"A Question of Honour" is a 1995 single by soprano

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, from her album ''

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''. It peaked at No. 15 on the

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in the last week of 1995, even though it was released over five months earlier. "A Question of Honour" was also the official song of the championship boxing match between

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and

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in Germany. In Japan,

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adopted the song as the

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broadcasting since 2002 and plays it in related television programs.

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front man,

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provides backing vocals in the song. "A Question of Honour" features an excerpt of

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's aria "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana" from ''

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'', a piece which Brightman later recorded in full for her album '' Time to Say Goodbye''. The extended mix of the song, released on the standard CD single and '' Harem Tour'' album, was mastered differently from the album version and features additional instrumentation. B-side "On the Nile", a rendition of " My Own Home" from Disney's ''

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'' with original lyrics by Brightman, was later made available on the limited edition '' Fly II''. The "A Whiter Shade of Pale" US single featured all of the "A Question of Honour" remixes from the remix CD. In 2011 the song was certified by the

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as a

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for more than 100,000 digital downloads.

Track listing

CD single

#"A Question of Honour" (radio edit) #"A Question of Honour" (extended mix) #"On the Nile"

Remix CD

#"A Question of Honour" (radio edit) #"A Question of Honour" (PeCh remix) #"A Question of Honour" (Knock Out remix) #"A Question of Honour" (Damage Control mix) #"A Question of Honour" (

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mix)

A Whiter Shade of Pale/A Question of Honour

Sarah Brightman released her cover of the

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song "

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" as a single with "A Question of Honour" in 2001. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" is from her 2000 album '' La Luna''.

Track listing

#"A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Radio edit) #"A Whiter Shade of Pale" (

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remix) #"A Whiter Shade of Pale" (

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remix) #"A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Paralyzer remix) #"A Whiter Shade of Pale" (ATB radio edit) #"A Question of Honour" (Radio edit) #"A Question of Honour" (Pech remix) #"A Question of Honour" (Knock out mix) #"A Question of Honour" (Damage control mix) #"A Question of Honour" (Tom Lord-Alge mix)

Charts

Certifications

References

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