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"Johnny and Mary" is a song written and originally performed by Robert Palmer. Palmer's version was recorded in 1980 at Compass Point Studios, New Providence, in the Bahamas. The song was featured on Palmer's album Clues (1980).

"Johnny and Mary" went to no. 44 on the UK Singles Chart,^[3] and was a top 40 hit in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and several European countries. In Germany, it peaked at no. 7 on the singles chart and spent a total of 23 weeks in the Top 20.^[4]^[5]. In France, it reached no. 2 while in Spain, it peaked at no. 1 on the Spanish singles chart (AFYVE).^[6]

Though the single did not chart in the US Hot 100, it did reach no. 18 on Billboard's Club Play Singles chart.^[7]

"Johnny and Mary" was used as the signature tune in advertisements promoting Renault cars throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Early adverts used Palmer's original version, while a range of special recordings in different styles were produced during the 1990s, most famously an acoustic interpretation by Martin Taylor, which he released on his album Spirit of Django. Taylor recorded alternate versions for Renault; the last being in 1998 for the launch of the all-new Renault Clio.

AllMusic suggests that "Johnny and Mary" was the inspiration for Rod Stewart's later hit "Young Turks".

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1980–81)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[8]	20
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[9]	10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[10]	8
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)^[11]	6
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[12]	32
France (IFOP)^[13]	2
Invalid chart entered Germany2	7
Italy (FIMI)^[14]	5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[15]	21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[16]	27
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[17]	12
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[18]	5
Spain (AFYVE)^[6]	1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[19]	11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[20]	5
Invalid chart entered UKchartarchive	44
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play^[7]	18

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[21]	80
France (IFOP)^[22]	24

Chart (1981)	Position
Italy (FIMI)^[14]	15

Preceded by "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen	Spanish number-one single 30 March 1981 – 27 April 1981 (5 weeks)	Succeeded by "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" by The Korgis

Cover versions

Tina Turner included her own version of the song in the album The Collected Recordings – Sixties to Nineties.
Hungarian singer Kati Kovács wrote Hungarian lyrics to this song and recorded her version in 1985. This cover was published on the Favorit label as 7" single (B-side of SPS 70689).
German band The Notwist covered the song on their 1993 EP Johnny and Mary.
A Finnish-language version "Jari ja Mari" was released in 1993 by Muska.^[23]
Status Quo covered the song for their 1996 album Don't Stop.
The track was also covered by British rock band Placebo as a B-side to their 2000 single "Taste in Men" and on their 2003 album Covers.
A cover in Swiss German is on the Züri West 2008 album Haubi Songs.
French band Nouvelle Vague recorded their version with a Polish singer Ania on the Polish edition of their 2009 album 3. The song was also included on the deluxe edition of Ania's 2010 album Ania Movie.
German band Wir sind Helden recorded a cover in 2011^[24]
American Avant-Rock group Crane Eater (featuring Dan Sheffield) covers the song on their debut record Eatin' Cranes.
German Band Knabenkraut (featuring singer and wildlife filmmaker Oliver Goetzl) covered the song on their album "Someone still loves you, Knabenkraut" (Marsh-Marigold Records, 2014).
Todd Terje covers the song on his debut album It's Album Time alongside Bryan Ferry.^[2] That cover was later included on Bryan Ferry's Avonmore album.
Other artists who have covered the song include Ellen Foley, Melissa Manchester and folk duo John & Mary on their 2007 album Peace Bridge.

References

^ Drever, Andrew (4 April 2014). "Timely debut takes Ferry 'cross the Terje". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b Sherburne, Philip (9 April 2014). "The Hitman and the Trickster: Todd Terje's Improbable Disco". Spin. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
^ Cite error: The named reference UK was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "German Top 20 - The Chart Of 1980". Ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
^ "German Top 20 - The Chart Of 1981". Ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
^ ^a ^b Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
^ ^a ^b "Robert Palmer – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
^ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989, part 2". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
^ "Robert Palmer – Johnny And Mary" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
^ "Robert Palmer – Johnny And Mary" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
^ "Radio 2 Top 30 : 11 oktober 1980" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0274." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
^ "InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Robert Palmer" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b "I singoli più venduti del 1981" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Robert Palmer - Johnny And Mary" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
^ "Robert Palmer – Johnny And Mary" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
^ "Robert Palmer – Johnny And Mary". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
^ "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (P)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
^ "Robert Palmer – Johnny And Mary". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
^ "Robert Palmer – Johnny And Mary". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 1980" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
^ "TOP – 1980" (in French). Top-france.fr. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
^ "Hakutulos levymerkille Emi 72438670012 ( cds )" (in Finnish). Aanitearkisto.fi. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
^ "Johnny & Mary by Wir sind Helden on SoundCloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved 25 July 2013.

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[1] Drever, Andrew (4 April 2014). "Timely debut takes Ferry 'cross the Terje". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 13 July 2014.

[Spin-2] Sherburne, Philip (9 April 2014). "The Hitman and the Trickster: Todd Terje's Improbable Disco". Spin. Retrieved 13 July 2014.

[UK-3] Cite error: The named reference UK was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] "German Top 20 - The Chart Of 1980". Ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de. Retrieved 25 July 2013.

[5] "German Top 20 - The Chart Of 1981". Ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de. Retrieved 25 July 2013.

[SP-6] Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

[awards-7] "Robert Palmer – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 24 June 2013.

[8] "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989, part 2". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2013.

[sc_Austria_Robert_Palmer-9] "Robert Palmer – Johnny And Mary" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 25 July 2013.

[sc_Flanders_Robert_Palmer-10] "Robert Palmer – Johnny And Mary" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 25 July 2013.

[11] "Radio 2 Top 30 : 11 oktober 1980" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 26 July 2013.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-12] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0274." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 24 June 2013.

[13] "InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Robert Palmer" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 24 June 2013.

[IT-14] "I singoli più venduti del 1981" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 25 July 2013.

[sc_Dutch40_Robert_Palmer_-_Johnny_And_Mary-15] "Nederlandse Top 40 – Robert Palmer - Johnny And Mary" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 25 July 2013.

[sc_Dutch100_Robert_Palmer-16] "Robert Palmer – Johnny And Mary" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 25 July 2013.

[sc_New_Zealand_Robert_Palmer-17] "Robert Palmer – Johnny And Mary". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 25 July 2013.

[18] "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (P)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 25 July 2013.

[sc_Sweden_Robert_Palmer-19] "Robert Palmer – Johnny And Mary". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 25 July 2013.

[sc_Switzerland_Robert_Palmer-20] "Robert Palmer – Johnny And Mary". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 July 2013.

[21] "Jaaroverzichten 1980" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 July 2014.

[22] "TOP – 1980" (in French). Top-france.fr. Retrieved 13 July 2014.

[23] "Hakutulos levymerkille Emi 72438670012 ( cds )" (in Finnish). Aanitearkisto.fi. Retrieved 13 July 2014.

[24] "Johnny & Mary by Wir sind Helden on SoundCloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved 25 July 2013.

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