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I'll Find My Way Home

I'll Find My Way Home

1981 single by Jon and Vangelis


I'll Find My Way Home is a song written by Jon Anderson and Vangelis for the Jon and Vangelis' 1981 album The Friends of Mr Cairo. The single was released in late November 1981, reaching the top ten in several European countries including the UK Singles Chart.

Quick Facts Single by Jon and Vangelis, from the album The Friends of Mr Cairo ...

Charts

In the United Kingdom, the single peaked at #6[2] and was certified Silver (1982) for sales of over 250,000 copies by BPI.[3]

It reached #51 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #41 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[4] In Europe, it peaked at #1 in Switzerland and Poland, #2 Ireland and Netherlands, #3 Belgium, #5 Israel, #6 West Germany, #9 Sweden, #13 France, #19 Austria and also reached #22 in Australia[5] and #45 in New Zealand.[6] In 2012, it reached #4 on the Sweden Digital Songs chart.[4]

Covers

The song was later covered by numerous artists, including Demis Roussos, Chayanne, Gregorian, Project Pitchfork, Spanish singer Ana Belén, and Czech singer Hana Zagorová.[citation needed]

The song is also featured in the film The Challengers.[citation needed]

Weekly charts

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Year-end charts

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Certifications

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References

  1. Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 865. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 288. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. "Search by parameters - Keywords: Vangelis; Search by Artist". BPI. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  4. "Vangelis chart results". Billboard Biz. Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  5. "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 Singles 1982". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  6. "Jon and Vangelis - I'll Find My Way Home". DutchCharts. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  7. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. "InfoDisc : Les Tubes de chaque Artiste commençant par J" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Jon & Vangelis" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  9. "National Top 100 Singles for 1982". Kent Music Report. 3 January 1983. Retrieved 22 January 2023 via Imgur.
  10. "Jaaroverzichten 1982". Ultratop. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  11. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1982". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  12. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1982". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  13. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1982". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  14. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

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