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One Way Ticket (Neil Sedaka song)

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"One Way Ticket"
Song

"One Way Ticket" is a song performed by Neil Sedaka, written by Jack Keller and Hank Hunter. The track was originally included as the B-side on Sedaka's 1959 single "Oh! Carol". In 1961, the song featured in the track listing of his third studio album, Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits, but was never released as a standalone single. Despite this, the song made it to #1 on the Japanese pop charts, where it was affectionately called "The Choo-Choo Train Song".

"One Way Ticket" has been covered by other artists, most notably by British disco band Eruption in 1978 and Soviet band Poyushchiye Gitary (Поющие гитары, "The Singing Guitars") in 1969 by the name "Sinyaya Pessnya" (Синяя песня, "Blue Song").

Eruption version

"One Way Ticket"
Song
B-side"Left Me in the Rain"

"One Way Ticket" was covered by British disco band Eruption for their second album, Leave a Light. The song became a big hit in Europe in the first half of 1979, topping charts in Austria and Switzerland, and reaching top 10 across Europe. "One Way Ticket" is now one of the band's trademark hits, along with their cover of "I Can't Stand the Rain".

Track listing

  • 7" Single (1979)
A. "One Way Ticket" – 3:35
B. "Left Me in the Rain" – 3:54
  • 12" Single (1979)
A. "One Way Ticket" (Long Version) – 5:05
B. "Left Me in the Rain" – 3:54
  • CD Single (1994)
  1. "One Way Ticket" (Radio Version) – 3:58
  2. "One Way Ticket" (Club Mix) – 5:58
  3. "One Way Ticket" (Never Return Mix) – 5:44
  4. "If I Loved You Less" – 4:08

Chart performance

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 1
Belgian Singles Chart[2] 2
Dutch Singles Chart[3] 5
French Singles Chart[4] 4
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 7
Irish Singles Chart[6] 13
New Zealand Singles Chart[7] 32
Swedish Singles Chart[8] 8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] 9
US Dance Music/Club Play Singles[11] 30

Other cover versions

  • The song was covered by Barry Blue on his 1974 debut album Barry Blue.
  • Soviet disco group "Zdravstvuj, Pesnya!" ("Здравствуй, песня!", "Hello, the song!") covered "Sinyaya Pessnya" in 1979, the Russian version previously sung by The Singing Guitars.
  • Czech singer Naďa Urbánková recorded a czech version "Prázdný expres" in 1980.
  • Polish singer Mandaryna recorded a dance cover of the song for her third studio album, which was shelved in 2008 and remains unreleased. Nonetheless, the singer performed her version at live shows.

References

  1. ^ "ERUPTION – ONE WAY TICKET" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  2. ^ "Discografie Eruption" (in Dutch). www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  3. ^ "Discografie Eruption" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  4. ^ "Discografie Eruption" (in French). www.infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2014-06-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Eruption Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). www.musicline.de. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  7. ^ "Discography Eruption". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  8. ^ "Discography Eruption". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  9. ^ "ERUPTION – ONE WAY TICKET". Swiss Singles Chart.
  10. ^ "ERUPTION Artist Official Charts". Official Charts Company. www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  11. ^ "Eruption Awards AllMusic". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
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