"Put Your Arms Around Me"
Single by Texas
from the album White on Blonde
B-side
Released3 November 1997 (1997-11-03)[1]
StudioThe Church (London, England)
Length
  • 4:32 (album version)
  • 4:28 (Autumn Breeze mix)
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Johnny McElhone, Sharleen Spiteri, Dave Stewart, Robert Hodgens
Producer(s)Dave Stewart, Texas
Texas singles chronology
"Black Eyed Boy"
(1997) 		"Put Your Arms Around Me"
(1997) 		"Insane"
(1998)
Music video
"Put Your Arms Around Me " on YouTube

"Put Your Arms Around Me" is a song by Scottish alternative rock band Texas, released on 3 November 1997 by Mercury as the fourth single from their fourth studio album, White on Blonde (1997). The song peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. The Autumn Breeze mix, which was the version released as a single, was included on the soundtrack to Ever After: A Cinderella Story.[2]

Critical reception

Andy Gill from The Independent remarked that "looming strings are carried on a slowed-down breakbeat" on songs such as "Put Your Arms Around Me".[3] A reviewer from Music Week gave it four out of five, adding, "Sharleen Spiteri's voice has rarely sounded better than on this re-recorded version of the White On Blonde ballad which is likely to be championed on Chris Evans' Virgin Radio Breakfast Show."[4]

Track listings

  1. "Put Your Arms Around Me" (Autumn Breeze mix) – 4:28
  2. "Never Never" – 3:45
  3. "You're All I Need to Get By" (Mary Ann Hobbs session) – 4:08
  4. "Put Your Arms Around Me" (Ambient mix) – 5:30
  1. "Put Your Arms Around Me" (Autumn Breeze mix) – 4:28
  2. "Put Your Arms Around Me" (Breath mix) – 8:35
  3. "Put Your Arms Around Me" (Spooky Soul mix) – 5:06
  4. "Put Your Arms Around Me" (Shimmering Sun mix) – 5:34
  5. "Put Your Arms Around Me" (Electric for Bird mix) – 5:31
  6. "Put Your Arms Around Me" (Spooky Dub mix) – 5:48

Note: Limited edition with four postcards.

  1. "Put Your Arms Around Me" (Autumn Breeze mix) – 4:28
  2. "You're All I Need to Get By" (Mary Ann Hobbs session) – 4:08

Personnel

Personnel are lifted from The Greatest Hits album booklet.[9]

Charts

Chart (1997–1998) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[10] 28
France (SNEP)[11] 67
Scotland (OCC)[12] 6
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 10

References

  1. ^ "Reviews – November 3, 1997" (PDF). Music Week. 25 October 1997. p. 25. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Ever After: A Cinderella Story [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]: George Fenton". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  3. ^ Gill, Andy (31 January 1997). "Pop Albums". The Independent.
  4. ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 25 October 1997. p. 25. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  5. ^ Put Your Arms Around Me (UK CD1 liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 1997. MERCD 497, 568 209-2.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Put Your Arms Around Me (UK CD2 liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 1997. MERDD 497, 568 211-2.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Put Your Arms Around Me (UK cassette single sleeve). Texas. Mercury Records. 1997. MERCH 497, 568 208-4.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Put Your Arms Around Me (European CD single liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 1997. 568 208-2.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ The Greatest Hits (UK CD album booklet). Texas. Mercury Records. 2000. 548 264-2.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 47. 22 November 1997. p. 18. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Texas – Put Your Arms Around Me" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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