How Wonderful You Are

"How Wonderful You Are" is a song by English musician Gordon Haskell. It was released as a single in the Christmas period of 2001 after mass promotion by BBC Radio 2 where it became a favourite of listeners after being featured by the drive-time presenter Johnnie Walker.^[3] It was the UK Christmas number-two in 2001 behind Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman's cover of "Somethin' Stupid". The song is the most requested song of all time at Radio 2.^[4]

"How Wonderful You Are"
Single by Gordon Haskell
from the album Harry's Bar
B-side	"A Little Help from You"
Released	17 December 2001 (2001-12-17)[1]
Length	4:00
Label	Flying Sparks
Songwriter(s)	Gordon Haskell[2]

The song was covered in Finnish by Kirka for his album Sinut Siinä Nään in 2002.^[5] A mix version was released by Larry Peace in 2017.^[6] Haskell re-recorded the song in a samba version for his 2020 album The Cat Who's Got the Cream, featuring jazz trumpeter Guy Barker.^[7]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001–2002) Peak position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] 20 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 90 Scotland (OCC)[10] 3 UK Singles (OCC)[11] 2 UK Indie (OCC)[12] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position UK Singles (OCC)[13] 100

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[14]	Silver	200,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.