Sanctify Yourself
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| "Sanctify Yourself" | ||||
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| Template:Infobox song/link by Simple Minds | ||||
| from the album Once Upon a Time | ||||
| A-side | "Sanctify Yourself" | |||
| B-side | "Sanctify Yourself" (Instrumental) | |||
| Released | 20 January 1986 (UK)[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | New wave, synth-rock, dance-rock | |||
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| Label | Virgin | |||
| [[Songwriter|SongwriterTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mick MacNeil | |||
| [[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Jimmy Iovine, Bob Clearmountain | |||
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"Sanctify Yourself" is a song released by Scottish rock band Simple Minds as the second single from their seventh studio album Once Upon a Time (1985) in January 1986. The song reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart and number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Background
Singer Jim Kerr said about the song, "It came from Jimmy Iovine, who produced us. We had the riff for that. We all like gospel music and we're big fans of Sly & the Family Stone, as well. They were quite an influence on that song."[2]
Reception
Cash Box said that it "finds the friendly, warm sound of Simple Minds in full bloom."[3]
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1986–1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 46 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] | 17 |
| Canada Top Singles (The Record)[6] | 26 |
| Germany[7] | 38 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[8] | 4 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| New Zealand | 22 |
| Sweden | 16 |
| UK Singles Chart | 10 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 14 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[10] | 10 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1986) | Rank |
|---|---|
| U.S. Cash Box [11] | 94 |
Sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | — | 92,395[12] |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hung, Steffen. "Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Prato, Greg (January 9, 2015). "Jim Kerr of Simple Minds : Songwriter Interviews". Songfacts. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. January 25, 1986. p. 14. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, Sydney: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Top Singles - Volume 43, No. 25". RPM. 15 March 1986. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nanda Lwin (1999). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. ISBN 1-896594-13-1.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Irish Charts - IRMA". IRMA. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Simple Minds – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending March 22, 1986". Cash Box Magazine. 22 March 1986. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1986". Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."UK's Biggest Selling Singles of 1986 - Top 200 with sales". 17 July 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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