The Road to Hell (song)

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"The Road to Hell"
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The Road to Hell (Parts 1 & 2)
Single by Chris Rea
from the album The Road to Hell
A-side"The Road to Hell (Part 2)"
Released2 October 1989 (1989-10-02)
Recorded1989
GenreAmbient, spoken word (Part 1)
Blues rock, soft rock (Part 2)
LengthPart 1: 4:52
Part 2: 4:32
Full: 9:24
LabelAtco (US)
Magnet (Rest of world)
Songwriter(s)Chris Rea
Producer(s)Jon Kelly
Chris Rea singles chronology
"Working on It"
(1989) 		"The Road to Hell"
(1989) 		"That's What They Always Say"
(1989)
Music video
"The Road to Hell Pt 2 (Official Music Video)" on YouTube

"The Road to Hell" is a two-part song written by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea and released on the album of the same name. It was released as a single, with only part 2 on the A-side of the 7". The single was his biggest success in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] The song was inspired by the frustrations of M25 and M4 motorway rush-hour traffic.[2][3]

Track listings[]

7" vinyl single[]

Magnet YZ431

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."The Road to Hell (Part 2)"4:35
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."He Should Know Better"3:55

12" vinyl single[]

Magnet YZ431T

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."The Road to Hell (Parts 1 & 2)"9:20
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Josephine (La Version Française)"5:37

CD single[]

Magnet YZ431CD (3") and YZ431CDP (5")

No.TitleLength
1."The Road to Hell (Parts 1 & 2)"9:20
2."Josephine (La Version Française)"5:37
3."He Should Know Better"4:37

Cassette single[]

Magnet YZ431C

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."The Road to Hell (Part 2)"4:35
2."He Should Know Better"3:55
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."The Road to Hell (Part 2)"4:35
2."He Should Know Better"3:55

Chart performance[]

Chart (1989) Position
Australian Singles Chart[4] 78
German Singles Chart[5] 35
Irish Singles Chart[6] 11
UK Singles Chart[1] 10
Chart (1990) Position
Austrian Singles Chart[7] 6
French Singles Chart[8] 30
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[9] 11
Chart (2013) Position
Slovenia (SloTop50)[10] 44
Chart (2015) Position
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[11] 100
Chart (2018) Position
Slovenia (SloTop50)[12] 49

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Official Charts > Chris Rea". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. ^ Hodgkinson, Will (13 September 2002). "Chris Rea". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  3. ^ Danny Scott (3 December 2017). "Me and My Motor: singer Chris Rea". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  4. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 28 Jan 1990 (61–100) (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 3)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  5. ^ "charts-surfer.de search results". Retrieved 31 January 2009.
  6. ^ "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved 31 January 2009.
  7. ^ "Chris Rea - The Road To Hell (Part 2) - austriancharts.at". Retrieved 31 January 2009.
  8. ^ "lescharts.com - Chris Rea - The Road To Hell (Part 2)". Retrieved 31 January 2009.
  9. ^ "allmusic - Chris Rea - Billboard singles". Retrieved 31 January 2009.
  10. ^ "SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart" (in Slovenian). SloTop50. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  11. ^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  12. ^ "SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart" (in Slovenian). SloTop50. Retrieved 5 September 2018.

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