"Now I Know What Made Otis Blue" | ||||
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Single by Paul Young | ||||
from the album The Crossing | ||||
Released | September 25, 1993[1] | |||
Length | 3:57 | |||
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Producer(s) | Peter Vale | |||
Paul Young singles chronology | ||||
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"Now I Know What Made Otis Blue" on YouTube |
"Now I Know What Made Otis Blue" is a song performed by English singer Paul Young, released in September 1993 by Columbia as the lead single from his fifth studio album, The Crossing (1993). It was written by Mick Leeson and Peter Vale, and produced by Vale. The music video for the song was directed by Michael Geoghegan.[ citation needed]
Aaron Badgley of AllMusic mentioned the song in a review about the album The Crossing saying that "'Now I Know What Made Otis Blue' is worth the price of the CD alone". [3]
Of three songs released as a single from The Crossing, it was the highest charted single peaking at No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart and spending 7 weeks on the chart. [1] It also charted on the German GfK Entertainment charts (No. 51), [4] Dutch Single Top 100 (No. 36), [5] Official New Zealand Music Chart (No. 38), [6] and French Singles Chart (No. 16). [7]
Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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Europe ( Eurochart Hot 100) [8] | 43 |
Europe (European Hit Radio) [9] | 3 |
France ( SNEP) [10] | 16 |
Germany ( GfK Entertainment charts) | 51 |
Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [11] | 36 |
New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ) [12] | 38 |
UK Singles ( OCC) | 14 |