Confusion (Electric Light Orchestra song)

It was released in the UK as a double A-side single with "Last Train to London". It peaked at number 8 in the UK Singles Chart.^[1] In the United States the song was released as a single with "Poker" on the B-side becoming a more modest hit, reaching number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[2]

“	I'd just got hold of the very latest synthesizer, the Yamaha CS-80. The song is based entirely on the sound it made.	”
— Discovery remaster (2001), Jeff Lynne

Personnel

Jeff Lynne – lead vocals, guitars, Yamaha CS80 synthesizer
Bev Bevan – drums, rototoms, backing vocals
Richard Tandy – piano, Yamaha CS80 synthesizer
Kelly Groucutt – bass, backing vocals

Additional personnel

Louis Clark – orchestra arranger and conductor

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Austrian Ö3 Austria Top 40^[3]	5
Canadian RPM Top Singles	13
French SNEP Singles Chart	10
German Media Control Singles Chart^[4]	6
Irish Singles Chart^[5]	9
New Zealand^[6]	19
South African Singles Chart^[7]	10
UK Singles Chart^[1]	8
US Billboard Hot 100^[2]	37
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles	47

References

1 2 "Electric Light Orchestra". Offfical Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
1 2 "Electric Light Orchestra - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
↑ "Electric Light Orchestra - Confusion - austriancharts.at". Retrieved 22 March 2009.
↑ "charts.de - Electric Light Orchestra". charts.de. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
↑ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2013. Enter Electric Light Orchestra in the Search by Artist field, then click Search.
↑ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=2875
↑ "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (E)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 29 April 2013.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Electric Light Orchestra singles discography

1970s

1972	"10538 Overture" / "First Movement (Jumping Biz)" "Mr. Radio" (withdrawn)
1973	"Roll Over Beethoven" / "Queen of the Hours" "Showdown" / "In Old England Town (Instrumental)"
1974	"Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" / "Daybreaker" (US) "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" / "Oh No Not Susan" (UK) "Can't Get It Out of My Head" / "Illusions in G Major"
1975	"Boy Blue" / "Eldorado" "Evil Woman" / "10538 Overture (live)"
1976	"Strange Magic" / "New World Rising" (US) "Nightrider" / "Daybreaker (live)" "Strange Magic" / "Showdown (live)" (UK) "Livin' Thing" / "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" (US) "Livin' Thing" / "Fire On High" (UK)
1977	"Rockaria!" / "Poker" "Do Ya" / "Nightrider" "Telephone Line" / "Poor Boy (The Greenwood)" (US) "Telephone Line" / "Poor Boy (The Greenwood)" and "King of the Universe" (UK) "Turn to Stone" / "Mister Kingdom"
1978	"Mr. Blue Sky" / "One Summer Dream" "Sweet Talkin' Woman" / "Fire On High" (US) "Wild West Hero" / "Eldorado" "Sweet Talkin' Woman" / "Bluebird is Dead" (UK) "It's Over" / "The Whale" The ELO EP
1979	"Shine a Little Love" / "Jungle" "The Diary of Horace Wimp" / "Down Home Town" "Don't Bring Me Down" / "Dreaming of 4000" "Confusion"/"Last Train to London" (UK) "Confusion" / "Poker" (US) "Last Train to London" / "Down Home Town" (US)

1980s

1980	"I'm Alive" / "Drum Dreams" "Xanadu" (duet with Olivia Newton-John) / "Fool Country" (Olivia Newton-John) (UK) "Xanadu" (with Olivia Newton-John) / "Whenever You're Away from Me" (Olivia Newton-John) (US) "All Over the World" / "Midnight Blue" (UK) "All Over the World" / "Drum Dreams" (US) "Don't Walk Away" / "Across the Border"
1981	"Hold On Tight" / "When Time Stood Still" "Twilight" / "Julie Don't Live Here"
1982	"Here Is the News"/"Ticket to the Moon" "Rain Is Falling" / "Another Heart Breaks" "The Way Life's Meant to Be" / "Wishing"
1983	"Rock 'n' Roll Is King" / "After All" "Secret Messages" / "Buildings Have Eyes" "Four Little Diamonds" / "Letter from Spain" "Stranger" / "Train of Gold"
1986	"Calling America" / "Caught in a Trap" "So Serious" / "Endless Lies" (US) "So Serious" / "A Matter of Fact" (UK) "Getting to the Point" / "Secret Lives"

1990s

1990	"Destination Unknown" (promo)

2000s

2001	"Alright" / "Love Changes All" / "Do Ya" (Unedited Alternative Mix) "Moment in Paradise" / "Alright" (PBS 2001 Version) / "Mr. Blue Sky" (PBS 2001 Version) / "Livin' Thing" (PBS 2001 Version)
2006	"Surrender"
2007	"Latitude 88 North"

2010s

2015	"When I Was a Boy"

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