"Video!" | ||||
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Single by Jeff Lynne | ||||
from the album Electric Dreams | ||||
B-side | "Sooner or Later" | |||
Released | 1984 | |||
Recorded | 1984 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 3:26 | |||
Label | Virgin/ Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jeff Lynne | |||
Producer(s) | Jeff Lynne | |||
Jeff Lynne singles chronology | ||||
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"Video!" is a song by Jeff Lynne from the soundtrack to the film Electric Dreams in 1984. [1] It is one of two songs that Lynne and keyboard player Richard Tandy provided for the film's soundtrack. [1] The single version is 3:26 in length, [1] while the version included in the film is longer, at 4:18. [2]
The chorus of "Video!" is originally taken from the unreleased Electric Light Orchestra song " Beatles Forever", which was originally to have appeared on the album, Secret Messages, when it was planned to be a double album. [3][ self-published source]
All songs written and composed by Jeff Lynne.
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 [4] | 85 |