"Check the Meaning"
7-inch and CD cover
Single by Richard Ashcroft
from the album Human Conditions
B-side"The Miracle"
Released7 October 2002 (2002-10-07)[1]
Studio
Length
  • 8:04 (album version)
  • 4:32 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)Richard Ashcroft
Producer(s)
Richard Ashcroft singles chronology
"C'mon People (We're Making It Now)"
(2000)		 "Check the Meaning"
(2002)		 "Science of Silence"
(2003)
Alternative cover
DVD cover

"Check the Meaning" is a song by English singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft. It is the opening track on his second studio album, Human Conditions (2002). The song was released on 7 October 2002 as the first single from the album in the United Kingdom and peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. It also reached the top 20 in Ireland and Italy and peaked at number 21 in Canada.

Track listings

UK CD single (HUTCD161)[2]

  1. "Check the Meaning" (edit)
  2. "The Miracle"
  3. "Check the Meaning" (Chris Potter remix)
  4. "Check the Meaning" (alternative video)

UK 7-inch single and European CD single (HUT161; HUTCDE161)[3][4]

  1. "Check the Meaning" (edit)
  2. "The Miracle"

UK DVD single (HUTDVD161)[5]

  1. "Check the Meaning" (album version)
  2. "Check the Meaning" (video)
  3. "You on My Mind in My Sleep" (4Scott live performance)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Human Conditions album booklet.[6]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[7] 21
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] 38
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 94
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 19
Italy (FIMI)[11] 13
Scotland (OCC)[12] 10
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 11

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting 5 October 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 7 October 2002. p. 23. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Check the Meaning (UK CD single liner notes). Richard Ashcroft. Hut Records, Virgin Records. 2002. HUTCD161.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ Check the Meaning (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Richard Ashcroft. Hut Records, Virgin Records. 2002. HUT161.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ Check the Meaning (European CD single liner notes). Richard Ashcroft. Hut Records, Virgin Records. 2002. HUTCDE161.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ Check the Meaning (UK DVD single liner notes). Richard Ashcroft. Hut Records, Virgin Records. 2002. HUTDVD161.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Human Conditions (UK CD album booklet). Richard Ashcroft. Hut Records, Virgin Records. 2002. CDHUT77, 724381338322.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ "Richard Ashcroft Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 44. 26 October 2002. p. 17. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Richard Ashcroft – Check the Meaning" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Check the Meaning". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  11. ↑ "Richard Ashcroft – Check the Meaning". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  13. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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