20 hit in Belgium, Germany and Spain.
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In 2014, Matt Dunn of [[WhatCulture]] ranked the song at number 8 in his "15 unforgettable Stock Aitken Waterman singles" list, adding that it "had just the right mix of 'SAW sound', cheesy lyrics, a stomping beat and a cute video to capture the public's imagination".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://whatculture.com/music/15-unforgettable-stock-aitken-waterman-singles?page=9 |first=Matt |last=Dunn |title=15 unforgettable Stock Aitken Waterman singles |publisher=[[WhatCulture]] |date=16 January 2014 |accessdate=23 January 2024}}</ref> In 2021, British magazine ''[[Classic Pop (magazine)|Classic Pop]]'' ranked "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" number 27 on their list of the "Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman songs", adding: "18-year-old Sonia Evans was a complete unknown when she approached [[Pete Waterman]] for a break in the biz, and luckily [[Stock, Aitken & Waterman|SAW]], er, saw potential in the effervescent, ginger-haired scouser. Despite slightly stalkerish lyrics... it rocketed up the charts. Some thought it was [[Kylie Minogue|Kylie]], which might have helped its rise to the top of the UK hit parade."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.classicpopmag.com/2021/08/stock-aitken-waterman-songs/|title=Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman songs|magazine=[[Classic Pop (magazine)|Classic Pop]]|access-date=29 August 2021}}</ref>


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==Chart performance==
In Australia, the single entered the charts at number 160 in August 1989, reaching a peak position of 29 in October 1989, and charting for 17 weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/qP8fY5R.jpg|title=Response from ARIA re: Sonia's ARIA chart history, received 31 October 2017|publisher=Imgur.com|access-date=2017-11-29}} N.B. The NAT column displays the single's chart history on the national chart.</ref> In other countries where the single charted, it reached peak positions mainly in the top thirty.
"You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" debuted on the [[UK Singles Chart]] at number 55 on 24 June 1989, peaked at number one three weeks later and for two weeks, becoming Sonia's only number-one single there, and stayed on the chart for 13 weeks,<ref name="UK"/> which led the song to rank at number 16 on the national year-end chart.<ref name="UK YE"/> In Ireland, the song also topped the chart on which it remained for a total of eight weeks,<ref name="Ireland"/> and peaked within the top ten in other two European nations, Greece and Norway, where it attained number three and ten, respectively.<ref name="Greece"/><ref name="Norway"/> It was a top 20 hit in Spain (13), Finland (14) and the Flanders region of Belgium (18),<ref name="Spain"/><ref name="Finland"/><ref name="Flanders"/> while it culminated at number 20 in its third week out of a 12-week chart run on the German singles chart.<ref name="Germany"/> In addition it missed the top 20 by one place in Switzerland,<ref name="Switzerland"/> and peaked within the top 30 in the Netherlands and France.<ref name="Netherlands"/><ref name="France"/> On the Pan-[[Eurochart Hot 100]] singles chart compiled by the ''[[Music & Media]]'' magazine, it debuted at number 41 on 15 July 1989, jumped to number eight the next week, reached number one in its fourth week,<ref name="Europe"/> and remained on the chart for a total of 20 weeks divided into two segments. Much aired on UK radios where it reached number one on the airplay chart,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-07-29.pdf |title=Playlist report – The most played records in Europe! |magazine=Music & Media |volume=6|issue=30|page=II<!-- 8 in the PDF -->|date=29 July 1989|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History|access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref> it was present for six weeks on the European Airplay Top 50, with a peak at number 34 in its third week.<ref name="Airplay"/>


In the United States, "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" peaked at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Dance Club Play]] chart in April 1990. It also peaked at number 26 on the [[Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]] chart.
"You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" was a moderate hit in Oceanian markets: in Australia, it entered the [[ARIA Singles Chart]] at number 160 in August 1989, reached a peak of number 29 two months later and charted for 17 weeks,<ref name="Australia"/> while it reached number 43 in New Zealand.<ref name="UK"/> In the US, "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" peaked at number 10 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Dance Club Songs|Dance Club Play]] chart in April 1990,<ref name="DCP"/> and peaked at number 26 on the ''Billboard'' [[Dance/Electronic Singles Sales|12-inch Singles Sales]] chart the same month.<ref name="DSS"/>

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==Impact and legacy==
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British magazine ''[[Classic Pop (magazine)|Classic Pop]]'' ranked "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" number 27 in their list of ''Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman songs'' in 2021. They wrote, "18-year-old Sonia Evans was a complete unknown when she approached [[Pete Waterman]] for a break in the biz, and luckily [[Stock, Aitken & Waterman|SAW]], er, saw potential in the effervescent, ginger-haired scouser. Despite slightly stalkerish lyrics – “When I know that you’re alone, I wander to your home and catch a glimpse or two” – it rocketed up the charts. Some thought it was Kylie, which might have helped its rise to the top of the UK hit parade. It was SAW’s final No.1… mind you, that year they racked up seven."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.classicpopmag.com/2021/08/stock-aitken-waterman-songs/|first=|last=|title=Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman songs|work=[[Classic Pop (magazine)|Classic Pop]]|accessdate=29 August 2021}}</ref>


==Track listings==
==Track listings==
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'''7-inch single'''<ref name="uk7">{{cite AV media notes|title=You'll Never Stop Me Loving You|others=[[Sonia (singer)|Sonia]]|year=1989|type=UK 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=[[Chrysalis Records]]|id=CHS 3385}}</ref>
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:A. "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You"
* '''7-inch, 12-inch, and cassette single'''<ref name="uk7">{{cite AV media notes|title=You'll Never Stop Me Loving You|others=[[Sonia (singer)|Sonia]]|year=1989|type=UK 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=[[Chrysalis Records]], [[PWL Records]]|id=CHS 3385}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=You'll Never Stop Me Loving You|others=Sonia|year=1989|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Chrysalis Records, PWL Records|id=CHS 12 3385}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=You'll Never Stop Me Loving You|others=Sonia|year=1989|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Chrysalis Records, PWL Records|id=CHSMC3385}}</ref>
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:B. "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (instrumental)
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# "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You"
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# "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (instrumental)


'''UK 12-inch remix vinyl'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=You'll Never Stop Me Loving You|others=[[Sonia (singer)|Sonia]]|year=1989|type=UK 12-inch vinyl disc|publisher=[[Chrysalis Records]], [[PWL Records]]|id=CHSR 12 3385}}</ref>
* '''UK 12-inch remix single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=You'll Never Stop Me Loving You|others=Sonia|year=1989|type=UK 12-inch remix single vinyl disc|publisher=Chrysalis Records, PWL Records|id=CHSR 12 3385}}</ref>
:A. "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (Sonia's Kiss Mix)
:A. "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (Sonia's Kiss mix)
:B. "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You"
:B. "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You"
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'''US cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=You'll Never Stop Me Loving You|others=[[Sonia (singer)|Sonia]]|year=1990|type=US cassette single sleeve|publisher=[[Chrysalis Records]]|id=4JM 23385}}</ref>
* '''US cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=You'll Never Stop Me Loving You|others=Sonia|year=1990|type=US cassette single sleeve|publisher=Chrysalis Records, PWL Records|id=4JM 23385}}</ref>
:A. "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (7-inch version) – 3:22
:A. "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (7-inch version) – 3:22
:B. "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (Kissing Mix) – 6:40
:B. "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (Kissing mix) – 6:40


'''Japanese mini-CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=You'll Never Stop Me Loving You|others=[[Sonia (singer)|Sonia]]|year=1989|type=Japanese mini-CD single liner notes|publisher=[[Chrysalis Records]], [[PWL Records]]|id=XP10-2102}}</ref>
* '''Japanese mini-CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=You'll Never Stop Me Loving You|others=Sonia|year=1989|type=Japanese mini-CD single liner notes|publisher=Chrysalis Records, PWL Records|id=XP10-2102}}</ref>
# "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You"
# "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You"
# "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (extended version)
# "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (extended version)
# "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (instrumental)
# "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (instrumental)
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==Credits and personnel==
==Credits and personnel==
Credits are taken from the UK 7-inch single liner notes.<ref name="uk7"/>
Credits are taken from the UK 7-inch single liner notes.<ref name="uk7"/>

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* Sonia – lead [[singing|vocals]]
'''Studio'''
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* [[Suzanne Rhatigan]], Linda Taylor – backing vocals
* Recorded at PWL Recording Studios 1 and 4 (London, England)
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* [[Mike Stock (musician)|Mike Stock]] – [[Musical keyboard|keyboards]]

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* [[Matt Aitken]] – [[guitar]]s, keyboards
'''Personnel'''
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* [[Linn LM-1|A Linn]] – [[drums]]
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* Mark McGuire – [[Audio engineering|engineering]]
* [[Stock Aitken Waterman]] – writing, production, arrangement
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* Pete Hammond, Phil Harding – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
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** [[Mike Stock (musician)|Mike Stock]] – backing vocals, keyboards
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** [[Matt Aitken]] – guitars, keyboards
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* Sonia – lead vocals
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* [[Suzanne Rhatigan]] – backing vocals
* Linda Taylor – backing vocals
* Ian Curnow – additional keyboards
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* [[Linn LM-1|A Linn]] – drums
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* Mixmaster Pete Hammond – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
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* Karen Hewitt – [[Audio engineering|engineering]]
* Yoyo – engineering
* [[Simon Fowler (photographer)|Simon Fowler]] – photography
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==Charts==
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
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!Chart (1989)
!Chart (1989–1990)
!Peak<br/>position
!Peak<br/>position
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{{single chart|Australia|29|artist=Sonia|song=You'll Never Stop Me Loving You|rowheader=true|access-date=8 February 2021}}
{{single chart|Australia|29|artist=Sonia|song=You'll Never Stop Me Loving You|refname="Australia"|rowheader=true|access-date=8 February 2021}}
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{{single chart|Flanders|18|artist=Sonia|song=You'll Never Stop Me Loving You|rowheader=true|access-date=8 February 2021}}
{{single chart|Flanders|18|artist=Sonia|song=You'll Never Stop Me Loving You|refname="Flanders"|rowheader=true|access-date=8 February 2021}}
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!scope="row"|Europe ([[Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-08-05.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=6|issue=31|page=IV|date=5 August 1989|access-date=30 August 2020}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Europe ([[Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref name="Europe">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-08-05.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100|magazine=Music & Media|volume=6|issue=31|page=IV|date=5 August 1989|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History|access-date=30 August 2020}}</ref>
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|1
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!scope="row"|Europe (European Airplay Top 50)<ref name="Airplay">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-08-12.pdf|title=European Airplay Top 50|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=6|issue=32|date=12 August 1989|page=III<!-- 9 in PDF file -->|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History|access-date=31 July 2023}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Finland ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book|first=Jake|last=Nyman|year=2005|title=Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja|edition=1st|publisher=Tammi|location=Helsinki|isbn=951-31-2503-3|language=fi}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Finland ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref name="Finland">{{cite book|first=Jake|last=Nyman|year=2005|title=Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja|edition=1st|publisher=Tammi|location=Helsinki|isbn=951-31-2503-3|language=fi}}</ref>
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|14
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{{single chart|France|29|artist=Sonia|song=You'll Never Stop Me Loving You|rowheader=true|access-date=8 February 2021}}
{{single chart|France|29|artist=Sonia|song=You'll Never Stop Me Loving You|refname="France"|rowheader=true|access-date=8 February 2021}}
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!scope="row"|Greece ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-09-30.pdf|title=Top 3 Singles in Europe|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=6|issue=39|page=VII|date=30 September 1989|access-date=1 April 2018}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Greece ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref name="Greece">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-09-30.pdf|title=Top 3 Singles in Europe|magazine=Music & Media|volume=6|issue=39|page=VII|date=30 September 1989|access-date=1 April 2018}}</ref>
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{{single chart|Ireland2|1|song=You'll Never Stop Me|rowheader=true|access-date=8 February 2021|refname=ie}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|1|song=You'll Never Stop Me|refname="Ireland"|rowheader=true|access-date=8 February 2021}}
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{{single chart|Dutch40|25|year=1989|week=35|rowheader=true|access-date=8 February 2021}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|25|year=1989|week=35|rowheader=true|access-date=8 February 2021}}
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{{single chart|Dutch100|26|artist=Sonia|song=You'll Never Stop Me Loving You|rowheader=true|access-date=8 February 2021}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|26|artist=Sonia|song=You'll Never Stop Me Loving You|refname="Netherlands"|rowheader=true|access-date=8 February 2021}}
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{{single chart|Norway|10|artist=Sonia|song=You'll Never Stop Me Loving You|rowheader=true|access-date=8 February 2021}}
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!scope="row"|[[UK Dance Singles Chart|UK Dance]] (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1989/MW-1989-08-05.pdf |title=Top Dance Singles |magazine=[[Music Week]] |date=5 August 1989 |page=16<!-- 16 in PDF file --> |via=World Radio History |access-date=2 August 2023}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|US [[Dance Singles Sales|12-inch Singles Sales]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name="DSS">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-singles-sales/1990-04-07/|title=Dance Singles Sales|magazine=Billboard|date=7 April 1990|url-access=subscription|access-date=2 August 2023}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-12-23.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 1989|magazine=Music & Media|via=World Radio History|volume=6|issue=51|page=6|date=23 December 1989|access-date=17 January 2020|oclc=29800226}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Year-End Charts '89 – Top 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|publisher=Spotlight Publications|location=London, England|page=16|date=3 March 1990}}</ref>
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==Cover versions==
{{Unreferenced section|date=March 2014}}
* The song was covered as a hi-NRG/eurodance song by singer Belle Lawrence for the [[compilation album]], ''Almighty Presents Handbag Heaven: Let This Feeling''.
* In 1991, Hong Kong singer Stephanie Lai covered the song in Cantonese.
* In 2004, Italian artists [[Nuage (band)|Nuage]] covered the song on their album ''Sunday'', which was only released in Japan.
* [[Denise Van Outen]] performed the song in her one women show "Some Girl I Used to Know".
* In 2006, Australian pop group [[The Young Divas]] covered the song on their self-titled debut album.<ref name="iTunes">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/young-divas/id204771649|title=Young Divas (Album) by Young Divas|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]. [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]|access-date=2012-09-25}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:26, 13 September 2024

"You'll Never Stop Me Loving You"
Single by Sonia
from the album Everybody Knows
Released12 June 1989
StudioPWL 1 and 4 (London, England)
GenreDance-pop
Length3:22
Label
Songwriter(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Producer(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Sonia singles chronology
"You'll Never Stop Me Loving You"
(1989) 		"Can't Forget You"
(1989)
Music video
"You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" on YouTube

"You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" is the debut single of English pop singer Sonia. Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, the song was included on Sonia's debut album, Everybody Knows (1990). The single became Sonia's only number-one single on the UK Singles Chart and reached number 10 on the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart.

Background and release

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In a 1990 interview, Sonia told about how she met the producer, "The whole thing is quite like a dream to me. Pete [Waterman, of Stock Aitken Waterman] was doing this radio road show in Liverpool, and I thought to myself, 'Oh this is a chance I can't miss!' So I went along to try and sing to him." Gaining Waterman's attention was not easy, but once she did, the producer added her to PWL's Coca-Cola Hitman Roadshow, a tour of England featuring the label's up-and-coming artists.[1] Contrary to music industry myth, the song was not written to fit Sonia's personality, with Mike Stock stating that the track was actually refined from pre-existing ideas that were likely originally intended for Kylie Minogue's Enjoy Yourself album.[2]

In the United Kingdom, PWL and Chrysalis Records released the song on 12 June 1989 as a 7-inch and 12-inch vinyl single.[3] Three weeks later, on 3 July, a cassette single was issued.[4] In Japan, a mini-CD single was released on 30 August 1989.[5] After its release, the track developed a tongue-in-cheek reputation as a "stalker anthem", due to its lyrical themes of unrequited romantic obsession and a refusal to take no for answer;[2] however, composer Mike Stock says that while the lyrics sparked some alarm from female backing vocalists during composition and recording, he feels that Sonia's innocent teenage delivery defuses any sinister interpretation.[2] Directed by Pete Cornish, the music video shows Sonia dancing and trying to flirt with a male dancer in a studio.[6]

Critical reception

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Initial response

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Bill Coleman from Billboard wrote, "Successful European track will entice American jocks hankering for bubbly pop/NRG with "French Kiss" twist. Already showing early signs of widespread radio crossover."[7] Pan-European magazine Music & Media found that "the SAW backing sounds like most of the other work they have done but at least Sonia has a good voice."[8] Richard Lowe from Smash Hits felt the single "was probably the best all year."[9] David Giles of Music Week described the song as being "ghastly" and deemed "Listen to Your Heart" "a hundred times better".[10]

Retrospective reviews

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In a 2019 critical review, James Masterton attributed the single's success to SAW's popularity at the time, stating: "Not even the most ardent fan of the producers' work would admit that the single was at effort, devoid of much in the way of melody or choral appeal and a song into which even the overwhelming enthusiasm of the still relentlessly cherry Sonia could not breathe any life".[11] In 2020, Gary James of Entertainment Focus described the song as a "classic SAW" which was "very much of it's [sic] time", praised "Sonia's soulful pop powerhouse vocal which really gets going as we hit the chorus" and presented "Sonia's instant likability" as one of the factors that contributed to the song's success.[6]

Impact and legacy

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In 2014, Matt Dunn of WhatCulture ranked the song at number 8 in his "15 unforgettable Stock Aitken Waterman singles" list, adding that it "had just the right mix of 'SAW sound', cheesy lyrics, a stomping beat and a cute video to capture the public's imagination".[12] In 2021, British magazine Classic Pop ranked "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" number 27 on their list of the "Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman songs", adding: "18-year-old Sonia Evans was a complete unknown when she approached Pete Waterman for a break in the biz, and luckily SAW, er, saw potential in the effervescent, ginger-haired scouser. Despite slightly stalkerish lyrics... it rocketed up the charts. Some thought it was Kylie, which might have helped its rise to the top of the UK hit parade."[13]

Chart performance

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"You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 55 on 24 June 1989, peaked at number one three weeks later and for two weeks, becoming Sonia's only number-one single there, and stayed on the chart for 13 weeks,[14] which led the song to rank at number 16 on the national year-end chart.[15] In Ireland, the song also topped the chart on which it remained for a total of eight weeks,[16] and peaked within the top ten in other two European nations, Greece and Norway, where it attained number three and ten, respectively.[17][18] It was a top 20 hit in Spain (13), Finland (14) and the Flanders region of Belgium (18),[19][20][21] while it culminated at number 20 in its third week out of a 12-week chart run on the German singles chart.[22] In addition it missed the top 20 by one place in Switzerland,[23] and peaked within the top 30 in the Netherlands and France.[24][25] On the Pan-Eurochart Hot 100 singles chart compiled by the Music & Media magazine, it debuted at number 41 on 15 July 1989, jumped to number eight the next week, reached number one in its fourth week,[26] and remained on the chart for a total of 20 weeks divided into two segments. Much aired on UK radios where it reached number one on the airplay chart,[27] it was present for six weeks on the European Airplay Top 50, with a peak at number 34 in its third week.[28]

"You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" was a moderate hit in Oceanian markets: in Australia, it entered the ARIA Singles Chart at number 160 in August 1989, reached a peak of number 29 two months later and charted for 17 weeks,[29] while it reached number 43 in New Zealand.[14] In the US, "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart in April 1990,[30] and peaked at number 26 on the Billboard 12-inch Singles Sales chart the same month.[31]

Track listings

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Credits and personnel

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Credits are taken from the UK 7-inch single liner notes.[32]

Studio

  • Recorded at PWL Recording Studios 1 and 4 (London, England)

Personnel

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ Flick, Larry (31 March 1990). "New on the Charts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 102, no. 13. p. 31. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Chart Beats. "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 48: Sealed With A Kiss to Tell Him I Called on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts (Podcast). Australia. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  3. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 10 June 1989. p. 33.
  4. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 1 July 1989. p. 35.
  5. ^ "ネヴァー・ストップ・ミー・ラヴィング・ユー | ソニア" [Never Stop Me Loving You | Sonia] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b James, Gary (23 April 2020). "Sonia's Everybody Knows: looking back at the classic album 30 years on". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  7. ^ Coleman, Bill (17 February 1990). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 102, no. 7. p. 89. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Previews: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 15 July 1989. p. 22. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  9. ^ Lowe, Richard (20 September 1989). "Singles". Smash Hits. p. 73. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  10. ^ Giles, David (16 December 1989). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 23. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  11. ^ Masterton, James (2019). "Sonia". Chart Watch UK - Hits of 1989. Independently Published. ISBN 9781090753205.
  12. ^ Dunn, Matt (16 January 2014). "15 unforgettable Stock Aitken Waterman singles". WhatCulture. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman songs". Classic Pop. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  14. ^ a b c "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  15. ^ a b Copsey, Rob (7 May 2021). "Official Top 40 best-selling songs of 1989". Official Charts. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  16. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – You'll Never Stop Me". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Top 3 Singles in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 39. 30 September 1989. p. VII. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  18. ^ a b "Sonia – You'll Never Stop Me Loving You". VG-lista. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  19. ^ a b Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  20. ^ a b Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  21. ^ a b "Sonia – You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  22. ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Sonia – You'll Never Stop me Loving You" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  23. ^ a b "Sonia – You'll Never Stop Me Loving You". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  24. ^ a b "Sonia – You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  25. ^ a b "Sonia – You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  26. ^ a b "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 31. 5 August 1989. p. IV. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 30 August 2020 – via World Radio History.
  27. ^ "Playlist report – The most played records in Europe!" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 30. 29 July 1989. p. II. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 17 October 2023 – via World Radio History.
  28. ^ a b "European Airplay Top 50" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 32. 12 August 1989. p. III. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 31 July 2023 – via World Radio History.
  29. ^ a b "Sonia – You'll Never Stop Me Loving You". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  30. ^ a b "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. 21 April 1990. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  31. ^ a b "Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. 7 April 1990. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  32. ^ a b You'll Never Stop Me Loving You (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Sonia. Chrysalis Records, PWL Records. 1989. CHS 3385.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  33. ^ You'll Never Stop Me Loving You (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Sonia. Chrysalis Records, PWL Records. 1989. CHS 12 3385.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  34. ^ You'll Never Stop Me Loving You (UK cassette single sleeve). Sonia. Chrysalis Records, PWL Records. 1989. CHSMC3385.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  35. ^ You'll Never Stop Me Loving You (UK 12-inch remix single vinyl disc). Sonia. Chrysalis Records, PWL Records. 1989. CHSR 12 3385.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  36. ^ You'll Never Stop Me Loving You (US cassette single sleeve). Sonia. Chrysalis Records, PWL Records. 1990. 4JM 23385.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  37. ^ You'll Never Stop Me Loving You (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Sonia. Chrysalis Records, PWL Records. 1989. XP10-2102.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  38. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 35, 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  39. ^ "Sonia – You'll Never Stop Me Loving You". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  40. ^ "Top Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 5 August 1989. p. 16. Retrieved 2 August 2023 – via World Radio History.
  41. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 1989" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 51. 23 December 1989. p. 6. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 17 January 2020 – via World Radio History.
  42. ^ "Year End Singles". Record Mirror. 27 January 1990. p. 44.
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