Mr. Blue Sky
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| Single by Electric Light Orchestra | ||
| from the album Out of the Blue | ||
| B-side(s) | "One Summer Dream" | |
| Released | 1978 | |
| Format | 7" | |
| Recorded | 1977 Musicland Studios , Munich | |
| Genre | Rock, Art rock | |
| Length | 5:06 | |
| Label | Jet Records | |
| Producer(s) | Jeff Lynne | |
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| Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology | ||
| "Turn To Stone" (1977) |
"Mr. Blue Sky" (1978) |
"Wild West Hero" (1978) |
| Out of the Blue track listing | ||
| "Summer and Lightning" (12) |
"Mr. Blue Sky" (13) |
"Sweet Is the Night" (14) |
| Flashback track listing | ||
| "Livin' Thing" (3) |
"Mr. Blue Sky" (4) |
"Mission (A World Record)" (5) |
[edit] Concerto for a Rainy Day
- "Standin' in the Rain" – 4:20
- "Big Wheels" – 5:10
- "Summer and Lightning" – 4:13
- "Mr. Blue Sky" – 5:05
Mr. Blue Sky is a song by the rock group Electric Light Orchestra
The song forms the fourth and last track on the "Concerto for a Rainy Day" suite on side three of the original two LP set. Reflecting Jeff Lynne's love of hidden messages, the coda to the song contains the barely discernible, heavily-vocoded words, "Please turn me over". This message would make sense since on the 12" version of the album, it was the last song on the front side of the 2nd disc.
It was the second single to be taken from the album Out of the Blue and released thus in January 1978. The single reached number 6 in the UK number 35 in the USA. In 2006, The Delgados released a cover of the song on their Peel Sessions compilation.
[edit] Trivia
- At the end of the song the words "Please turn me over" are heavily vocoded. This is because Mr. Blue Sky is the final track on the third side of the album Out of the Blue
- The song experienced a revival in 2002 after it was used in a television commercial by Mike Mills for Volkswagen Beetle convertible.
- Heard in the trailers for the films Adaptation and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, it was included on the latter film's soundtrack album despite not actually appearing in the film itself.
- After being featured in Love & Monsters, an episode of the British science-fiction series Doctor Who, the song broke into the top 40 of the iTunes Music Store's Top 100 Songs, a daily chart listings the most popular downloads.
- It was used in the now-defunct NBC drama LAX.
- The film version of The Magic Roundabout (known in North America as Doogal) used it in a flashback/dream sequence.
- It is part of the soundtrack for the Atari video game Driver:Parallel Lines, featuring prominently in the 1970s section of the game.
- In 2005, it was used in a successful advertising campaign on British television for a new clothes range from the retailer Marks & Spencer.
- For many years it has been an unofficial anthem of Birmingham City Football Club.
- It was featured in the Opening Credits of DVS Shoe Company's Skate More.
- In 2007, it was used in an advertising campaign for the French mobile phone company SFR.
- The Decemberists have covered this song in various concerts.
[edit] External link
| Electric Light Orchestra |
| Founding members: Jeff Lynne | Roy Wood | Bev Bevan Other members in Electric Light Orchestra |
| Electric Light Orchestra discography |
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| Studio albums: The Electric Light Orchestra/No Answer | ELO 2 | On the Third Day | Eldorado, A Symphony | Face the Music | A New World Record | Out of the Blue | Discovery | Xanadu | Time | Secret Messages | Balance of Power | Zoom |
| Live albums: The Night the Light Went On (In Long Beach) | Live at Winterland '76 | Live at Wembley '78 |
| Compilation albums: Showdown | Olé ELO | The Light Shines On | The Light Shines On Vol 2 | ELO's Greatest Hits | A Box of their Best | Afterglow | ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | Strange Magic | Flashback | The Essential Electric Light Orchestra | All Over the World |
