Superstitious (song)
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| Single by Europe | ||||
| from the album Out of This World | ||||
| B-side | "Lights and Shadows" | |||
| Released | July 1988 | |||
| Format | CD single 7" single 12" single |
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| Length | 4:35 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Writer(s) | Joey Tempest | |||
| Producer | Ron Nevison | |||
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"Superstitious" is a 1988 single released by the Swedish heavy metal band Europe. It was the first single released from the album Out of This World. It charted at #31 in the Billboard Hot 100, #9 at the Mainstream Rock Tracks and #34 in the UK Singles Chart.
The video for "Superstitious" was filmed at an old castle on Long Island, New York. When performing the song live on tour in 1990-92, Europe included a part of Bob Marley's "No Woman, No Cry" in the middle of the song.
[edit] Personnel
- Joey Tempest − lead vocals
- Kee Marcello − guitars, background vocals
- John Levén − bass guitar
- Mic Michaeli − keyboards, background vocals
- Ian Haugland − drums, background vocals
[edit] Chart positions
| Year | List | Peak | Ref. |
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| 1988 | Swedish Singles Chart | 1 | [1] |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 1 | [2] | |
| Mainstream Rock Tracks | 9 | [3] | |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 9 | [4] | |
| Dutch Top 40 | 10 | [5] | |
| Italian Singles Chart | 10 | [6] | |
| German Singles Chart | 21 | [7] | |
| Irish Singles Chart | 24 | [8] | |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 31 | [3] | |
| French Singles Chart | 33 | [9] | |
| UK Singles Chart | 34 | [10] | |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 35 | [11] | |
| Australian Singles Chart | 45 | [12] |
[edit] References
- ^ "Swedish Album Chart". swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Europe&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Norwegian Singles Chart". norwegiancharts.com. http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=Europe&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ a b "US Album Chart". Billboard 200. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=4566&model.vnuAlbumId=803208. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Swiss Album Chart". swisscharts.com. http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Europe&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 35, 1988". http://www.radio538.nl/web/show/id=44685/chartid=4861. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ^ "Italian Singles Chart". hitparadeitalia. http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1988.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "German Album Chart". charts-surfer. http://www.charts-surfer.de/musiksearch.php. Retrieved 2008-06-24.[dead link]
- ^ "Irish Singles Chart". The Irish Charts. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "French Album Chart". lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Europe&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "UK Album Chart". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=4710. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Canadian Chart". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/index-e.html. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ^ "Australian Chart". australiancharts.com. http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Europe. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
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