Mirage (song)
This article is about the Tommy James and the Shondells song. For other songs with the same title, see Mirage (disambiguation).
| "Mirage" | ||||
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| Single by Tommy James and the Shondells | ||||
| from the album I Think We're Alone Now | ||||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, classic rock | |||
| Length | 2:30 | |||
| Label | Roulette 4736 | |||
| Writer(s) | Ritchie Cordell | |||
| Producer(s) | Bo Gentry | |||
| Tommy James and the Shondells singles chronology | ||||
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"Mirage" is a song by Tommy James and the Shondells released in 1967 on Roulette Records.
Background
"Mirage" was recorded for the I Think We're Alone Now album.
During a songwriting session producer Bo Gentry accidentally inserted a master copy of the "I Think We're Alone Now" song backwards in his reel-to-reel tape player. Tommy and the group instantly liked the reverse chord progression and recorded it as "Mirage" with new lyrics by Ritchie Cordell, who had also written "I Think We're Alone Now".
Charts
"Mirage" debuted on the Hot 100 on Tommy's 20th birthday, eventually reaching #10[1] on 17 June 1967, #2 on the Canadian charts, and #1 on WLS on 19 May 1967.
Cover versions
Pop-punk band The Queers covered "Mirage" on their 1994 album Beat Off.
References
- ↑ Mirage's Chart Position Retrieved August 17, 2012.
External links
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