Let Me Be the One (The Shadows song)

"Let Me Be the One"
"Let Me Be the One"
	Cover of vinyl single
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 entry
Country	United Kingdom
Artist(s)	Bruce Welch; John Farrar; Hank Marvin; Brian Bennett;
As	The Shadows
Language	English
Composer(s)	Paul Curtis
Lyricist(s)	Paul Curtis
Conductor	Alyn Ainsworth
Finals performance
Final result	2nd
Final points	138
Entry chronology
	◄ "Long Live Love" (1974)
	"Save Your Kisses For Me" (1976) ►

"Let Me Be the One" was the United Kingdom's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975, written by Paul Curtis and performed in English by the band The Shadows.

The song was performed ninth on the night. At the close of voting, it had received 138 points, placing it 2nd out of 19.

Charts[]

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)^[1]	10
Norway (VG-lista)^[2]	2
UK Singles (OCC)^[3]	12
West Germany (Official German Charts)^[4]	47

Personnel (studio recording)[]

Hank Marvin – guitar and vocals
Bruce Welch - guitar and lead vocals
Brian Bennett – drums
John Farrar – piano and vocals
Alan Tarney – bass guitar
John Fiddy – String arrangements

Personnel (live)[]

Hank Marvin – guitar and vocals
Bruce Welch - bass and lead vocals
Brian Bennett – drums
John Farrar – guitar and vocals
Alan Tarney – piano (concert appearance)

References[]

^ "Chart Track: Week 9, 1975". Irish Singles Chart.
^ "Topp 20 Single uke 15, 1975 – VG-lista. Offisielle hitlister fra og med 1958" (in Norwegian). VG-lista.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Shadows – Let Me Be The One". GfK Entertainment charts. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON The Shadows"

Preceded by "Long Live Love" by Olivia Newton-John	United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975	Succeeded by "Save Your Kisses for Me" by Brotherhood of Man

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[sc_Irish_The_Shadows-1] "Chart Track: Week 9, 1975". Irish Singles Chart.

[sc_Norway_The_Shadows-2] "Topp 20 Single uke 15, 1975 – VG-lista. Offisielle hitlister fra og med 1958" (in Norwegian). VG-lista.

[sc_UK_The_Shadows-3] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[sc_West_Germany_The_Shadows-4] "Offiziellecharts.de – The Shadows – Let Me Be The One". GfK Entertainment charts. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON The Shadows"

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