| "January" | ||||
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| Single by Pilot | ||||
| from the album Second Flight | ||||
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| Released | January 1975
[1] (Intl.) December 1975 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:31 | |||
| Label | EMI Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | David Paton | |||
| Producer(s) | Alan Parsons | |||
| Pilot singles chronology | ||||
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"January" is a song recorded by Scottish rock band Pilot. Written by David Paton and produced by Alan Parsons, "January" was the sole number-one single in the UK for Pilot, [2] going to the top of the charts on 26 January 1975. It stayed at number one for three weeks.
In a video interview for Radio Borders, David Paton explained the song was not about the month, but about a girl named January, the name being taken from a female protagonist in a book his wife was reading at the time. The verse is unrelated to the chorus and talks about the success of " Magic" and how it had opened up the world for him. It also charted in the United States, making a minor impression on the Billboard Hot 100, in early 1976. It also went to number one in Australia, where it stayed for eight weeks.
During January 2016, the song was a feature of adverts for ASDA stores within the UK.[ citation needed]
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Cover versions
David Cassidy covered "January" on his 1976 album, Home Is Where the Heart Is.
References
- ^ Pilot - Second Flight (1975) album releases & credits at Discogs
- ^ Roberts, David (2001). British Hit Singles (14th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 45. ISBN 0-85156-156-X.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b c d e f g The World's Music Charts of Songs from the Year 1975 at tsort.info
- ^ "Top 100 1975". top-source.info. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 3/13/76". Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1975". Kent Music Report. 29 December 1975. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.
- ^ "Britain's best selling records of '75". Record Mirror. London: Billboard. 10 January 1976. p. 12. Retrieved 29 August 2016.[ permanent dead link]
External links
- Pilot - "January" (1974) song to be listened as stream on Spotify
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