"Wired for Sound " is a song recorded by English singer Cliff Richard , released in 1981 as the lead single for his album of the same name . The song reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart and was certified silver by the BPI for sales over 250,000.[2] [3] The song reached number 2 in Australia and South Africa, and was a hit in a number of European countries. The song was written by Alan Tarney and B.A. Robertson .
A live version of the song was released in 1990 as an extra track on Richard's CD single of "From a Distance ".
The music video was filmed at Milton Keynes Shopping Centre .[4]
Chart performance and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (1982)
Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[18]
29
Certifications
Covers
In May 2000, Australian duo B(if)tek featuring Julee Cruise released an electronic music cover version as a single from their album 2020 .[22] It reached number 82 in the Australian charts.[23]
References
^ "The Cliff Richard Song Databasewebsite: Discography - Singles" . cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 2018-03-17 .
^ a b "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History" . Official Charts Company .
^ "UK certification Database" . BPI . Retrieved 2018-03-18 .
^ "Shopping centre opened by Thatcher marks 40 years" . BBC News . 25 September 2019.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970 – 1992 . Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6 .
^ "Cliff Richard – Wired for Sound" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40 . Retrieved 17 March 2018.
^ "Cliff Richard – Wired for Sound" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50 . Retrieved 17 March 2018.
^ "Cliff Richard – Wired for Sound" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts . Retrieved 17 March 2018.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Wired for Sound" . Irish Singles Chart .
^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (31 October 1981). Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 101. ISSN 0006-2510 .
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 46, 1981 " (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 21 August 2021.
^ "Cliff Richard – Wired for Sound" (in Dutch). Single Top 100 . Retrieved 17 March 2018.
^ "Cliff Richard – Wired for Sound" . Top 40 Singles . Retrieved 17 March 2018.
^ "South Africa Charts 1965-1989 - Springbok Radio / Radio Orion" . Retrieved 17 March 2018 .
^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (28 November 1981). Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 69 . ISSN 0006-2510 .
^ "Cliff Richard Chart History (Hot 100)" . Billboard .
^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles 24 Oct 1981" . Retrieved 17 March 2018 .
^ a b "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1980s" . Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2016 .
^ "Jaaroverzichten 1981" . Ultratop. Retrieved 21 August 2021 .
^ "Top 100 - 1981" . uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 17 March 2018 .
^ "British single certifications – Cliff Richard – Wired for Sound" . British Phonographic Industry .
^ B(if)tek featuring Julee Cruise (2000). Wired for Sound (CD single ). Murmur .
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010 . Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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