Guilty (Blue song)

"Guilty"
"Guilty"
Single by Blue
from the album Guilty
B-side	"Too Close"; "Rock the Night"; "Back It Up";
Released	20 October 2003
Length	3:44
Label	Innocent; Virgin;
Songwriter(s)	Gary Barlow; Eliot Kennedy; Timothy Woodcock; Duncan James;
Producer(s)	True North; Martin Harrington; Ash Howes;
Blue singles chronology
Music video
	"Guilty" on YouTube

"Guilty" is a song by British boy band Blue from their third album, Guilty. It was co-written by Gary Barlow of the British boy band Take That. Released as a single on 20 October 2003, "Guilty" peaked at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart and entered the top 40 in several other countries, including Denmark, where it debuted at No. 1.

Track listings

UK CD1^[1]

"Guilty"
"Too Close"

UK CD2^[2]

"Guilty" – 3:44
"Rock the Night" – 3:21
"Back It Up" – 3:29
"Guilty" (video) – 3:44

UK DVD single^[3]

"Guilty" (video) – 3:44
"Back It Up" (picture gallery) – 3:21
"Guilty Instrumental" (picture gallery) – 3:29

Japanese CD single^[4]

"Guilty"
"Rock the Night"
"Back It Up"

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the UK CD2 liner notes.^[2]

Gary Barlow – writing
Eliot Kennedy – writing
Timothy Woodcock – writing
Duncan James – writing
Blue – all vocals
John Themis – guitar
True North – production
Martin Harrington – production
Ash Howes – production, mixing
Reece Gilmore – programming
Simon Hale – string arrangement, conductor
Gavyn Wright – concertmaster

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003–2004)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	29
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[6]	20
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[7]	19
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)^[8]	2
CIS Airplay (TopHit)^[9]	48
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)^[10]	2
Denmark (Tracklisten)^[11]	1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[12]	3
Europe (European Hit Radio)^[13]	7
France (SNEP)^[14]	37
Germany (GfK)^[15]	19
Greece (IFPI)^[16]	13
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)^[17]	37
Hungary (Single Top 40)^[18]	3
Ireland (IRMA)^[19]	4
Italy (FIMI)^[20]	6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[21]	17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[22]	11
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[23]	14
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[24]	9
Russia Airplay (TopHit)^[25]	36
Scotland (OCC)^[26]	2
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[27]	2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[28]	16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[29]	22
UK Singles (OCC)^[30]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
CIS (TopHit)^[31]	62
Ireland (IRMA)^[32]	89
Russia Airplay (TopHit)^[33]	42
Taiwan (Hito Radio)^[34]	7
UK Singles (OCC)^[35]	51

Chart (2005)	Position
Taiwan (Hito Radio)^[36]	14

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	20 October 2003	CD	Innocent Virgin	^[37]
Japan	29 October 2003			^[38]
Australia	3 November 2003			^[39]

References

^ Guilty / Too Close (UK CD1 compact disc). Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2003. SINCD 51, 0724354758126.
^ ^a ^b Guilty (UK CD2 liner notes). Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2003. SINDX 51, 724354758102.
^ Guilty (UK DVD single liner notes). Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2003. 724359903699.
^ Guilty (Japanese CD single liner notes). Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2003. VJCP-12173.
^ "Blue – Guilty". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
^ "Blue – Guilty" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
^ "Blue – Guilty" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
^ "Blue – Guilty" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
^ Blue — Guilty. TopHit. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
^ "OOFICIÁLNÍ ČESKÁ HITPARÁDA: RÁDIO 2004. PRO TÝDEN 7" (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. Archived from the original on 19 February 2004. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
^ "Blue – Guilty". Tracklisten. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
^ "Hits of the World: Eurochart Hot 100". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 45. 5 April 2003. p. 45. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
^ "European Radio Airplay" (PDF). Billboard. 29 November 2003. p. 49. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
^ "Blue – Guilty" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
^ "Blue – Guilty" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
^ "Top 50 Singles Εβδομάδα 30/11–06/12" (in Greek). IFPI. Archived from the original on 9 December 2003. Retrieved 29 June 2020. See Best Position column.
^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Guilty". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
^ "Blue – Guilty". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 46, 2003" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
^ "Blue – Guilty" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
^ "Blue – Guilty". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
^ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 3, saptamina 19.01 – 25.01, 2004" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 20 February 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Dec 4, 2003". TopHit. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Blue – Guilty" Canciones Top 50.
^ "Blue – Guilty". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
^ "Blue – Guilty". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
^ "Top Radio Hits 2003". TopHit. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
^ "Top 100 Songs of 2003". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2003. Archived from the original on 2 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2003". TopHit. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "年度百首單曲: 2003" (in Chinese). Hit FM. Voice of Taipei Broadcasting. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
^ "年度百首單曲: 2005" (in Chinese). Hit FM. Voice of Taipei Broadcasting. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 18 October 2003. p. 37.
^ "ギルティ | ブルー" [Guilty | Blue] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 3rd November 2003" (PDF). ARIA. 3 November 2003. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

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[1] Guilty / Too Close (UK CD1 compact disc). Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2003. SINCD 51, 0724354758126.

[ukcd2-2] Guilty (UK CD2 liner notes). Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2003. SINDX 51, 724354758102.

[3] Guilty (UK DVD single liner notes). Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2003. 724359903699.

[4] Guilty (Japanese CD single liner notes). Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2003. VJCP-12173.

[Australia-5] "Blue – Guilty". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 4 December 2013.

[Austria-6] "Blue – Guilty" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 4 December 2013.

[Flanders-7] "Blue – Guilty" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 4 December 2013.

[Wallonia-8] "Blue – Guilty" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 19 December 2019.

[CIS-9] Blue — Guilty. TopHit. Retrieved 19 December 2019.

[Czech-10] "OOFICIÁLNÍ ČESKÁ HITPARÁDA: RÁDIO 2004. PRO TÝDEN 7" (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. Archived from the original on 19 February 2004. Retrieved 4 August 2024.

[Denmark-11] "Blue – Guilty". Tracklisten. Retrieved 4 December 2013.

[12] "Hits of the World: Eurochart Hot 100". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 45. 5 April 2003. p. 45. Retrieved 21 July 2012.

[13] "European Radio Airplay" (PDF). Billboard. 29 November 2003. p. 49. Retrieved 31 December 2024.

[France-14] "Blue – Guilty" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 4 December 2013.

[Germany-15] "Blue – Guilty" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 19 December 2019.

[16] "Top 50 Singles Εβδομάδα 30/11–06/12" (in Greek). IFPI. Archived from the original on 9 December 2003. Retrieved 29 June 2020. See Best Position column.

[Hungary-17] "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 19 December 2019.

[Hungary2-18] "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.

[Ireland-19] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Guilty". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 December 2019.

[Italy-20] "Blue – Guilty". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 4 December 2013.

[Netherlands-21] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 46, 2003" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 19 December 2019.

[Netherlands2-22] "Blue – Guilty" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 December 2019.

[New_Zealand-23] "Blue – Guilty". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 4 December 2013.

[24] "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 3, saptamina 19.01 – 25.01, 2004" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 20 February 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[25] "Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Dec 4, 2003". TopHit. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

[sc_Scotland_-26] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[Spain-27] "Blue – Guilty" Canciones Top 50.

[Sweden-28] "Blue – Guilty". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 December 2013.

[Switzerland-29] "Blue – Guilty". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 December 2013.

[UK-30] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 December 2019.

[31] "Top Radio Hits 2003". TopHit. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

[32] "Top 100 Songs of 2003". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2003. Archived from the original on 2 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[33] "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2003". TopHit. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

[34] "年度百首單曲: 2003" (in Chinese). Hit FM. Voice of Taipei Broadcasting. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2025.

[35] "The Official UK Singles Chart 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 19 December 2019.

[36] "年度百首單曲: 2005" (in Chinese). Hit FM. Voice of Taipei Broadcasting. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2025.

[37] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 18 October 2003. p. 37.

[38] "ギルティ | ブルー" [Guilty | Blue] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

[39] "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 3rd November 2003" (PDF). ARIA. 3 November 2003. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

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