When I Said Goodbye / Summer of Love

"When I Said Goodbye"/"Summer of Love" is a double A-side single, the tenth single released by Steps. "When I Said Goodbye" is a ballad taken from the album Steptacular, while "Summer of Love" was a previously unavailable track. The latter is a Latino-flavoured uptempo pop song, which later appeared on their third album Buzz. It features various lyrics in Spanish which include: La vida loca (The crazy life), Disfruta la vida (Enjoy life) and Pienso que te quiero (I think that I love you). When released, the double A-side peaked at number five in the United Kingdom and number 18 in Ireland.

"When I Said Goodbye"/"Summer of Love"
Single by Steps
from the album Steptacular and Buzz
Released3 July 2000 (2000-07-03) (UK)
Recorded1999 and 2000
Genre
Length
  • 3:32 ("When I Said Goodbye")
  • 3:52 ("Summer of Love")
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)
  • Mark Topham
  • Karl Twigg
Producer(s)
Steps singles chronology
"Deeper Shade of Blue"
(2000)		 "When I Said Goodbye" / "Summer of Love"
(2000)		 "Stomp"
(2000)

"When I Said Goodbye" features Claire and H on lead vocals. It was re-recorded with an orchestra for the single release. Summer of Love features Claire, Faye, Lisa and H on lead vocals.

Chart performance

"When I Said Goodbye"/"Summer of Love" peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart and spent 11 weeks in the top 75, two of which were spent in the top 10. It is their earliest single release (and one of only four in the band's original run) not to have reached at least a Silver certification. The song also reached number 18 in Ireland.

Music videos

The video for "When I Said Goodbye" was a black-and-white video shot in Rome, Italy. It featured shots of the members singing solemnly. In contrast, the video for the Latin-flavoured "Summer of Love" featured brightly coloured clothes and energetic dancing. It portrayed Steps and their dancers as "good Steps" (very colourful and dressed innocently) and "bad Steps" (dressed in leather, with black makeup, somewhat raunchy looking); in the end, good Steps chased bad steps away with their amazing dancing.

Track listings

CD

  1. "When I Said Goodbye" – 3:32
  2. "Summer of Love" – 3:52
  3. "Summer of Love" (W.I.P. Remix) – 6:38

Cassette

  1. "When I Said Goodbye" – 3:32
  2. "Summer of Love" – 3:52

Remixes and versions
  • When I Said Goodbye (Radio Edit)
  • Summer of Love (D-Bop's Tequila Sunrise Vocal Mix)
  • Summer of Love (D-Bop's Tequila Sunrise Dub)
  • Summer of Love (Tour Mix)
  • Summer of Love (TV Edit)
  • Summer of Love (WIP Remix)

Credits and personnel

Charts
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] 24
Ireland (IRMA)[4] 18
Scotland (OCC)[5] 6
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 5
UK Indie (OCC)[7] 2

References
  1. Steptacular (Liner notes). Steps. Jive Records, EBUL. 1999. 0519112.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. "Buzz" (Liner notes). Steps. Jive Records, EBUL. 2000. 0518492.CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17 no. 30. 22 July 2000. p. 9. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – When I Said Goodbye". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  5. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  7. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
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