"Caught in the Middle" is a song by British-Norwegian boy band A1. It was released on 21 January 2002 as the lead single from their third studio album, '' Make It Good'' (2002). The song peaked at number two on the

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and received a silver certification from the

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in October 2018. It became one of their most successful and recognised singles. It was also released in a French-English version with singer Eve Angeli. In the United States, the song received moderate airplay and charted for seven weeks in the top 50 of the ''Radio & Records'' Mainstream chart, peaking at number 46. It was their only single to chart in the United States.

Lyrical content

Lyrically, the singer is an individual lamenting the fact that they cannot seem to stop dwelling on a previous partner despite the fact that their new relationship and situation are better, which they acknowledge.

Track listings

* UK CD1 # "Caught in the Middle" # "You're Not in Love" # "Power of Desire" # "Caught in the Middle" (CD extra video) * UK CD2 # "Caught in the Middle" (acoustic) # "One More Try" (acoustic) # "2:59" # "One More Try" (acoustic CD extra video) * UK cassette single and European CD single # "Caught in the Middle" # "Caught in the Middle" (Almighty mix) * Australian CD single # "Caught in the Middle" # "One More Try" (acoustic) # "2:59" # "

Same Old Brand New You "Same Old Brand New You" is a song by British-Norwegian boy band A1. It was released on 6 November 2000 as the second single from their second album, '' The A List''. The single was the band's second and final number one single on the UK Singl ...

" (album version) # "Caught in the Middle" (Almighty mix)

Personnel

Personnel are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes. *

Ben Adams Benjamin “Ben” Edward Stephen Adams (born 22 November 1981) is a British singer and songwriter from Ascot, England, best known as a member of the British-Norwegian boy band A1. Early life Born in Ascot, Adams attended Westminster Under ...

– writing *

Paul Marazzi Paul Thomas Leo Marazzi (born 24 January 1975) is a British musician. He is the oldest member of boy band A1. Marazzi was the first to join A1, a British/Norwegian boy band whose first single, "Be the First to Believe", was released in 19 ...

– writing * Chris Porter – writing * Rick Mitra – writing * Mike Hedges – production *

Ash Howes Biffco is a music production and songwriting team from Brighton, England, formed by Richard "Biff" Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Ash Howes. The group have worked with a number of high-profile artists, including Kylie Minogue, One Direction, Atomi ...

– mixing * Chris Blair – mastering

Charts

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Certifications

References

{{Authority control 2002 singles 2002 songs A1 (band) songs Song recordings produced by Mike Hedges Songs written by Ben Adams Songs written by Paul Marazzi pt:Caught in the Middle