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For the albums, see I Can See Clearly Now (Johnny Nash album) and I Can See Clearly Now (Gospel Gangstaz album).
"I Can See Clearly Now"
Song
B-side"How Good It Is"

"I Can See Clearly Now" is a song written and recorded by Johnny Nash. It was a single from the album of the same name and achieved success in the United States and the United Kingdom when it was released in 1972, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was covered by many artists throughout the years, including a 1993 hit version by Jimmy Cliff, who re-recorded it for the motion picture soundtrack of Cool Runnings, where it reached the top 20 at No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Johnny Nash version

Nash recorded it in London with members of the Fabulous Five Inc.[citation needed]

Track listings

7" single
  1. "I Can See Clearly Now" — 2:44
  2. "How Good It Is" — 2:38
7" single
  1. "I Can See Clearly Now" — 2:44
  2. "Cupid" — 3:30

Chart performance

After making modest chart advances for a month, the RIAA-certified gold single unexpectedly took only two weeks to vault from No. 20 to No. 5 to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 4, 1972, remaining atop this chart for four weeks, and also spent the same four weeks atop the adult contemporary chart.[1]

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 0^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Chart succession

Preceded by Billboard Hot 100 number one single (Johnny Nash version)
November 4, 1972 (4 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Billboard Easy Listening Singles number one single (Johnny Nash version)
November 4, 1972 (4 weeks) 		Succeeded by

Jimmy Cliff version

Reggae singer Jimmy Cliff recorded a cover of the song for the 1993 movie Cool Runnings.[12] It was released as a single in 1994, reaching No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was Cliff's first single to make the Hot 100 in 25 years, and is his highest-charting single in the United States.

"I Can See Clearly Now"
Song
B-side"Sweet Jamaica" by Tony Rebel

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1993–1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[13] 17
Canada (RPM)[14] 16
France (SNEP)[15] 1
songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS 52
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 39
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[18] 23
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 18
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[20] 9
US Adult Contemporary Recurrents (Billboard)[5] 2
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)[5] 11
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[21] 98
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[22] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1994) Position
France (SNEP)[23] 11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[24] 66

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[26] Silver 285,000[25]

Chart succession

Preceded by
"It Keeps Raining" by Bitty McLean
 New Zealand RIANZ number-one single
January 16, 1994 - February 20, 1994 (6 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by French SNEP number-one single
June 18, 1994 - July 2, 1994 (3 weeks) 		Succeeded by

Other covers

The song also appears in various other films, such as Grosse Pointe Blank, The Break-up, Thelma & Louise, Antz, Deep Blue Sea, Envy, Hitch, Igor, Shrek 2's Far Far Away Idol, Viktor Vogel – Commercial Man and Jennifer's Body, as well in a 2009 advertisement for Lipton in the Middle East and Russia. It is also briefly sung by Cheech in the movie Up in Smoke.

It has also been covered by

R&B guitarist Jonathan Butler recorded a cover from his 2010 album, So Strong.[29]

It is also a perennial favorite for several a cappella groups, including The Coats, The Nylons, University of Oregon's On the Rocks, and the European formation "Klapa Sinj & Ida Ajdukovic".

In November 2002, the song was featured prominently in "The Freak", an episode of the NBC police drama television series Boomtown.[30]

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  2. ^ a b http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35092
  3. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved August 9, 2008)
  4. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved August 1, 2008)
  5. ^ a b c d Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved August 9, 2008) Cite error: The named reference "Billboard" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  6. ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1972-11-25
  7. ^ UK Singles Chart (1989 release) Chartstats.com (Retrieved August 1, 2008)
  8. ^ http://www.musicandyears.com/year/1972
  9. ^ http://www.uk-charts.top-source.info/top-100-1972.shtml
  10. ^ http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1972.htm
  11. ^ "American single certifications – Johnny Nash – I Can See Clearly Now". Recording Industry Association of America.
  12. ^ King, Alex P. (2004). Hit-parade — 20 ans de tubes (in French). Paris: Pascal. p. 341. ISBN 2-35019-009-9.
  13. ^ "Jimmy Cliff – I Can See Clearly Now". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  14. ^ "Canadian RPM - Top Singles - Volume 58, No. 24, December 25, 1993". RPM. 1993. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  15. ^ "Jimmy Cliff – I Can See Clearly Now" (in French). Les classement single.
  16. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Jimmy Cliff" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  17. ^ "Jimmy Cliff – I Can See Clearly Now". Top 40 Singles.
  18. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  19. ^ "Jimmy Cliff Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  20. ^ "Jimmy Cliff Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  21. ^ "Jimmy Cliff Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  22. ^ "Jimmy Cliff Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  23. ^ 1994 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
  24. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1994". Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  25. ^ "Les Singles en Argent :" (in French). Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  26. ^ "French single certifications – Jimmy Cliff – I Can See" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  27. ^ Eder, Bruce. "Imagination". allmusic. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 2008-01-22. I Can See Clearly Now - Nash
  28. ^ "Home". Retrieved 2008-01-22. Released: 1990 [...] composed by [...] 7. Johnny Nash
  29. ^ "So Strong overview". Allmusic.com.
  30. ^ Graham Yost & Michelle Ashford (writers); Jon Avnet (director) (2002-11-03). "The Freak". Boomtown (TV series). Season 1. Episode 6. NBC. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
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