Here Is the News
| "Here Is the News" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| A-side | "Ticket to the Moon" |
"Here Is the News" is a 1981 song written and performed by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO).
It is track ten on the album Time (1981) and was released as a double A-side along with "Ticket to the Moon" in January 1982, reaching number 24 in the UK charts.[1] The song makes heavy use of synthesizers but also includes guitar, bass guitar, piano, and a drum kit. The song is in Strophic form, lasts 3 minutes 43 seconds and ends with a fade out. The song is about the news programmes of 2095 and voices from news reports can be heard in the background during the song. A number of news reporters claim that their voices were used for this song, but Lynne said that the snippets featured the voices of band members.[citation needed]
Chart positions
| Chart (1982) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| French SNEP Singles Chart | 4 |
| German Media Control Singles Chart[2] | 61 |
| Irish Singles Chart[3] | 17 |
| UK Singles Chart[1] | 24 |
References
- ^ a b "Electric Light Orchestra". Offfical Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "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.
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