Islands (Mike Oldfield song)

"Islands"
"Islands"
Single by Mike Oldfield (featuring Bonnie Tyler)
from the album Islands
Released	14 September 1987
Genre	Pop rock
Length	5:35 (album version) 4:20 (single version)
Label	Virgin (rights now with Universal Music Publishing Group)
Songwriter(s)	Mike Oldfield
Producer(s)	Mike Oldfield; Tom Newman; Alan Shacklock
Mike Oldfield singles chronology

"Islands" is a single with music by English musician Mike Oldfield and features Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler on vocals.

The single was released in September 1987 and is from the album of the same name, Islands. Andy Mackay played the oboe on "Islands".

Track listing[]

"Islands" (Extended version) – 5:35
"When the Nights on Fire" – 6:40
"The Wind Chimes" (Part 1) – 2:24

Charts[]

The single charted around Europe.

Chart (1987)	Peak position	Ref.
France Tubes En France	98	^[1]^[2]
GermanyGfK Entertainment charts	41	^[3]
Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana	40	^[4]
Spain Productores de Música de España	22	^[5]
Swiss Hitparade	22	^[6]
UK Singles Chart	100	^[7]

References[]

^ "Tubes En France". Retrieved November 20, 2019.
^ "TPM Airplay France". Retrieved April 29, 2020.
^ "Offizielle Deutsch Charts GER". Retrieved 2010-01-28.
^ "Hit Parade Italia". Archived from the original on 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
^ "Promusicae". Retrieved 2019-10-15.
^ "Hit Parade CH". Archived from the original on 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
^ "Official Charts". Retrieved 2010-01-28.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[1] "Tubes En France". Retrieved November 20, 2019.

[2] "TPM Airplay France". Retrieved April 29, 2020.

[3] "Offizielle Deutsch Charts GER". Retrieved 2010-01-28.

[4] "Hit Parade Italia". Archived from the original on 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2010-01-28.

[5] "Promusicae". Retrieved 2019-10-15.

[6] "Hit Parade CH". Archived from the original on 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2010-01-28.

[7] "Official Charts". Retrieved 2010-01-28.

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Discography Singles Concert Tours
Studio albums	Tubular Bells Hergest Ridge Ommadawn Incantations Platinum QE2 Five Miles Out Crises Discovery The Killing Fields Islands Earth Moving Amarok Heaven's Open Tubular Bells II The Songs of Distant Earth Voyager Tubular Bells III Guitars The Millennium Bell Tr3s Lunas Tubular Bells 2003 Light + Shade Music of the Spheres Man on the Rocks Return to Ommadawn
Live albums	The Orchestral Tubular Bells Exposed The Art in Heaven Concert
EPs	Take Four The Singles The Mike Oldfield EP
Singles	"Mike Oldfield's Single" "Don Alfonso" "In Dulci Jubilo" "Portsmouth" "William Tell Overture" "Cuckoo Song" "Take Four" "Guilty" "Blue Peter" "Arrival" "Sheba" / "Wonderful Land" "Five Miles Out" "Family Man" "Mistake" "Moonlight Shadow" "Shadow on the Wall" "Crime of Passion" "To France" "Tricks of the Light" "Étude" "Pictures in the Dark" "Shine" "In High Places" "Islands" "The Time Has Come" "Magic Touch" "Flying Start" "Earth Moving" "Innocent" "(One Glance Is) Holy" "Heaven's Open" "Gimme Back" "Sentinel" "Tattoo" "The Bell" "Hibernaculum" "Let There Be Light" "Women of Ireland" "Man in the Rain" "Far Above the Clouds" "To Be Free" "Thou Art in Heaven" "Spheres"
Other songs	"Foreign Affair" "The X-Files Theme" "Introduction 2003" "Surfing" "Song for Survival"
Video albums	The Space Movie Exposed The Essential Live Live at Montreux 1981 The Wind Chimes Tubular Bells II Live Elements Tubular Bells III Live The Art in Heaven Concert
Compilation albums	Boxed Music Wonderland Episodes The Complete Mike Oldfield Elements 4 CD Boxset Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield XXV: The Essential The Best of Tubular Bells Collection The Complete Tubular Bells The Platinum Collection The Mike Oldfield Collection 1974–1983 Two Sides Icon Tubular Beats Moonlight Shadow: The Collection The 1984 Suite
Other media	Changeling MusicVR Tr3s Lunas Maestro
Related articles	Sally Oldfield Terry Oldfield Anita Hegerland Maggie Reilly The Sallyangie Children of the Sun Isles of Wonder 2012 Olympics opening ceremony
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Discography
The World Starts Tonight	"Lost in France" "More Than a Lover"
Natural Force	"It's a Heartache" "Living for the City" "Heaven" "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" "Here Am I"
Diamond Cut	"My Guns Are Loaded"
Goodbye to the Island	"Sometimes When We Touch" "A Whiter Shade of Pale" "Sitting on the Edge of the Ocean" "I Believe in Your Sweet Love"
Faster Than the Speed of Night	"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" "Faster Than the Speed of Night" "Total Eclipse of the Heart" "Straight from the Heart"
Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire	"If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)" "Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It" "Band of Gold" "Holding Out for a Hero"
Hide Your Heart	"Hide Your Heart" "Don't Turn Around" "Save Up All Your Tears" "To Love Somebody" "The Best"
Bitterblue	"Against the Wind" "Bitterblue"
Angel Heart	"Fools Lullaby"
Silhouette in Red	"You Are So Beautiful"
Free Spirit	"You're the One" "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" "Bridge over Troubled Water" "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"
All in One Voice	"Angel of the Morning" "I Put a Spell on You" "The Rose" "He's the King" "Silent Night"
Heart Strings	"Human Touch" "Everybody Hurts" "Amazed" "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" "Lean on Me" "In My Life" "Learning to Fly" "Right Here Waiting" "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" "I Can't Make You Love Me" "Need Your Love So Bad" "It's Over"
Simply Believe	"Si demain... (Turn Around)" "Si tout s'arrête (It's a Heartache) "Darlin'"
Rocks and Honey	"Believe in Me" "What You Need from Me" "Mom"
Collaborations	"A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)" "Islands" "Vergiß Es (Forget It)" "Amour Éternel (Eternal Flame)"
Other songs	"Here She Comes" "I Don't Know How to Love Him"