View from a Bridge
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"View from a Bridge" | ||||
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Single by Kim Wilde | ||||
from the album Select | ||||
B-side | "Take Me Tonight" | |||
Released | 5 April 1982 | |||
Recorded | 1981 | |||
Genre | Pop, new wave | |||
Length | 3:32 | |||
Label | RAK | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ricky Wilde, Marty Wilde | |||
Producer(s) | Ricky Wilde | |||
Kim Wilde singles chronology | ||||
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"View from a Bridge" is a song by English singer Kim Wilde, released internationally as the second single from her second album, Select (1982). The song tells the story of a girl committing suicide by jumping off a bridge after finding her lover with another girl. It was a top 10 hit in several European countries and in Australia. A faster version with a dance beat was released in 2006 on Never Say Never.
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References
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 337. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know > Search results for 'Kim Wilde' (from irishcharts.ie)". Fireball Media, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 19, 1982" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 445 – 3 January 1983 > National Top 100 Singles for 1982". Kent Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1982". Ultratop. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1982". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1982". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1982". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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