About Proud

"Proud" is a song by M People singer Heather Small, released on 8 May 2000. The song peaking at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart. It was the title track from her debut album Proud, and was released as her first single becoming a worldwide hit. The song was co-written with and produced by Peter-John Vettese.

In 2000, the song was used in the closing montage of the BBC's coverage of the 2000 Summer Olympics. [better source needed] Five years later, it was adopted as the official theme for the London 2012 Olympic bid, and was featured in a widely seen promotional video for the bid. Re-released in honour of this, and due to the fact a new M People greatest hits titled Ultimate Collection, which also included two of Small's solo songs, was released the same year, the song returned to the UK Singles Chart peaking at number 33 and remaining in the Top 75 for two more weeks. The song was also re-released on The Biggest Loser soundtrack in 2006. It peaked at number 34. The song was also referenced and used in the BBC show Miranda. One of the show's characters, Stevie Sutton, frequently sang part of the chorus using a cardboard cutout of Small, part of the song was also used at the end of an episode in series 3, and Small appeared in the show's finale, the second of two specials released in 2014/2015.