Song · The Beautiful South
“A Little Time” by The Beautiful South
From the album Choke (1990)
“A Little Time” by The Beautiful South appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1990 and 2001. It was first released in 1990 on the album Choke. Its best result is #72 on the CFNY Top 90 Songs of 1990. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #214 alternative song of 1990 and #4,561 alternative song of all time.
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"A Little Time" opened the account for Choke, the Beautiful South's second album, arriving as its first single on Go! Discs in September 1990. Paul Heaton wrote the words and Dave Rotheray the music, and it plays out as a duet between Dave Hemingway and Briana Corrigan, two voices trading lines over a sweet, rolling tune. Mike Hedges produced it.
It gave the band the only UK number one they ever had, and it went top 20 in Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands too. Nick Brandt directed the video, which took British Video of the Year at the 1991 Brit Awards.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 90 Songs of 1990 | 90 |
| 1991 | 90 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 91 Songs of 1991 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 114 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 500 |
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