Mirage (song)
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This article is about the Tommy James and the Shondells song. For other songs with the same title, see Mirage (disambiguation).
| "Mirage" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Tommy James and the Shondells | |
| from the album I Think We're Alone Now | |
| Released | 1967 |
| Genre | Pop rock |
| Label | Roulette Records |
| Producer | Bo Gentry |
"Mirage" is a song by Tommy James and the Shondells released in 1967 on the album, I Think We're Alone Now.
This song came to be during a songwriting session when producer Bo Gentry accidentally inserted a master copy of "I Think We're Alone Now" backwards in his reel-to-reel tape player. Tommy and the group instantly liked the reverse chord progression and recorded it with new lyrics by Ritchie Cordell, who had written "I Think We're Alone Now".
"Mirage" debuted on the Hot 100 on Tommy's 20th birthday, eventually reaching No. 10 there and No. 2 on the Canadian charts.
[edit] Cover Versions
The song has been covered by Leon's Creation.
