'74–'75

"'74–'75"
Single by The Connells
from the album Ring
B-side "New Boy"
Released 1993
Format CD single, CD maxi, 7" single
Genre Alternative Rock
Length 4:36
Label Alternation
Writer(s) Mike Connell
Producer Mike and David Connell,
Lou Giordano, Tim Harper,
George Huntley, Doug MacMillan,
Steve Potak, Peele Wimberley

"'74–'75" is a 1993 single from the album Ring by the American band The Connells. The song became a big hit in Europe, particularly in Sweden and Norway where it topped the singles charts in 1995.

Contents

Music video

The accompanying music video was directed by Mark Pellington. It was shot at Needham B. Broughton High School in the band's hometown Raleigh, North Carolina in 1993, and featured members of the Class of 1975, juxtaposing yearbook pictures with footage of the same people as they appeared in 1993.

Formats and track listings

7" single
  1. "'74–'75" — 4:36
  2. "New Boy" (live at the Purple Dragon Studio in Atlanta, GA) — 4:44
CD single
  1. "'74–'75" — 4:36
  2. "New Boy" (live at the Purple Dragon Studio in Atlanta, GA) — 4:44
CD maxi
  1. "'74–'75" (album version) — 4:36
  2. "Logan Street" — 3:39
  3. "Fun & Games" (live at the Purple Dragon Studio in Atlanta, GA) — 3:07
  4. "New Boy" (live at the Purple Dragon Studio in Atlanta, GA) — 4:44

Charts and sales

While not becoming a big hit in the band's native United States, the song became a Top 20 hit throughout Europe in early 1995, eventually spreading to the UK, where it became their first hit, peaking at number 14 in August. A re-release of the single there in March 1996 only managed number 21.

Peak positions

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[1] 6
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[1] 2
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[1] 9
Dutch Top 40[2] 8
French SNEP Singles Chart[1] 4
German Singles Chart[3] 7
Irish IRMA Singles Chart[4] 6
Norwegian Singles Chart[1] 1
Swedish Singles Chart[1] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[1] 3
UK Singles Chart[5] 14
Chart (1996) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[6] 21

End of year charts

End of the year chart (1995) Position
Austrian Singles Chart[7] 35
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[8] 23
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[9] 44
Dutch Top 40[2] 57
French Singles Chart[10] 33
Swiss Singles Chart[11] 14

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Germany (BVMI)[12] Gold 250,000^
Sweden (GLF)[13] Gold 25,000x

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Chart successions

Preceded by
"Be My Lover" by La Bouche		 Swedish number-one single
June 2, 1995 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"Se på mej" by Jan Johansen
Preceded by
"Back For Good" by Take That		 Norwegian VG-lista number-one single
22/1995 - 30/1995 (9 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"You Suck" by The Murmurs

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "'74 - '75", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 4, 2008)
  2. ^ a b "Single top 100 over 1995" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201995.pdf. Retrieved 17 April 2010. 
  3. ^ "The Connells singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). musicline. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Connells/single. Retrieved 18 April 2010. 
  4. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008) Archived 3 June 2009 at WebCite
  5. ^ "'74 - '75", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  6. ^ "'74 - '75" (re-issue), UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  7. ^ 1995 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved July 25, 2008)
  8. ^ 1995 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  9. ^ 1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  10. ^ 1995 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
  11. ^ 1995 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  12. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (The Connells; 74–'75')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=%2774%E2%80%93%2775&strInterpret=The+Connells&strTtArt=single&strAwards=checked. 
  13. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (in Swedish) (PDF). IFPI Sweden. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf.