'74 - '75

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“'74 - '75”
“'74 - '75” cover
Single by The Connells
from the album Ring
Released 1993
Format CD single
CD maxi
7" single
Length 4:36
Writer(s) Mike Connell
Producer Mike Connell
Lou Giordano
David Connell
George Huntley
Doug MacMillan
Peele Wimberley
Steve Potak

"'74 - '75" is a 1993 single from the album Ring by the American band The Connells. The song became a big hit. In Sweden, it topped the singles chart in 1995.

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[edit] Music video

The accompanying music video was directed by Mark Pellington. It was shot at Needham B. Broughton High School in the band's hometown Raleigh, North Carolina in 1993, and featured members of the Class of 1975, juxtaposing yearbook pictures with footage of the same people as they appeared in 1993.

[edit] Formats and track listings

7"-Single
  1. "'74-'75" (4:36)
  2. "New Boy" (Live at the Purple Dragon Studio in Atlanta, GA) (4:44)
CD-Single
  1. "'74-'75" (4:36)
  2. "New Boy" (Live at the Purple Dragon Studio in Atlanta, GA) (4:44)
CD-Maxi
  1. "'74-'75" (Album Version) (4:36)
  2. "Logan Street" (3:39)
  3. "Fun & Games" (Live at the Purple Dragon Studio in Atlanta, GA) (3:07)
  4. "New Boy" (Live at the Purple Dragon Studio in Atlanta, GA) (4:44)

[edit] Charts

While not becoming a big hit in the band's native United States, the song became a Top 20 hit throughout Europe in early 1995, eventually spreading to the UK, where it peaked at #14 in August. A re-release of the single there in March 1996 only managed #21.

Chart (1995)[1] [2] [3] [4] Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart 6
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart 2
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart 9
Dutch Singles Chart 10
French Singles Chart 4
German Singles Chart 7
Irish Singles Chart 6
Norwegian Singles Chart 1 (9)
Swedish Singles Chart 1 (1)
Swiss Singles Chart 3
UK Singles Chart 14
Chart (1996)[5] Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 21
End of the year chart (1995) Position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[6] 23
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[7] 44
French Singles Chart[8] 33
Swiss Singles Chart[9] 14
Preceded by
"Be My Lover" by La Bouche		 Swedish number-one single
June 2, 1995		 Succeeded by
"Se på mej" by Jan Johansen
Preceded by
"Back For Good" by Take That		 Norwegian number one single
22/1995 - 30/1995		 Succeeded by
"You Suck" by The Murmurs

[edit] References

  1. ^ "'74 - '75", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 4, 2008)
  2. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  3. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  4. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  5. ^ UK Singles Chart (re-issue) Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  6. ^ 1995 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  7. ^ 1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  8. ^ 1995 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  9. ^ 1995 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
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