The Road to Hell (song)
| "The Road to Hell" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 The Road to Hell (Parts 1 & 2) | ||||
| Single by Chris Rea | ||||
| from the album The Road to Hell | ||||
| A-side | "The Road to Hell (Part 2)" | |||
| Released | 2 October 1989 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, Cassette, CD, Mini CD | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre |
Ambient, spoken word (Part 1) Blues rock, soft rock (Part 2) | |||
| Length |
Part 1: 4:52, Part 2: 4:32, Full: 9:24 | |||
| Label |
Atco (US) Magnet (Rest of world) | |||
| Writer(s) | Chris Rea | |||
| Producer(s) | Jon Kelly | |||
| Chris Rea singles chronology | ||||
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"The Road to Hell" is a two-part song written by Chris Rea and released on the album of the same name. It was released as a single, with only part 2 on the A-side of the 7". The single was his biggest success in the United Kingdom, peaking at #10 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]
The song was inspired by the frustrations of M25 motorway peak-hour traffic,[2] although some say that it was actually inspired by the A19 near Middlesbrough, where Chris Rea is from.
In 1990, the Croatian pop-rock band Parni valjak released the cover version of this song on Croatian language with lyrics "Godine prolaze", from their twelfth studio album "Lovci snova".
Serbian singer/songwriter Đorđe Balašević released a version called "Krivi smo mi" ("We Are to Blame") on his 1993 album Jedan od onih života....
The South African trio Mark Haze (from Idols South Africa season seven), Dozi and Ghapi recorded a version on their album "Rocking Buddies" in 2013.[3]
Track listings
7" vinyl single
Magnet YZ431
| Side one | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "The Road To Hell (Part 2)" | 4:35 |
| Side two | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "He Should Know Better" | 3:55 |
12" vinyl single
Magnet YZ431T
| Side one | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "The Road To Hell (Parts 1 & 2)" | 9:20 |
| Side two | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Josephine (La Version Française)" | 5:37 |
CD single
Magnet YZ431CD (3") and YZ431CDP (5")
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Road To Hell (Parts 1 & 2)" | 9:20 |
| 2. | "Josephine (La Version Française)" | 5:37 |
| 3. | "He Should Know Better" | 4:37 |
Cassette single
Magnet YZ431C
| Side one | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "The Road To Hell (Part 2)" | 4:35 |
| 2. | "He Should Know Better" | 3:55 |
| Side two | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "The Road To Hell (Part 2)" | 4:35 |
| 2. | "He Should Know Better" | 3:55 |
Chart performance
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart[1] | 10 |
| German Singles Chart[4] | 35 |
| Irish Singles Chart[5] | 11 |
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
| Austrian Singles Chart[6] | 6 |
| French Singles Chart[7] | 30 |
| US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[8] | 11 |
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[9] | 100 |
References
- 1 2 "Chart Stats - Chris Rea - The Road To Hell (Part 2)". Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ↑ Hodgkinson, Will (13 September 2002). "Chris Rea". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ http://www.markhaze.co.za/albums/46/rocking-buddies Retrieved 4 February 2014
- ↑ "charts-surfer.de search results". Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ↑ "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ↑ "Chris Rea - The Road To Hell (Part 2) - austriancharts.at". Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ↑ "lescharts.com - Chris Rea - The Road To Hell (Part 2)". Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ↑ "allmusic - Chris Rea - Billboard singles". Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
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