Caught in the Middle

"Caught in the Middle"
Single by A1
from the album Make It Good
Released	21 January 2002
Format	CD single, 7" 45 RPM single, 12" 33 RPM maxi single, vinyl, Cassette single
Recorded	2001
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:28
Label	BMG
Writer(s)	Ben Adams, Paul Marazzi, Chris Porter, Rick Mitra
Producer(s)	Mike Hedges
A1 singles chronology
"No More" (2001) "Caught in the Middle" (2002) "Make It Good" (2002)

"Caught in the Middle" is a song by British-Norwegian boy band A1, from their third studio album, Make It Good. Released as the album's lead single on 21 January 2002, it peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. It became one of their most successful and recognised singles.

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 No. 46. It was their only single to chart anywhere in the U.S.

A music video was produced to promote the single.

The chord progression of the intro of the song is reminiscent to "Dogs" by Pink Floyd.

Track listing

• UK CD single #1

1. "Caught in the Middle" - 3:28
2. "You're Not in Love" (Ben Adams, Paul Marazzi) - 4:25
3. "Power of Desire" (Christian Ingebrigtsen, Mark Read) - 3:16
4. "Caught in the Middle" (Video) - 3:28

• UK CD single #2

1. "Caught in the Middle" (Acoustic) - 3:28
2. "One More Try" (Acoustic) - 3:15
3. "2:59" - 2:59
4. "One More Try" (Video) - 3:15

• Australian CD single

1. "Caught in the Middle" - 3:28
2. "One More Try" (Acoustic) - 3:15
3. "2:59" - 2:59
4. "Same Old Brand New You" (Album Version) - 4:15
5. "Caught in the Middle" (Almighty Mix) - 6:46

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[1]	23
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2]	45
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3]	32
Denmark (Tracklisten)[4]	2
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5]	21
France (SNEP)[6]	15
Germany (Official German Charts)[7]	68
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[8]	8
Ireland (IRMA)[9]	19
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10]	44
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11]	14
Norway (VG-lista)[12]	3
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[13]	11
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[14]	3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15]	7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16]	50
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Norwegian Singles Chart (Vinter Period)[18]	4

References

1. "Australian-charts.com – A1 – Caught in the Middle". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
2. "Austriancharts.at – A1 – Caught in the Middle" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
3. "Ultratop.be – A1 – Caught in the Middle" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
4. "Danishcharts.com – A1 – Caught in the Middle". Tracklisten.
5. Billboard - Google Books.
6. "Lescharts.com – A1 – Caught in the Middle" (in French). Les classement single.
7. "Offiziellecharts.de – A1 – Caught in the Middle". GfK Entertainment Charts.
8. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
9. "Chart Track: Week 6, 2002". Irish Singles Chart.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – A1 – Caught in the Middle" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
11. "Charts.org.nz – A1 – Caught in the Middle". Top 40 Singles.
12. "Norwegiancharts.com – A1 – Caught in the Middle". VG-lista.
13. Romanian peak
14. "Archive Chart: 2002-01-27". Scottish Singles Top 40.
15. "Swedishcharts.com – A1 – Caught in the Middle". Singles Top 100.
16. "Swisscharts.com – A1 – Caught in the Middle". Swiss Singles Chart.
17. "A1: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
18. http://lista.vg.no/liste/topp-20-single/1/dato/2002/periode/vinter

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics