| "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 the second single released internationally from Kim Wilde's second album, Select.
The song tells the story of a girl committing suicide by jumping off a bridge after finding her lover with another girl. The single 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.
It has sold 348,000 copies in France.[1]
Chart performance
References
- ^ http://www.infodisc.fr/Ventes_Chansons_Tout_Temps.php?debut=1000
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – 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.
- ^ "Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge (song)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – 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.
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 445 – 3 January 1983 > National Top 100 Singles for 1982". Kent Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
External links
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics