Words Are Not Enough

"Words Are Not Enough" is a song by British dance-pop musical group Steps, written by Andreas Carlsson and Pelle Nylén. The track was included on the group's first compilation album, Gold: Greatest Hits (2001), and was released as a double A-side single with a cover of the 1984 song "I Know Him So Well", from the musical Chess (1986).

"Words Are Not Enough"
Single by Steps
from the album Gold: Greatest Hits
A-side	"I Know Him So Well"
B-side	"Bittersweet"
Released	3 December 2001 (2001-12-03)^[1]
Length	3:23
Label	Jive Ebul
Songwriter(s)	Andreas Carlsson Pelle Nylén
Producer(s)	Mark Taylor Walter Turbitt
Steps singles chronology
"Chain Reaction" (2001) "Words Are Not Enough" / "I Know Him So Well" (2001) "Light Up the World" (2012)
Music video
"Words Are Not Enough" on YouTube

Released as a single on 3 December 2001, "Words Are Not Enough" / "I Know Him So Well" charted at number five in the United Kingdom and number 21 in Ireland in December 2001 and was the group's last single to be released before their Boxing Day split later the same month. An animated music video was made for "Words Are Not Enough".

Chart performance

The single entered the charts at number five in the United Kingdom but fell out of the top 10 to number 14 the following week, making the song their last top-10 hit. It spent eleven weeks in total in the top 75 despite much lower sales than their previous singles. The sales of this single were only equaled by "Here and Now" / "You'll Be Sorry". It also peaked at number 21 in Ireland and was their last single to chart in that country.

Music video

The video for "Words Are Not Enough" is almost fully animated, apart from a brief appearance from the band at the beginning and didn't feature a dance routine much like the rest of their music videos did. The video begins with the real Claire being sucked into a magic mirror and the rest of the band following her. As they enter the magical world, they transform into computer-animated characters.

Track listings

UK CD single^[2]

1. "Words Are Not Enough" – 3:24
2. "I Know Him So Well" – 4:14
3. "Bittersweet" – 3:58
4. "Words Are Not Enough" (video) – 3:24

UK cassette single^[3]

1. "Words Are Not Enough" – 3:24
2. "I Know Him So Well" – 4:14
3. "Bittersweet" – 3:58

Personnel

• Lee Latchford-Evans – lead and backing vocals
• Claire Richards – lead and backing vocals
• Lisa Scott-Lee – lead and backing vocals
• Faye Tozer – lead and backing vocals
• Ian "H" Watkins – lead and backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001–2002) Peak position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[4] 27 Ireland (IRMA)^[5] 21 Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[6] 85 Scotland (OCC)^[7] 4 UK Singles (OCC)^[8] 5 UK Indie (OCC)^[9] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position UK Singles (OCC)^[10] 135

References

1. "New Releases – For Week Starting December 3, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1 December 2001. p. 23. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
2. Words Are Not Enough / I Know Him So Well (UK CD single liner notes). Steps. Jive Records, Ebul Records. 2001. 9201452.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. Words Are Not Enough / I Know Him So Well (UK cassette single sleeve). Steps. Jive Records, Ebul Records. 2001. 9201454.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 19, no. 52. 22 December 2002. p. 23. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
5. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Words Are Not Enough". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
6. (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 13 February 2005. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
7. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
9. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
10. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 22 November 2018.