Rotterdam (Or Anywhere)

"Rotterdam (or Anywhere)" is a song by The Beautiful South, taken from their fifth studio album Blue Is the Colour (1996). It features Jacqui Abbott on lead vocals. The song reached number five on the UK Singles Chart and stayed in the UK top 40 for nine weeks.

"Rotterdam (or Anywhere)"
Single by The Beautiful South
from the album Blue Is the Colour
B-side
  • "A Minute's Silence"
  • "Pollard"
Released30 September 1996
Length3:40
LabelGo! Discs
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jon Kelly
The Beautiful South singles chronology
"Pretenders to the Throne"
(1995)		 "Rotterdam (or Anywhere)"
(1996)		 "Don't Marry Her"
(1996)

Music video

The music video features Jacqui Abbott walking down a motorway while carrying a Jerry can, occasionally joined by a miscellaneous collection of extras. The rest of the band wait for her while sitting on the back of their pick-up truck.

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1996–1997) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[1] 30
Germany (Official German Charts)[2] 72
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[3] 19
Ireland (IRMA)[4] 11
Poland (LP3)[5] 48
Scotland (OCC)[6] 5
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 5

Year-end charts
Chart (1996) Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8][9] 66

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13 no. 44. 2 November 1996. p. 16. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. "Offiziellecharts.de – The Beautiful South – Rotterdam (or Anywhere)". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  3. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (14.11. – 20.11. '96)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 15 November 1996. p. 16. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  4. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Rotterdam". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  5. "Notowanie nr780" (in Polish). LP3. 10 January 1997. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  6. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  8. "Top 100 Singles 1996". Music Week. 18 January 1997. p. 25.
  9. "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1996 wg sprzedaży" (in Polish). Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  10. "British single certifications – Beautiful South – Rotterdam". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 September 2020.


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