Chart performance:
Week | Position | Movement | Comments |
31-Mar-78 | 17 | New | Peak |
07-Apr-78 | 19 | -2 | |
14-Apr-78 | 19 | 0 |
Written by: Jeff Lynne
Produced by: Jeff Lynne
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): United Artists
Hit number for artist | 2 |
Peak position | 17 |
Weeks | 3 |
Biggest climber awards | 0 |
Star rater climbs | 0 |
Biggest faller awards | 0 |
Top 20 points | 8 |
Overall Top 20 points ranking | =2179 |
Top 20 points ranking for the artist | 8 |
Top 30 Points | 38 |
Overall Top 30 points ranking | =2233 |
Top 30 points ranking for the artist | 8 |
Annual ranking:
1978 | =101 |
Other chart success:
Australia | 17 |
Belgium | 30 |
Canada | 9 |
Germany | 32 |
Netherlands | 23 |
New Zealand | 21 |
Spain | 25 |
Sweden | 10 |
UK | 18 |
US | 13 |
The song was the first of 4 singles to be released from the band’s ‘Out Of The Blue’ album and was the only 1 of those 4 not to crack the top 10 of the UK charts. It would shift over half a million units in the US. Lead singer, Jeff Lynne, would re-record the track, along with other ELO material in 2012 and released it as an album called ‘Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra’. The album went out under the ELO name.
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Artist link: Electric Light Orchestra