Half a Minute

"Half a Minute"
Single by Matt Bianco
from the album Whose Side Are You On?
B-side"Matt's Mood II"
ReleasedOctober 1984
GenreSophisti-pop
Length3:46
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)Mark Reilly, Danny White, Kito Poncioni
Producer(s)Mark Reilly, Danny White
Matt Bianco singles chronology
"Whose Side Are You On?"
(1984)
"Half a Minute"
(1984)
"More Than I Can Bear"
(1985)
Music video
"Half a Minute" on YouTube

"Half a Minute" is the fourth single by British band Matt Bianco, released in 1984. It was written by band members Mark Reilly, Danny White and Kito Poncioni. The song was included on Matt Bianco's debut album Whose Side Are You On?. It is the only song on the album entirely performed by the vocalist Basia Trzetrzelewska.

"Half a Minute" received favourable reviews in British music magazines No. 1 and Smash Hits. [1][2] It only charted in the UK and Germany, at no. 23 and 19, respectively, but remains one of the most popular Matt Bianco songs in both countries.

  1. ^ Martin Townsend (3 November 1984). "Singles" (PDF). No. 1. p. 44–45. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. ^ Neil Tennant (8 November 1984). "Singles" (PDF). Smash Hits. p. 21. Retrieved 16 September 2024.