Will It Go Round in Circles
| "Will It Go Round in Circles" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Blackbird" |
"Will It Go Round in Circles" is a song written by Bruce Fisher and Billy Preston, and recorded by Preston for his 1972 album Music Is My Life. On its release as a single in 1973, the song was a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks, and sold over a million copies. The song was one of two number-one solo hits for Preston, the other being "Nothing from Nothing", although he is also credited on The Beatles' 1969 hit "Get Back".
Chart performance
Weekly singles charts
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada [1] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles [2] | 10 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1973) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada [3] | 18 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [4] | 8 |
Covers
The song was covered by Donny Osmond on his 2009 album Love Songs Of The '70s. Phish covered the song twice in 1999, including on 10 September at The Gorge Amphitheatre.[clarification needed] Orlando Brown covered the song on the 2006 Disney soundtrack album That's So Raven Too!.
In popular culture
- The song was in the soundtrack of the 1996 Matt Dillon film, Beautiful Girls.[5]
- In 2006, the song was included in the television film Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior.[6]
- The song was played in a diner in the pilot for House of Cards.
References
- ^ https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4845&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=40gf9vn5eap6bhsnr3m9v6h9p5
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 468.
- ^ http://www.musicandyears.com/year/1973
- ^ http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1973.htm
- ^ IMDB Beautiful Girls Entry
- ^ IMDB Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior Entry
External links
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