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"Substitute"
Single by The Righteous Brothers
from the album The Sons of Mrs. Righteous
B-side"Young Blood"
Released1975
Length3:18
LabelCapital
Songwriter(s)Willie Harry Wilson
Producer(s)Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter
The Righteous Brothers singles chronology
"Never Say I Love You"
(1975) 		"Substitute"
(1975) 		"Hold On (To What You Got)"
(1976)
"Substitute"
Single by Clout
from the album Substitute
B-side"When Will You Be Mine"
Released1978
Length3:28
LabelSunshine Records Production
Songwriter(s)Willie Harry Wilson
Producer(s)Grahame Beggs
Clout singles chronology
"Since You've Been Gone"
(1977) 		"Substitute"
(1978) 		"You've Got All of Me"
(1978)

"Substitute" is a song by Willie H. Wilson, recorded first by The Righteous Brothers and released as single from their album The Sons of Mrs. Righteous in 1975.[1]

Clout version

In 1978, the song became a big hit for the South African band Clout, reaching No. 2 in the UK charts in August and being certified Gold by the BPI.[2] It fared even better in the rest of Europe where it reached No. 1 in Germany and Ireland, as well as No. 2 in Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland. This version was produced by Grahame Beggs.

Track listing

  1. "Substitute" (W.H. Wilson) – 3:28
  2. "When Will You Be Mine" (Carolyne Martin) – 2:59

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 12
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 2
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] 86
France (IFOP)[7] 16
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 1
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[12] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 13
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 2
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 67
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[17] 35
US Cash Box[18] 52
West Germany (Official German Charts)[19] 1

Other versions

References

  1. ^ "Righteous Brothers UK Albums". Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Chart Positions Pre 1989 Part 4". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Clout – Substitute" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Clout – Substitute" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0037b." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  7. ^ "InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Clout" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  8. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Clout". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Clout - Substitute" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Clout – Substitute" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Clout – Substitute". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  12. ^ "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (C)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  13. ^ "Clout – Substitute". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  14. ^ "Clout – Substitute". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  16. ^ "Clout – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  17. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 53.
  18. ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending NOVEMBER 4, 1978". Cash Box. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012.
  19. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Clout – Substitute" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  20. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  21. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1978" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1978" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  23. ^ "End of Year Charts 1978". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  24. ^ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1978". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  25. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1978" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  26. ^ Scaping, Peter, ed. (1979). "Top 200 Singles in 1978". BPI Year Book 1979 (4th ed.). London, England: The British Phonographic Industry Ltd. pp. 186–89. ISBN 0-906154-02-2.
  27. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts: 1978". Offiziellecharts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015.
  28. ^ a b c d Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2, illustrated ed.). Barrie & Jenkins. ISBN 0-214-20480-4. a continental hit, over 600,000 singles were sold in Britain, 400,000 in France, 100,000 in Holland and 60,000 in Belgium, it was No. 1 for 7 weeks in South Africa [page needed]
  29. ^ "British single certifications – Clout – Substitute". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Substitute in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  30. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 231. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  31. ^ Mitchell, Gail (3 October 2009). "A Musical Milestone". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 39. p. 58. ISSN 0006-2510.
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