| "Out of the Question" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Gilbert O'Sullivan | ||||
| from the album Back to Front | ||||
| B-side | "Everybody Knows" | |||
| Released | February 1973 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | MAM | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gilbert O'Sullivan | |||
| Producer(s) | Gordon Mills | |||
| Gilbert O'Sullivan singles chronology | ||||
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"Out of the Question" is a popular song by Irish singer Gilbert O'Sullivan. It was written by O'Sullivan and produced by Gordon Mills.
The song became a hit in the only two countries it had been released as a single: the U.S. (#17)[1] and Canada (#9).[2] It was a much bigger adult contemporary hit, reaching number two and number one in those nations, respectively.[3]
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Chart performance
Weekly charts
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles[4] | 9 |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[5] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] | 17 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 2 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100[7] | 22 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1973) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Canada[8] | 127 |
| U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[9] | 137 |
References
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly – Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly – Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly – Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly – Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 5/19/73". Tropicalglen.com. 19 May 1973. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Item: 9481 – Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
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