Barbados (Typically Tropical song)
"Barbados" is the debut single by English band Typically Tropical, released in May 1975.[1]
| "Barbados" | ||||
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| Single by Typically Tropical | ||||
| from the album Barbados Sky | ||||
| B-side | "Sandy" | |||
| Released | 23 May 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Studio | Morgan Studios, London | |||
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| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | Gull | |||
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| Typically Tropical singles chronology | ||||
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"Barbados" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 37 in late June 1975, and five weeks later it hit number one for a week.[1] In total, "Barbados" spent eleven weeks on the chart.[1] The track also reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart, the South African Singles Chart,[2] and number 20 on the Australian Singles Chart (Kent Music Report).[3] The track was later released on an album in 1975 by Gull Records, named Barbados Sky.
Follow-up singles "Rocket Now" and "The Ghost Song" failed to chart,[4] leaving Typically Tropical as a one-hit wonder.
In 1999, a reworked version of the song, renamed "We're Going to Ibiza", also reached the UK number one spot for the Vengaboys.[4]
Charts
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 20 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] | 17 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] | 32 |
| Denmark (IFPI) | 4 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[8] | 8 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[9] | 1 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] | 10 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] | 11 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] | 5 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[13] | 6 |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[2] | 1 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 11 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[15] | 1 |
| US Bubbling Under the Hot 100 (Billboard)[16] | 108 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 572. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b "SA Charts 1969–March 1989". Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Steffen Hung. . australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ^ a b "Biography by Amy Hanson". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 316. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Typically Tropical – Barbados" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Typically Tropical – Barbados" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Typically Tropical – Barbados" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Barbados". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Typically Tropical" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "Typically Tropical – Barbados" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Typically Tropical – Barbados". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Typically Tropical – Barbados". VG-lista.
- ^ "Typically Tropical – Barbados". Singles Top 100.
- ^ "Typically Tropical: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Hot 100 1959–1981. Record Research. p. 171. ISBN 9780898200478.