Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)

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"Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)"
Cover of the 1982 UK re-release
Single by Cliff Richard
B-side"The Night"
Released29 October 1965 (1965-10-29)
Recorded24 August 1964[1]
StudioColumbia Studios, Nashville
GenrePop
Length2:27
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Cliff Richard singles chronology
"The Time in Between"
(1965) 		"Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)"
(1965) 		"Blue Turns to Grey"
(1966)

"Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)" is a song by Cliff Richard, released as a single in October 1965. It peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart and received a silver disc for 250,000 sales.[2][3]

Recording and release[edit]

"Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)" was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, during Richard's visit there in August 1964. It was recorded without the Shadows, instead featuring session musicians and backing vocals by the Jordinaires.[1] The B-side, "The Night”, was credited with the Shadows and was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, then known as EMI, in October 1965.[4] Both tracks were included on the EP Wind Me Up.[5]

Track listing[edit]

7": Columbia / DB 7660

  1. "Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)" – 2:27
  2. "The Night" – 3:24

7": Columbia / C 23 103 (Germany)

  1. "Nur bei dir bin ich zu Haus" – 2:42
  2. "Glaub nur mir" – 2:42

Charts[edit]

Chart (1965–66) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 40
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] 23
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 36
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 15
New Zealand (Listener)[11] 6
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[12] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 18
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 2

"Nur bei dir bin ich zu Haus"

Chart (1966) Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 21

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Cliff Richard Song Database - Song Details". www.cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  3. ^ "Disc 18 December 1965". Disc. 18 December 1965.
  4. ^ "Cliff Richard Song Database - Song Details". www.cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Cliff Richard - Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)". 45cat.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  6. ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5688." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  8. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Wind Me Up". Irish Singles Chart.
  9. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Cliff Richard" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  10. ^ "Cliff Richard – Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  11. ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  12. ^ "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Acts (R)". 6 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  13. ^ Johansson, Carl-Owe (1980). Rock Around the Clock - Saturday Night Fever 1955-1978. Vara, Sweden: Dominique muzic-club.
  14. ^ "Cliff Richard – Nur bei dir bin ich zu Haus" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
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