On the Beach (Cliff Richard song)

"On the Beach" is a 1964 hit song by Cliff Richard and the Shadows. It was taken from and released in the lead up to the release of the film Wonderful Life and its soundtrack. It become an international hit for Richard, reaching number 7 in the UK Singles Chart and charting in Australia (No. 4), Ireland (No. 6), Norway (No. 4), South Africa (No. 2) and Sweden (No. 12).

"On the Beach"
Single by Cliff Richard and the Shadows
from the album Wonderful Life
Released26 June 1964 (1964-06-26)[1]
Format7-inch single
Recorded5 November 1963 (1963-11-05)
StudioAbbey Road
LengthRock and roll
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Norrie Paramor
Cliff Richard and The Shadows singles chronology
"Constantly"
(1964)		 "On the Beach"
(1964)		 "The Twelfth of Never"
(1964)

Chart performance
Chart (1964) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[2] 7
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 10
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 3
Malaysia (Radio Malaysia)[7] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[8] 4
Singapore[9] 2
South Africa[10] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 12

References
  1. "On the Beach". www.cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  3. Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Turramurra, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book Pty. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
  4. "Ultratop.be – Cliff Richard & the Shadows – On the Beach" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. The Official Charts in Ireland began on October 4, 1962. Chart positions before that are taken from the "Evening Herald Chart", a Top Ten singles chart published by the Irish daily newspaper the Evening Herald between February 1959 and December 1962. "Ireland singles charts". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
  6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Cliff Richard – On the Beach" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  7. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (24 October 1964). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 44. 0006-2510.
  8. "Norwegiancharts.com – Cliff Richard – On the Beach". VG-lista.
  9. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (12 September 1964). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 30. 0006-2510.
  10. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (12 December 1964). Billboard (PDF). Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 19. 0006-2510.
  11. Johansson, Carl-Owe (1980). Rock Around the Clock: Saturday Night Fever 1955–1978. Vara, Sweden: Dominique Muzic-Club.
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