Confusion (Electric Light Orchestra song)
| "Confusion" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 UK single | ||||
| Single by Electric Light Orchestra | ||||
| from the album Discovery | ||||
| A-side | "Last Train to London" (UK) | |||
| B-side | "Poker" (US) | |||
| Released | 8 October 1979 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 1979, Musicland Studios, Munich | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:42 | |||
| Label | Jet | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jeff Lynne | |||
| Producer(s) | Jeff Lynne | |||
| Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology | ||||
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| Discovery track listing | ||||
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| "Confusion" on YouTube | ||||
"Confusion" is the second song from the 1979 Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) album Discovery. It features 12-string acoustic guitar and vocoder.
It was released in the UK as a double A-side single with "Last Train to London". It peaked at number 8 in the UK Singles Chart making it the fourth consecutive top 10 single to be taken from the Discovery album.[1] In the United States the song was released as a single with "Poker" on the B-side becoming a more modest hit, reaching number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]
Billboard Magazine rated "Confusion" as "a superbly crafted single," describing it as " a mid-tempo rock track that mixes a Beatlesque sound with a hint of disco."[3]
I'd just got hold of the very latest synthesizer, the Yamaha CS-80. The song is based entirely on the sound it made.
— Discovery remaster (2001), Jeff Lynne
Personnel
- Jeff Lynne – lead vocals and backing vocals, 12 string acoustic guitar, vocoder
- Bev Bevan – drums, rototoms, timpani, bell tree, backing vocals
- Richard Tandy – piano, synthesizer
- Kelly Groucutt – bass, backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Louis Clark – orchestra arranger and conductor
Charts
| Chart (1979–80) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Ö3 Austria Top 40[4] | 5 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles[5] | 20 |
| German Media Control Singles Chart[6] | 6 |
| Irish Singles Chart[7] | 9 |
| New Zealand[8] | 19 |
| South African Singles Chart[9] | 10 |
| UK Singles Chart[1] | 8 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 37 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary[10] | 41 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 Singles | 47 |
References
- ^ a b "Electric Light Orchestra". Offfical Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Electric Light Orchestra - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard Magazine. 13 October 1979. p. 85. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Electric Light Orchestra - Confusion - austriancharts.at". Retrieved 22 March 2009.
- ^ Peaked on RPM 100 Singles Chart on December 8, 1979
- ^ "charts.de - Electric Light Orchestra". charts.de. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2013. Enter Electric Light Orchestra in the Search by Artist field, then click Search.
- ^ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=2875
- ^ "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (E)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 79.
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