Shout to the Top!

"Shout to the Top"
"Shout to the Top"
Single by Fire Island featuring Loleatta Holloway
Released	1998
Label	JBO, V2
Songwriter	Paul Weller
Producers	Pete Heller, Terry Farley, Gary Wilkinson

"Shout to the Top!"
"Shout to the Top!"
Single by the Style Council
from the album Our Favourite Shop and Vision Quest Soundtrack
B-side	"Ghosts of Dachau"
Released	October 1984
Recorded	August/September 1984
Genre	British soul; new wave; R&B;
Label	Polydor
Songwriter	Paul Weller
Producer	Blair Brown for Solid Bond Productions Ltd.
The Style Council singles chronology
Music video
	"Shout to the Top!" on YouTube

"Shout to the Top!" is a song by the English band the Style Council which was their seventh single to be released. It was composed by lead singer Paul Weller, and was released in 1984. It appears on the Vision Quest soundtrack in the United States.

The song also appears on the deluxe edition of Our Favourite Shop (1985), and features in the film Billy Elliot (2000) and on its soundtrack. Paintings representing the 1984 miners strike feature in the video.

Compilation appearances

As well as the song's single release, it has featured on various compilation albums released by The Style Council. The song was included on The Singular Adventures of The Style Council, The Complete Adventures of The Style Council, and Greatest Hits.

Track listings

7" single

A "Shout to the Top!" (edit) – 3:16
B "Ghosts of Dachau" – 2:55

12" single

A1 "Shout to the Top!" – 4:16
A2 "Shout to the Top!" (instrumental) – 4:12
B1 "The Piccadilly Trail" – 3:46
B2 "Ghosts of Dachau" – 2:51

Personnel

Paul Weller - Lead vocals and backing vocals, electric guitar
Mick Talbot - Piano and backing vocals
Steve White - Drums and tambourine
Dee C. Lee - Backing vocals

Additional personnel

Kevin Miller - Bass
Alison Limerick - Backing vocals
John Mealing - Strings arrangement

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984–1985)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]^[4]	8
Ireland (IRMA)^[5]	10
New Zealand Singles Chart^[6]	6
Paraguay^[7]	1
UK Singles Chart^[8]	7

Year-end charts

Chart (1985)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	66

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[9]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Fire Island featuring Loleatta Holloway version

In 1998, "Shout to the Top!" was covered by English electronic music duo Fire Island, featuring Loleatta Holloway. This version went to number one on the US dance chart,^[10] and also reached No. 23 on the UK Singles Chart.^[11] Remixes were made by Industry Standard, Club 69 and Frankie Knuckles.

References

^ ^a ^b Gibbs, Ryan (15 November 2022). "An introduction to Sophisti-pop". In Between Drafts. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
^ Henderson, Alex. Various Artists - Vision Quest [Original Soundtrack] (1985) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ ^a ^b "Kent Music Report No 599 – 30 December 1985 > National Top 100 Singles for 1985". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 23 January 2023 – via Imgur.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Shout to the Top". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
^ Steffen Hung. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
^ "Las canciones más populares en Latinoamérica". La Opinión (Los Angeles) (in Spanish). 4 February 1985. p. 12. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 537. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ "British single certifications – Style Council – Shout to the Top". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 98.
^ "Shout to the Top | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.

External links

Shout to the Top, BBC Radio 2 documentary, broadcast August 2003

[Gibbs_2022-1] Gibbs, Ryan (15 November 2022). "An introduction to Sophisti-pop". In Between Drafts. Retrieved 12 October 2024.

[AllMusic_Henderson-2] Henderson, Alex. Various Artists - Vision Quest [Original Soundtrack] (1985) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 23, 2025.

[auchart-3] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[aus85-4] "Kent Music Report No 599 – 30 December 1985 > National Top 100 Singles for 1985". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 23 January 2023 – via Imgur.

[sc_Ireland2_-5] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Shout to the Top". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 16, 2019.

[6] Steffen Hung. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 19 April 2012.

[7] "Las canciones más populares en Latinoamérica". La Opinión (Los Angeles) (in Spanish). 4 February 1985. p. 12. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-8] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 537. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[United_KingdomStyle_CouncilShout_to_the_TopsingleCertRef-9] "British single certifications – Style Council – Shout to the Top". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

[10] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 98.

[11] "Shout to the Top | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.

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v t e The Style Council
Paul Weller Mick Talbot Dee C Lee Steve White
Studio albums	Introducing The Style Council Café Bleu Our Favourite Shop The Cost of Loving Confessions of a Pop Group Modernism: A New Decade
Live albums	Home and Abroad
Compilations	The Singular Adventures of The Style Council Here's Some That Got Away The Complete Adventures of The Style Council Greatest Hits
Singles	"Speak Like a Child" "Long Hot Summer" "A Solid Bond in Your Heart "You're the Best Thing" "My Ever Changing Moods" "Shout to the Top!" "Walls Come Tumbling Down!" "Come to Milton Keynes" "The Lodgers" "Boy Who Cried Wolf" "It Didn't Matter" "Promised Land"
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v t e Loleatta Holloway
Studio albums	Loleatta Cry to Me Loleatta Queen of the Night Loleatta Holloway Love Sensation
Singles	"Dreamin'" "Love Sensation" "I've Been Loving You Too Long"
Featured singles	"Run Away" "Good Vibrations" "Keep the Fire Burnin'" "Shout to the Top" "Relight My Fire"

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