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"The Chinese Way"
Single by Level 42
from the album The Pursuit of Accidents
B-side"88" (live)
Released1983 (1983)
Recorded1983
GenreRock
Length
  • 3:57 (single)[1]
  • 5:51 (album)[2]
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Mark King, Phil Gould, Wally Badarou[1][2]
Producer(s)Mike Vernon[1][2]
Level 42 UK singles chronology
"Weave Your Spell"
(1982)
"The Chinese Way"
(1983)
"Out of Sight, Out of Mind"
(1983)

"The Chinese Way" is a single released in 1983 by the British band Level 42. It was the second single from their album, The Pursuit of Accidents, which was the band's most successful album up to that time. It was Level 42's first top-30 single in the United Kingdom.

Charts

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 35
Ireland (IRMA)[4] 27
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 45
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 24

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Chinese Way" (Single label). Level 42. Holland: Polydor Records. 1982. Side 1 record label. 810 884-7. {{cite AV media notes}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ a b c The Pursuit of Accidents (Album notes). Level 42. New York City: Polydor Records. 1982. Side B record label. PD-1-6359. {{cite AV media notes}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Level 42 – The Chinese Way" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Chinese Way". Irish Singles Chart.
  5. ^ "Level 42 – The Chinese Way" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  6. ^ "Level 42: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.