All Rise (song)

"All Rise"
Single by Blue
from the album All Rise
Released	21 May 2001 (2001-05-21)
Studio	StarGate (Norway)
Genre	Pop R&B[1]
Length	3:43
Label	Innocent Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Mikkel SE Hallgeir Rustan Tor Erik Hermansen Simon Webbe Daniel Stephens
Producer(s)	StarGate
Blue singles chronology
"All Rise" (2001) "Too Close" (2001)
Music video
"All Rise" on YouTube

"All Rise" is a song by English boy band Blue. It was released in 21 May 2001 as the lead single from their debut album of the same name. "All Rise" was co-written and produced by Norwegian production team StarGate, who went on to produce several of Blue's biggest hits from 2001 to 2003. The song contains elements from the theme from The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975), composed by Bent Fabricius-Bjerre. StarGate had previously used the sample in their production of "Not for the Dough" (1999) by Norwegian hip hop group Multicyde.

"All Rise" became a hit worldwide, peaking at number four in the United Kingdom, number three in Australia, number one in New Zealand, and number 15 in Ireland. The single has received a platinum certification in the UK for sales and streams of over 600,000 units and also went gold in New Zealand. In Australia, the song received a platinum certification for sales exceeding 70,000 copies. The band performed the song during the first series of The Big Reunion in 2013.^[2]

Background

The song uses a courtroom as a metaphor for revealing evidence of a significant other doing the narrator wrong. When the time came to release Blue's debut single, their record company said that it wanted to bring out "All Rise", which surprised the band themselves.^[3] Duncan James stated that Blue thought this was "the weakest song that we did", but then discovered that the track they recorded in the studio had been transformed, with the use of a harmonica^[4] and an upped tempo. Antony Costa said that the production team "completely flipped" the song.^[5]

Music video

The music video was filmed on 30 March 2001^[6] in an empty room. The band sit on stools and walk around while lights shine down on them.

Controversy

In 2007, Chinese vocal duo Phoenix Legend were accused of plagiarising "All Rise" for their hit song "On the Moon"/"Above the Moonlight", a claim disputed by the duo as the lyrics were written in 1999.^[7]

Track listings

UK and Australian CD single[8] "All Rise" (radio version) – 3:43 "All Rise" (Blacksmith RnB radio rub mix) – 4:12 "All Rise" (Blacksmith RnB club rub) – 5:11 "All Rise" (video) – 3:50 UK cassette single and European CD single[9][10] "All Rise" (radio version) – 3:43 "All Rise" (Blacksmith RnB radio rub mix) – 4:12

Canadian CD single[11] "All Rise" (radio mix) – 3:43 "All Rise" (rapless) – 3:33 "All Rise" (Blacksmith RnB radio rub mix) – 4:12 "All Rise" (Blacksmith RnB club rub) – 5:11

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the All Rise album booklet.^[12]

Studios

• Recorded at mixed at StarGate Studios (Norway)
• Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City) and Sony Music Studios (London, England)

Personnel

StarGate – production Mikkel SE – writing, instruments Hallgeir Rustan – writing, instruments Tor Erik Hermansen – writing, instruments Simon Webbe – writing

Daniel Stephens – writing Blue – vocals Tom Coyne – mastering John Davis – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "All Rise" Chart (2001–2002) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[13] 3 Australian Urban (ARIA)[14] 1 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[15] 15 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[16] 2 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[17] 4 Canada (Nielsen Soundscan)[18] 11 Denmark (Tracklisten)[19] 4 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[20] 20 France (SNEP)[21] 14 Germany (GfK)[22] 19 Hungary (Mahasz)[23] 3 Ireland (IRMA)[24] 15 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[25] 70 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[26] 1 Norway (VG-lista)[27] 3 Scotland (OCC)[28] 7 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[29] 3 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 22 UK Singles (OCC)[31] 4 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[32] 2

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "All Rise" Chart (2001) Position Australia (ARIA)[33] 22 Australian Urban (ARIA)[34] 9 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[35] 13 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[36] 77 Germany (Official German Charts)[37] 98 Ireland (IRMA)[38] 77 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[39] 17 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[40] 52 UK Singles (OCC)[41] 44 Chart (2002) Position Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[42] 101

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "All Rise"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[43]	Platinum	70,000^^
Belgium (BEA)[44]	Gold	25,000^*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[45]	Gold	45,000^‡
France (SNEP)[46]	Gold	250,000^*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[47]	Gold	5,000^*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[48]	Gold
Sweden (GLF)[49]	Gold	15,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[50]	Platinum	600,000^‡
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "All Rise"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	21 May 2001	12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Innocent Virgin	[51]
Australia	2 July 2001	CD		[52]
New Zealand	6 August 2001	CD cassette		[53]
Canada	11 December 2001	CD	Popular	[54]

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