You'll Never Stop Me Loving You

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"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

UK Singles Chart and reached number 10 on the US Billboard Dance Club Play
chart.

Background and release

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

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

Initial response

Bill Coleman from

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

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

In 2014, Matt Dunn of

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

"You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" debuted on the

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

12-inch Singles Sales chart the same month.[31]

Track listings

Credits and personnel

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

Cover versions

  • 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
    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 Young Divas covered the song on their self-titled debut album.[43]

References

  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. 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.
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    ISBN 84-8048-639-2
    .
  20. ^
    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.
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  27. OCLC 29800226
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  28. ^
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  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. ^
    PWL Records. 1989. CHS 3385.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link
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  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.
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  41. OCLC 29800226
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  42. ^ "Year End Singles". Record Mirror. 27 January 1990. p. 44.
  43. ^ "Young Divas (Album) by Young Divas". iTunes Store. Apple. 14 November 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
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