| "Shine a Little Love" | ||||
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| Single by Electric Light Orchestra | ||||
| from the album Discovery | ||||
| B-side | "Jungle" | |||
| Released | May 1979 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl | |||
| Recorded | 1979 at Musicland Studios, Munich | |||
| Genre | Disco, Symphonic rock | |||
| Length | 4:41 (album version) 4:11 (single version) |
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| Label | Jet | |||
| Writer(s) | Jeff Lynne | |||
| Producer | Jeff Lynne | |||
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"Shine a Little Love" is a song by the Electric Light Orchestra. It was released as a single in the US in May 1979 and in the UK in June of the same year.
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The song is the first track on their 1979 album Discovery. This was one of the band's most commercially successful singles, peaking at #6 in the UK Singles Chart[1] and #8 in the US Billboard Hot 100.[2] The song subsequently became one of their biggest worldwide hits as well. The single was also available in white vinyl. Two different promotional videos were filmed for the single, a recording studio version shot on 35mm film, minus the band's three string players and a video-taped version made for the Discovery video album, featuring the full touring line-up.
| “ | A bit of a disco beat on this one, and quite a lot of things going on, forty piece string section and all. It's very jolly and bouncy and I must have been in a very good mood when I wrote it! | ” |
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—Discovery remaster (2001), Jeff Lynne |
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The song was later sampled by Lovefreekz and featured on their club hit "Shine".
In 2007, the Starlight Children's Foundation of Australia promoted their national Starlight Day on 4 May through television advertisements featuring this song.
| Chart (1979) | Peak Position |
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| Austrailian ARIA Singles Chart | 14 |
| Austrian Ö3 Austria Top 40[3] | 23 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles[4] | 1 |
| Dutch Top 40[5] | 10 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart | 2 |
| German Media Control Singles Chart | 30 |
| Irish Singles Chart[6] | 4 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[7] | 17 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[8] | 9 |
| Polish Singles Chart | 1 |
| South African Singles Chart | 16 |
| UK Singles Chart[1] | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] | 8 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 Singles | 7 |
| U.S. Record World Singles | 8 |
"Jungle" is a song written by The Electric Light Orchestra which first appeared as an album track from their 1977 album, Out of the Blue.
According to the band member's opinions recording Jungle was a lot of fun owing to the various types of sound effects, the upbeat tune, and the jungle animal noises provided by Lynne, Bev Bevan, and Kelly Groucutt. Like most songs from the LP, the song starts with a fade in sequence by Tandy then continues in a different tune.
The A-Side to this song is the 1979 hit single, Shine a Little Love, from the album, Discovery.
"On "Jungle," I was inspired by an old Hollywood movie 42nd Street by Busby Berkeley. I liked the sound of the tap dancers so we re-created this dance in the corridor of Musicland." - Jeff Lynne (February 26, 2007 - Out Of The Blue remaster liner notes)
"Great fun recording this song with our imitations of bird calls, elephants, Tarzan and even a tap dance sequence performed by Jeff, Kelly and myself." - Bev Bevan (1977 - Japanese Out Of The Blue LP liner notes (United Artists GXG 25/26))
"For Jungle, Jeff, Richard, Kelly and Bev provided their own effects and ably imitated the sound of animals, Tarzan and a dubiously named dance troupe in full swing." - Rob Caiger (February 26, 2007 - Out Of The Blue remaster liner notes)