'74–'75

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"'74–'75"
Song
B-side"New Boy"

"'74–'75" is a 1993 single from the album Ring by the American band The Connells. The song became a big hit in Europe, particularly in Sweden and Norway where it topped the singles charts in 1995.

Music video

The accompanying music video was directed by Mark Pellington. It was shot at Needham B. Broughton High School in the band's hometown Raleigh, North Carolina in 1993, and featured members of the Class of 1975, juxtaposing yearbook pictures with footage of the same people as they appeared in 1993.

Formats and track listings

7" single
  1. "'74–'75" — 4:36
  2. "New Boy" (live at the Purple Dragon Studio in Atlanta, GA) — 4:44
CD single
  1. "'74–'75" — 4:36
  2. "New Boy" (live at the Purple Dragon Studio in Atlanta, GA) — 4:44
CD maxi
  1. "'74–'75" (album version) — 4:36
  2. "Logan Street" — 3:39
  3. "Fun & Games" (live at the Purple Dragon Studio in Atlanta, GA) — 3:07
  4. "New Boy" (live at the Purple Dragon Studio in Atlanta, GA) — 4:44

Charts and sales

While not becoming a big hit in the band's native United States, the song became a Top 20 hit throughout Europe in early 1995, eventually spreading to the UK, where it became their first hit, peaking at number 14 in August. A re-release of the single there in March 1996 only managed number 21.

Chart successions

Preceded by Swedish number-one single
June 2, 1995 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"Se på mej" by Jan Johansen
Preceded by Norwegian VG-lista number-one single
22/1995 - 30/1995 (9 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"You Suck" by The Murmurs

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "'74 - '75", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 4, 2008)
  2. ^ a b "Single top 100 over 1995" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  3. ^ "The Connells singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). musicline. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  4. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008) Template:WebCite
  5. ^ "The best-selling singles of 1995 in Italy". HitParadeItalia (it). Retrieved 3 June 2013.
    72. '74-75 - The Connells [#17]
  6. ^ "'74 - '75", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  7. ^ "'74 - '75" (re-issue), UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  8. ^ 1995 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved July 25, 2008)
  9. ^ 1995 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  10. ^ 1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  11. ^ 1995 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
  12. ^ 1995 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  13. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (The Connells; ''74–'75')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  14. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.


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