Jukebox in Siberia

"Jukebox in Siberia"
"Jukebox in Siberia"
Single by Skyhooks
from the album The Latest and Greatest
Released	1 October 1990
Recorded	1990
Genre	Pop, pop rock
Length	3:53
Label	Mushroom Records
Songwriter(s)	Greg Macainsh
Producer(s)	Ross Fraser
Skyhooks singles chronology

"Jukebox in Siberia" is a song by the Australian group, Skyhooks, released as the lead single from the group's compilation album The Latest and Greatest. The song's lyrics take a look at Russia under the rule of Gorbachev, the era of glasnost ("openness") and perestroika ("restructuring").^[1]

The single was released in October 1990—the group's first release in eight years—and debuted on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart at No. 14, peaking at No. 1 the following month. It was their only ARIA #1 single; they had previously achieved a #1 single on the Kent Music Report with "Horror Movie" in 1975.

Track listing[]

7" single (K 10194)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Jukebox in Siberia"	Greg Macainsh	3:53
2.	"Jukebox in Siberia" (karaoke version)	Macainsh	3:53

CD single (D10194) / 12" single (X14901)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Jukebox in Siberia"	Greg Macainsh	3:53
2.	"Jukebox in Siberia" (karaoke version)	Macainsh	3:53
3.	"Jukebox in Siberia" (Non-Recoupable Mix)	Macainsh	6:49

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[3]	32

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1990)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	30

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	Gold	35,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ "Skyhooks History". Retrieved 15 January 2014.
^ "Australian-charts.com – Skyhooks – Jukebox in Siberia". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ "Charts.nz – Skyhooks – Jukebox in Siberia". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "1990 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

[1] "Skyhooks History". Retrieved 15 January 2014.

[sc_Australia_Skyhooks-2] "Australian-charts.com – Skyhooks – Jukebox in Siberia". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[sc_New_Zealand_Skyhooks-3] "Charts.nz – Skyhooks – Jukebox in Siberia". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[ausye-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "1990 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

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Greg Macainsh Bob Starkie Graeme "Shirley" Strachan Imants Strauks Red Symons Steve Hill Peter Inglis Peter Starkie Bob Spencer Tony Williams
Studio albums	Living in the 70's (1974) Ego Is Not a Dirty Word (1975) Straight in a Gay Gay World (1976) Guilty Until Proven Insane (1978) Hot for the Orient (1980) The Lost Album (1999)
Live Albums	Live! Be in It (1978) Live in the 80's (1983)
Compilation Albums	The Skyhooks Tapes (1977) The Best of Skyhooks (1979) The Latest and Greatest (1990) Singles and B sides (1994) The Collection (1999) Don't You Believe What You've Seen or You've Heard (2015) Hits'n'Riffs (2015)
Singles	"Living in the 70's" "Horror Movie" "Ego Is Not a Dirty Word" "All My Friends Are Getting Married" "Million Dollar Riff" "Let It Rock (live)" "This is My City" "Blue Jeans" "Party to End All Parties" "Women in Uniform" "Hooked on Hooks" "Jukebox in Siberia" "Happy Hippy Hut"