jasonjohn wrote: Sat 10 Jan 2026, 11:53 pm
Did You See Me Coming is the type of middle-aged, sultry pop that very much suited them at the time. Love it and the filmclip.
Can't say it was a mistake single, even if there were other choices. All Over The World still got its single mix on Christmas.
World would have been a much better choice as the follow-up to 'Love, etc.' during the summer, with a proper single version and singles treatment. It was stupid to release 'Coming' instead, which had already been included in the previous download singles package, as well as in the sampler that was distributed for free to UK households.
To me, this isn't about its potential chart success. It's about timing and vibe, and thus making the right choice.
Also, don't even get me started on that awful video clip!
This happened exactly while my interest was moving (for some years) away from PSB...
How was this possible?
Do you remember if Did You See Me Coming? was already known to be the second single?
Or maybe at that time PSB had a different plan for Did You See Me Coming??
They hadn't announced it yet, no. This song was also included (ahead of its release on Yes) on a free CD given away with one of the UK's best selling Sunday newspapers. I imagine they were still thinking All Over the World would be the second single at this point, but who knows what Parlophone was up to.
I may have remembered this wrong in some way, but I seem to remember that there was a general assumption it would be All Over the World from fans, but then the boys appeared on a show with Graham Norton (not the the usual Friday night one but something else on a Saturday).
There was some gentle innuendo-based joshing going on, which somehow managed to tee up the question from GN "so what's the next single?" To which Neil replied "did you see me coming?" which at the time felt like a cheap laugh, but then it sort of committed them to that choice for the second single.
However I don't know whether we ever got to the bottom of whether this was maybe GN knowing they had decided on Did you see me coming? and pouncing on the opportunity to get a laugh and the announcement in at the same time, or whether it was Neil being unable to resist making the joke on the spur of the moment and thus committing them to it.
But now I write this out, I can't help but think that perhaps I must have dreamed this, so someone please correct me....
Sorry for the continued OT of what was already an interesting thread...
The innuendo was provided by David "pink minstrel" Walliams...
