The Only Way Out (Cliff Richard song)

"The Only Way Out"
Single by Cliff Richard
from the album Now You See Me, Now You Don't
B-side "Under the Influence"
"Be In My Heart" (US/Canada)
Released 2 July 1982[1]
Format 7" single
Recorded January 1982
Genre Pop rock
Length 3:24
Label EMI Records
Songwriter(s) Ray Martinez
Producer(s) Cliff Richard, Craig Pruess
Cliff Richard singles chronology
"Daddy's Home"
(1981)		 "The Only Way Out"
(1982)		 "Where Do We Go From Here"
(1982)

"Daddy's Home"
(1981)		 "The Only Way Out"
(1982)		 "Where Do We Go From Here"
(1982)

"The Only Way Out" is a song recorded by English singer Cliff Richard, released in 1982 as the lead-single for his album Now You See Me, Now You Don't. The song was written by British guitarist Ray Martinez.[2] The song reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart[3] and reached the top 20 in Australia, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 14
Denmark (Hitlisten)[5] 28
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 6
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 59
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 10
Finland (IFPI Finland)[9] 20
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 20
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 21
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 14
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[3] 10
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 64
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[14] 26
US Cash Box Top 100[15] 69

Year-end charts

Chart (1982) Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)[16] 168

References

  1. ↑ "The Cliff Richard Song Databasewebsite: Discography - Singles". cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Only Way Out" is included on numerous Cliff Richard albums listed on the Allmusic 'Credits' page. See any of those albums.Eugene Chadbourne. Ray Martinez Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  4. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970 – 1992 (doc)|format= requires |url= (help). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ↑ "The Only Way Out - Cliff Richard - Danske Hitlister". danskehitlister.dk. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Cliff Richard – The Only Way Out" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Cliff Richard – The Only Way Out". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Ireland singles charts". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  9. ↑ Lassila, Juha (1990). Mitä Suomi soittaa?: Hittilistat 1954-87 (in Finnish). Jyväskylän yliopisto. ISBN 978-951-680-321-3.
  10. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Cliff Richard – The Only Way Out" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Charts.nz – Cliff Richard – The Only Way Out". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Cliff Richard – The Only Way Out". Swiss Singles Chart.
  13. ↑ "Cliff Richard Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  14. ↑ "Cliff Richard Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  15. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles 31 Oct 1982". Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1980s". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
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