B05.15 Oxygen
Bonus track on the What Dou You Think Of It So Far? Single / Acoustic (4:30)
Available on the 1999 3-track "What Do You Think Of It So far?" CD single.
[Listen to it HERE]
Acoustic version (4:31)
This different acoustic version is track 10 on the 2010 "No Frills" CD album.
Demo (4:00)
Another collection of demos (recorded between 1989 and 1994) leaked on the Internet between 2005 and 2016.
This demo recording of "Oxygen" is NOT an official release and can be found on bootleg CDs such as "NK Demos Part 3 - The Lost Chapter".
Written by Nik Kershaw around 1991.
"Oxygen" was recorded by many artists before Nik Kershaw released his own version in 1999.
Elaine Paige - Album version (3:59)
This version is track 2 on Elaine Paige's 1991 "Love Can Do That" album.
[Listen to it HERE]
Petula Clark - Single version (3:59)
Available on 1992 "Oxygen" CD single.
The credits on Petula Clark's CD single mention that Nik Kershaw performed the guitars and did some background vocals on this version.
[Listen to it HERE]
Petula Clark - Softer Mix (3:49)
Available on 1992 "Oxygen" CD single.
The credits on Petula Clark's CD single mention that Nik Kershaw performed the guitars and did some background vocals on this version.
Petula Clark - Remix (3:59)
A remix version was released on Petula Clark's 2002 "The Ultimate Collection".
[Listen to it HERE]
Demis Roussos - Album version (5:25)
This version was released as second track of Demis Roussos' 1993 "Morning Has Broken" CD single.
It was also released as track 3 on the 1993 "Insight" // "Adagio" albums.
[Listen to it HERE]
Jason Donovan - Album version (4:06)
This version was released as track 7 on Jason Donovan's 1993 "All Around The World" album.
[Listen to it HERE]
Anita Hegerland - Album version (4:43)
This version was released as track 4 on Anita Hegerland's 1994 "Voices" album.
Some lyrics were changed.
Credits mention Nik Kershaw performed electric guitar on this version.
Colin Blunstone - Album version (4:24)
This version was released as track 6 on Colin Blunstone's 1995 "Echo Bridge" album.
[Listen to it HERE]
Richard Page - My Oxygen - Album version (4:13)
This version was released as track 2 on Richard Page's 1996 "Shelter Me" album.
It is also available on Richard Page's 1997 "My Oxygen" CD single.
Note that Richard Page added an extra part to the song with different chords and lyrics.
Nik Kershaw's song is identified as "Oxygen" while this new co-written version is entitled "My Oxygen".
[Listen to it HERE]
Richard Page - My Oxygen - Radio Edit (3:30)
Available on Richard Page's 1997 "My Oxygen" CD single.
Newton - My Oxygen - Album version (4:05)
This upbeat version was released on Newton's 1997 Sweetest Secret album (track 10) and 1997 "Sometimes When We Touch" (track 12).
Note that even though the title of the track mentioned on the records sleeve is "Oxygen", this is in fact the "My Oxygen" co-written version.
[Listen to it HERE]
Milton Guedes - Te Respirar (My Oxygen) - Album version (4:59)
This version was released as track 3 on Milton Guedes' 1997 "Milton Guedes" / "Outra Pessoa" album.
Note that the lyrics were translated in Portuguese for this version by Brazilian artist Milton Guedes.
[Listen to it HERE "Te Respirar" starts at 8:39]
More artists recorded their own versions of the song after Nik Kershaw released his own acoustic version in 1999.
Melinda Schneider - My Oxygen - Album version (4:29)
This version was released as track 7 on Melinda Schneider's 2000 "My Oxygen" album.
Avalon - My Oxygen - Album version (4:53)
This version was released as track 9 on Avalon's 2001 "Oxygen" album.
Some lyrics were changed.
[Listen to it HERE]
Avalon - My Oxygen - Red Decibel Mix (6:54)
This remix version was released as track 1 on Avalon's 2002 "O2 (Avalon Remixed)" album.
[Listen to it HERE]
Tim Greene - You Are My Oxygen - Album version (4:43)
This version was released as track 5 on Tim Greene's 2005 "In His Eyes" CD album.
[Listen to it HERE]
One Name - My Oxygen - Album version (4:58)
This version was released as track 3 on One Name's 2012 "Bethany Home" digital & CD album.
Seven - Demo version (4:25)
A demo version was recorded by the band Seven around 1992 and shared on the Internet in the early 2000's.
NOT AVAILABLE on any official CD
Richard Page - Oxygen - Chicago Demo
A demo version of the song was recorded in 1993 and was shared on the Internet in the early 2000's.
According to Nik Kershaw, Brooke Shield also recorded a version of the song.