Abracadabra (song)
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| “Abracadabra” | ||
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| Single by Steve Miller Band from the album Abracadabra |
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| Released | 1982 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 05:08 | |
| Label | Capitol Records | |
| Producer | Steve Miller Gary Mallaber |
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"Abracadabra" is a well recognized song recorded by the Steve Miller Band.
Released as the main single from Abracadabra in June 1982, it became a number-one hit on the United States Billboard Hot 100 chart. It followed Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" (from Rocky III) on the charts, and preceded Chicago's "Hard to Say I'm Sorry". After Chicago's ballad ended its two-week stay at number one, "Abracadabra" re-assumed the top spot on the U.S. charts for an additional week on September 25. Then John Cougar's "Jack and Diane" dislodged the Steve Miller Band's final number one hit from the top on October 2.
This song holds the record for the biggest drop out of the Top 10/Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the fall of 1982, as the song was moving down the chart, "Abracadabra" fell 38 spots from #10 to #48 in one week.
A cover version of the song performed by Sugar Ray appeared on their album 14:59.
| Preceded by "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single September 4, 1982 |
Succeeded by "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" by Chicago |
| Preceded by "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" by Chicago |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single September 25, 1982 |
Succeeded by "Jack and Diane" by John Cougar |
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