They (song)


"They" is the first single released by Welsh singer Jem from her debut album Finally Woken. It includes a sample of the Swingle Singers' 1963 adaptation of Johann Sebastian Bach's Prelude in F minor from Book II of Well-Tempered Clavier from their album Jazz Sebastian Bach. The song became her most popular single, reaching number six on the UK Singles Chart, number one in Hungary, and the top 20 in Austria, Ireland, Greece, and Poland.
Taiwanese pop singer Jolin Tsai recorded a Chinese version of the song, titled "Paradise", for using in an advertisement promoting Motorola mobile phone. "They" is also the title song for the hit MTV show The X Effect and formerly featured on a Pantene shampoo advertisement in the UK. "They" was also used in TV series like Crossing Jordan and Grey's Anatomy.

Music videos

Jem released two music videos for "They". The UK version, inspired by the Barbarella opening scene, features Jem stripping herself in a spaceship ; actually a boy dreams her as he constructs a model of the same spaceship back on Earth. The US version features Jem walking at a park while being accompanied by a number of children. She then encounters several signs and decides to violate them. Some intercut scenes show her at a roundabout being spun by children.

Track listing

"They" Pt. 1
  1. "They"
  2. "Maybe I'm Amazed"
"They" Pt. 2/Australian CD
  1. "They"
  2. "They "
  3. "They Mdk & Ayesha Mix "
  4. Music video
"They" remixes
  1. "They"
  2. "They"
  3. "They"
  4. "They" by Kid Freeze
  5. "They"
  6. "They"

    Charts

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