"Changes" is the first single taken from Gareth Gates

Gareth Gates

Gareth Paul Gates , is an English singer-songwriter. He was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol. Gates has sold over 3.5 million records in the UK alone. He is also known for having a stutter, and has talked about his speech impediment publicly...

' third studio album, Pictures of the Other Side

Pictures of the Other Side

Pictures of the Other Side is the third and final studio album released by British singer-songwriter Gareth Gates. The album was released nearly four years after his second album, Go Your Own Way. Two singles were released from the album: "Changes" and "Angel on My Shoulder". The album peaked at...

. It was released on 9 April 2007 and was his first commercial single since "Say It Isn't So

Say It Isn't So (Gareth Gates song)

"Say It Isn't So" was the third and final single to be released from Pop Idol runner-upGareth Gates' second studio album, Go Your Own Way. The single was released on December 8, 2003, peaking at #4 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was once deemed to take the Christmas number-one spot, however,...

" in 2003. The single charted at No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

but the following week dropped out of the top 40, breaking his streak of top ten hits.

The music video for "Changes" is directed by Andy Hylton.

Music Reviews

In the chart commentary in Yahoo Music UK & Ireland by James Masterton, he rated that "Changes" is a fascinating single certainly. Meanwhile, the Sun stated that "his voice sounds good on the ballad, which washes over the eardrums very pleasantly".