Hiroshima (song)

"Hiroshima"
Single by Wishful Thinking
from the album Hiroshima
B-side "She Belongs to the Night"
Format 7" single
Recorded 1969
Writer(s) Dave Morgan
Producer(s) Lou Reizner
"Hiroshima"
Single by Sandra
from the album Paintings in Yellow
B-side "La Vista de Luna"
Released February 1990
Format CD maxi
7" single
12" single
Recorded 1989
Genre Synthpop
Length 4:11 (single version)
6:50 (album version)
Label Virgin
Writer(s) David Morgan
Producer(s) Michael Cretu
Sandra singles chronology
"La Vista de Luna"
(1989)		 "Hiroshima"
(1990)		 "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity"
(1990)

"Hiroshima" is a pop song about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima written by David Morgan and first recorded by Wishful Thinking in 1969.[1][2] In 1978 their single entered the German Top 20[3] with a peak at #8[4] and stayed there for several months.

In 1983, East German band the Puhdys recorded a version with translated German lyrics on their Computer-Karriere album.

In 1990 German singer Sandra released the song on her fourth studio album Paintings in Yellow. It was produced by Michael Cretu and received positive reception from music critics. The song was released as the lead single in the spring of 1990 (see 1990 in music), and became one of Sandra's biggest hits. The song went to number four in Germany, Switzerland and Israel and entered the Top twenty in France. However, in the United Kingdom, it failed to enter the chart. The single's B-side, "La Vista de Luna", had previously appeared on Sandra's third studio album Into a Secret Land.[5]

Formats and track listings

CD maxi
  1. "Hiroshima" — 4:11
  2. "Hiroshima" (extended club mix) — 6:44
  3. "Hiroshima" (dub mix) — 3:08
  4. "Heaven Can Wait" (U.S. remix) — 7:11
7" single
  1. "Hiroshima" — 4:11
  2. "La Vista de Luna" — 3:44
12" single
  1. "Hiroshima" (extended club mix) — 6:44
  2. "Hiroshima" (dub mix) — 3:08
  3. "Heaven Can Wait" (U.S. Remix) — 7:11

Credits

Charts

Wishful Thinking version

Chart (1978) Peak
position
German Singles Chart[6] 8[7]

Sandra version

Chart (1990) Peak
position
French SNEP Singles Chart[8] 16
German Singles Chart[6] 4
Swiss Singles Chart[8] 4

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Wishful Thinking discography (1970s)". Wishfulthinking.de. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  2. ↑ "Wishful Thinking biography". Wishfulthinking.de. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  3. ↑ "German Top 20, May 1978". .informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de. Archived from the original on 5 Aug 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  4. ↑ "German Top 20, September 1978". .informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de. Archived from the original on 5 Aug 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  5. ↑ Sandra-cretu.narod.ru (Retrieved April 25, 2009)
  6. 1 2 German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 25, 2009)
  7. ↑ "Wishful Thinking version chart peak". .informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de. Archived from the original on 5 Aug 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  8. 1 2 "Hiroshima", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 25, 2009)

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