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Vorlage:Infobox single "Confusion" is the second song from the 1979 Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) album Discovery. It features acoustic guitar and vocoder.
It was released in the UK as a double A-side single with "Last Train to London". It peaked at number 8 in the UK Singles Chart making it the fourth consecutive top 10 single to be taken from the Discovery album.[1] In the United States the song was released as a single with "Poker" on the B-side becoming a more modest hit, reaching number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]
Personnel[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
- Jeff Lynne – lead vocals, guitars, Yamaha CS80 synthesizer
- Bev Bevan – drums, rototoms, backing vocals
- Richard Tandy – piano, Yamaha CS80 synthesizer
- Kelly Groucutt – bass, backing vocals
Additional personnel[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
- Louis Clark – orchestra arranger and conductor
Charts[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
| Chart (1979-80) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Ö3 Austria Top 40[3] | 5 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 13 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart | 10 |
| German Media Control Singles Chart[4] | 6 |
| Irish Singles Chart[5] | 9 |
| New Zealand[6] | 19 |
| South African Singles Chart[7] | 10 |
| UK Singles Chart[1] | 8 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 37 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary[8] | 41 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 Singles | 47 |
References[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
External links[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
- Category:1979 songs
- Category:Electric Light Orchestra songs
- Category:Song recordings produced by Jeff Lynne
- Category:Songs written by Jeff Lynne
- ↑ a b Electric Light Orchestra. Offfical Charts Company, abgerufen am 5. März 2013.
- ↑ a b Electric Light Orchestra - Awards. AllMusic, abgerufen am 5. März 2013.
- ↑ Electric Light Orchestra - Confusion - austriancharts.at. Abgerufen am 22. März 2009.
- ↑ charts.de - Electric Light Orchestra. charts.de, abgerufen am 22. April 2013.
- ↑ The Irish Charts - All there is to know. Irishcharts.ie, archiviert vom am 3. Juni 2009; abgerufen am 6. März 2013. Enter Electric Light Orchestra in the Search by Artist field, then click Search.
- ↑ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=2875
- ↑ South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (E). Rock.co.za, abgerufen am 29. April 2013.
- ↑ Joel Whitburn: Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research, 1993, S. 79.