I'm Beggin' You

"I'm Beggin' You"
Single by Supertramp
from the album Free as a Bird
B-side"No Inbetween"
Released23 October 1987[1]
GenrePop
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Rick Davies
Producer(s)Rick Davies, Supertramp
Supertramp singles chronology
"Better Days"
(1985) 		"I'm Beggin' You"
(1987) 		"Free as a Bird"
(1988)

"I'm Beggin' You" is a 1987 single by British progressive rock band Supertramp and one of two entries into the dance charts by Supertramp. "I'm Beggin' You" reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play for one week, early in 1988.[2] Unlike previous entries the single did not enter the Billboard Hot 100.

Music video

The music video for "I'm Beggin' You" was directed by Zbigniew Rybczyński.[3] The video was set in New York City. Appearing were the George Washington Bridge, Times Square, and at the end of the music video, the Brooklyn Bridge spanning the East River.

Track listing

  1. "I'm Beggin' You" (Rick Davies)
  2. "No Inbetween" (Davies)

Personnel

  • Rick Davies – piano, keyboards, vocals
  • Marty Walsh – guitar
  • Dougie Thomson – bass guitar
  • John Helliwell – saxophone
  • Lee Thornburg – trumpet, brass
  • Nick Lane – brass
  • Scott Page – brass
  • Lon Price – brass
  • David Woodford – brass
  • Bob Siebenberg – drums
  • Linda Foot – background vocals
  • Lise Miller – background vocals
  • Evan Rogers – background vocals
  • Karyn White – background vocals

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 70
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 73
France (IFOP)[6] 68
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7] 42
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[2] 1

References

  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 47.
  2. ^ a b "Supertramp Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Supertramp artist videography". mvdbase.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2005. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8678." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Tous les Titres de l'Artiste choisi". infodisc.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2021. Select SUPERTRAMP from the artist drop-down menu and then click OK.
  7. ^ "Supertramp Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 January 2021.