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Chart performance:
Week | Position | Movement | Comments |
09-Oct-81 | 13 | New | |
16-Oct-81 | 10 | +3 | |
23-Oct-81 | 3 | +7 | Star rater |
30-Oct-81 | 3 | 0 | |
06-Nov-81 | 2 | +1 | Peak |
13-Nov-81 | 2 | 0 | Peak |
20-Nov-81 | 3 | -1 | |
27-Nov-81 | 3 | 0 | |
04-Dec-81 | 6 | -3 | |
11-Dec-81 | 8 | -2 | |
18-Dec-81 | 9 | -1 | |
25-Dec-81 | 11 | -2 | |
01-Jan-82 | 15 | -4 | |
08-Jan-82 | 20 | -5 |
Written by: Alan Tarney & B.A. Robertson
Produced by: Alan Tarney
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): EMI
Hit number for artist | 23 |
Peak position | 2 |
Weeks | 14 |
Biggest climber awards | 1 |
Star rater climbs | 1 |
Biggest faller awards | 0 |
Top 20 points | 186 |
Overall Top 20 points ranking | =455 |
Top 20 points ranking for the artist | 5 |
Top 30 Points | 326 |
Overall Top 30 points ranking | =505 |
Top 30 points ranking for the artist | 5 |
Annual ranking:
1981 | 17 |
1982 | =98 |
Other chart success:
Australia | 2 |
Austria | 11 |
Belgium | 8 |
Germany | 13 |
Ireland | 6 |
Israel | 10 |
Netherlands | 34 |
New Zealand | 10 |
UK | 4 |
US | 71 |
SA Radio charts:
Capital 604 | 1 |
Radio 5 | 5 |
The song was a 5th hit for Cliff which was written or co-written by Alan Tarney. In total he would see 6 hits which were penned by Alan Tarney and this would rank 2nd out of the 6, beaten only by ‘We Don’t Talk Anymore’. It would be denied the top spot on our charts by Foreigner’s ‘Urgent’.
Video:
Artist link: Cliff Richard