A Different Beat (song)

"A Different Beat" is a 1996 song by Irish boy band Boyzone and is the title track to their second studio album A Different Beat. It went to number 1 in the United Kingdom and Scotland, number 2 in Ireland, number 42 in Australia and number 36 in Iceland.

"A Different Beat"
Single by Boyzone
from A Different Beat"
B-side"Angel"
Released2 December 1996 (1996-12-02)[1]
Length3:34
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Ronan Keating, Stephen Gately, Shane Lynch, Keith Duffy, Martin Brannigan, Ray Hedges
Producer(s)Ray Hedges, Trevor Horn
Boyzone singles chronology
""Words"
(1996)
A Different Beat ""Isn't It a Wonder"
(1997)

Track listings

  • UK CD1 and Australian CD single[2]
  1. "A Different Beat" (radio edit) – 3:34
  2. "Angel" – 3:45
  3. "A Different Beat" (remix) – 6:10
  1. "A Different Beat" (radio edit) – 3:34
  2. "Angel" – 3:45
  3. "Key to My Life" (live at Wembley) – 4:12
  4. "A Different Beat" (remix) – 6:10
  • UK cassette and European CD single[4][5]
  1. "A Different Beat" (radio edit) – 3:52 (3:24 on European CD)
  2. "Angel" – 3:45

References

  1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week: 45. 30 November 1996. https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-11-30.pdf. Retrieved 5 July 2021. 
  2. A Different Beat (UK CD1 & Australian CD single liner notes). Boyzone. Polydor Records. 1996. 573205-2. 
  3. A Different Beat (UK CD2 liner notes). Boyzone. Polydor Records. 1996. 573207-2. 
  4. A Different Beat (UK cassette single sleeve). Boyzone. Polydor Records. 1996. 573204-4. 
  5. A Different Beat (European CD single liner notes). Boyzone. Polydor Records. 1996. 573204-2.