Lift Me Up (Geri Halliwell song)


"Lift Me Up" is a song recorded by English singer Geri Halliwell for her debut solo album Schizophonic. It was written by Halliwell, Andy Watkins and Paul Wilson, whilst produced by the latter two, who are known collectively as Absolute. "Lift Me Up" was released as the album's third single on 1 November 1999, by EMI. It debuted at number one in the UK Singles Chart, winning the chart battle against fellow Spice Girls member Emma Bunton's "What I Am" by 33,000 copies. To promote the single, Halliwell performed the song on Top of the Pops, Pepsi Chart, Musica Si and National Lottery.

Critical reception

's Andy Strickland said "Geri takes a deep breath and delivers a smokers' octave, husky drawl that is pleasant, nice, lovely - all those words they hate you using in English lessons at school".

Music video

The music video for "Lift Me Up" was directed by Howard Greenhalgh and filmed in October 1999 in Málaga, Spain.

Chart performance

During the song's release week, it faced strong competition with Tin Tin Out's collaboration with previous Spice Girls group mate Emma Bunton's debut, "What I Am". Halliwell criticised record company executives for allegedly exploiting fans by encouraging the head-to-head race. "Lift Me Up" ultimately reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 13 November 1999, selling 140,000 copies in its first week, 30,000 more copies than "What I Am". Its total sales are 346,000 copies in the United Kingdom, and the single enjoyed a fifteen-week run in the UK chart.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Lift Me Up".
UK CD1/European CD2
  1. "Lift Me Up" – 3:52
  2. "Lift Me Up" – 3:57
  3. "Lift Me Up" – 3:24
  4. "Lift Me Up" – 8:02
UK CD2/European CD1
  1. "Lift Me Up" – 3:52
  2. "Live and Let Die" – 3:10
  3. "Very Slowly" – 3:59
  4. "Lift Me Up"
European 2-track CD single
  1. "Lift Me Up" – 3:52
  2. "Live and Let Die" – 3:10
  3. "Lift Me Up"
Italian 12"
  1. "Lift Me Up" – 8:02
  2. "Lift Me Up" – 6:55
  3. "Lift Me Up" – 7:34
  4. "Lift Me Up" – 3:52

    Official versions and remixes

  5. Album Version – 3:52
  6. Almighty 7" Definitive Mix – 3:24
  7. Almighty Definitive Mix* – 6:54
  8. Almighty Edit – 6:06
  9. K-Klass Phazerphunk Mix – 8:02
  10. K-Klass Phazerphunk Radio Mix* – 4:06
  11. K-Klass Phazerphunk Mix Edit – 3:18
  12. Metro Club Mix* – 6:04
  13. Metro Edit – 3:57
  14. Metro Extended Mix* – 6:06
  15. Pharmacy Phazerphunk Dub* – 7:22
  16. Sharp Sonik Vocal Mix – 7:34
  17. Sharp Deadly Dub – 6:55
* only appears on promotional singles

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end chart

Certifications