| "The Only Way Out" | ||||
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| Single by Cliff Richard | ||||
| from the album Now You See Me, Now You Don't | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 2 July 1982[1] | |||
| Recorded | January 1982 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:24 | |||
| Label | EMI Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ray Martinez | |||
| Producer(s) | Cliff Richard, Craig Pruess | |||
| Cliff Richard singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "The Only Way Out" on YouTube | ||||
"The Only Way Out" is a song recorded by English singer Cliff Richard, released in 1982 as the lead-single for his album Now You See Me, Now You Don't. The song was written by British guitarist Ray Martinez.[2] The song reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart[3] and reached the top 20 in Australia, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 14 |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[5] | 3 |
| Denmark (Hitlisten)[6] | 28 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] | 6 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[8] | 59 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[9] | 10 |
| Finland (IFPI Finland)[10] | 20 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] | 20 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] | 21 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] | 14 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[3] | 10 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[14] | 64 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[15] | 26 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[16] | 69 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1982) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[17] | 168 |
References
- ^ "The Cliff Richard Song Databasewebsite: Discography - Singles". cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "The Only Way Out" is included on numerous Cliff Richard albums listed on the Allmusic 'Credits' page. See any of those albums.Eugene Chadbourne. Ray Martinez Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970 – 1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1983-01-22. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ "The Only Way Out - Cliff Richard - Danske Hitlister". danskehitlister.dk. Archived from the original on 2018-08-01. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Cliff Richard – The Only Way Out" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Cliff Richard – The Only Way Out" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Only Way Out". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ Lassila, Juha (1990). Mitä Suomi soittaa?: Hittilistat 1954-87 (in Finnish). Jyväskylän yliopisto. ISBN 978-951-680-321-3.
- ^ "Cliff Richard – The Only Way Out" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Cliff Richard – The Only Way Out". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Cliff Richard – The Only Way Out". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Cliff Richard Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Cliff Richard Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles 31 Oct 1982". Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1980s". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
External links
- The Only Way Out at Discogs (list of releases)
This page was last edited on 27 August 2023, at 16:43