5.7.0.5.

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"5.7.0.5."
Single by City Boy
from the album Book Early
B-side"Bad for Business"
Released1978 (1978)
Songwriter(s)
  • Lol Mason
  • Steve Broughton
Producer(s)Robert John Lange
City Boy singles chronology
"Turn On to Jesus"
(1978) 		"5.7.0.5."
(1978) 		"What a Night"
(1978)

"5.7.0.5." (also "5-7-0-5") is a song recorded by the British rock group City Boy and written by group members Lol Mason and Steve Broughton. The song was first released as a single in 1978 and then as the first track on the group's fourth album, Book Early (1978).

"5.7.0.5." was City Boy's most successful song, reaching number eight on the UK Singles Chart.[1] The single peaked at number 27 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending 14 October 1978,[2] and charted in other countries.

The song was first recorded with different lyrics and with the title "Turn On to Jesus", written as a reaction to the group's experiences during their first US tour, and was released as a single earlier in 1978. However, this single was withdrawn, because radio stations and some record company directors were hesitant about a song that contained the word "Jesus" in the title.[citation needed] The new lyrics included part of a phone number as the title and chorus.

Charts[]

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 11
Canada (RPM (magazine)[4] 55
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 21
Norway (VG-lista)[7] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 11
UK Singles (OCC)[1] 8
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 27

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Silver 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  2. ^ "The Hot 100 Chart: 1978-10-14". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales, Australia: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 978-0-646-11917-5.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 14, 1978" (PDF).
  5. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – 5.7.0.5". Irish Singles Chart.
  6. ^ "City Boy – 5-7-0-5". Top 40 Singles.
  7. ^ "City Boy – 5-7-0-5". VG-lista.
  8. ^ "City Boy – 5-7-0-5". Singles Top 100.
  9. ^ "City Boy Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "British single certifications – City Boy – 5-7-0-5". British Phonographic Industry.
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