Sanctify Yourself
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| "Sanctify Yourself" | ||||
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| File:Simple Minds- Sanctify Yourself.jpg | ||||
| Single by Simple Minds | ||||
| from the album Once Upon a Time | ||||
| A-side | "Sanctify Yourself" | |||
| B-side | "Sanctify Yourself" (Instrumental) | |||
| Released | 20 January 1986 (UK)[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | New wave, synth-rock, dance-rock | |||
| Length | 5:00 (album version) 3:55 (single edit) 7:10 (Extended Mix) 6:10 (Dub version) | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Songwriters | Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mick MacNeil | |||
| Producers | Jimmy Iovine, Bob Clearmountain | |||
| Simple Minds singles chronology | ||||
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"Sanctify Yourself" is a song released by Scottish rock band Simple Minds as the second single from their seventh studio album Once Upon a Time in January 1986. The song reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart and number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Background
[edit | edit source]Singer Jim Kerr said about the song, "It came from Jimmy Iovine, who produced us. We had the riff for that. We all like gospel music and we're big fans of Sly & the Family Stone, as well. They were quite an influence on that song."[2]
Reception
[edit | edit source]Cash Box said that it "finds the friendly, warm sound of Simple Minds in full bloom."[3]
Charts
[edit | edit source]Weekly charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1986–1987) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 46 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] | 17 |
| Canada Top Singles (The Record)[6] | 26 |
| Germany[7] | 38 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[8] | 4 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| New Zealand | 22 |
| Sweden | 16 |
| UK Singles Chart | 10 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 14 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[10] | 10 |
Year-end charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1986) | Rank |
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| U.S. Cash Box [11] | 94 |
Sales
[edit | edit source]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom | — | 92,395[12] |
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