Ticket to the Moon

"Ticket to the Moon"
Single by Electric Light Orchestra
from the album Time
A-side	"Here Is the News"
Released	11 December 1981 (US) 9 January 1982 (UK)
Recorded	1981, Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany
Genre	Art rock
Length	4:07
Label	Jet
Songwriter(s)	Jeff Lynne
Producer(s)	Jeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology
"Twilight" (1981) "Ticket to the Moon" (1981) "Rain Is Falling" (1982)
Time track listing
show 13 tracks Side one "Prologue" "Twilight" "Yours Truly, 2095" "Ticket to the Moon" "The Way Life's Meant to Be" "Another Heart Breaks" Side two "Rain Is Falling" "From the End of the World" "The Lights Go Down" "Here Is the News" "21st Century Man" "Hold on Tight" "Epilogue"
Music video
"Ticket to the Moon" on YouTube

"Ticket to the Moon" is a popular song written by Jeff Lynne and performed by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO).^[1]

It was track four on the album Time (1981) and was released as a Double A along with "Here Is the News" in January 1982, reaching number 24 in the UK charts.^[2] The song is somewhat reminiscent of their earlier output, featuring grand piano and more strings than their past few singles. Rainer Pietsch conducted the strings on the song. The promo video featured Mik Kaminski on violin.

The single was also released as a limited edition 12" picture disc showing the ELO spaceship. The same image was later used as the sleeve design for the UK follow up single "The Way Life's Meant to Be".

The name was used for a compilation album in 2007, Ticket to the Moon: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra Volume 2.

Personnel[]

ELO

• Jeff Lynne — Acoustic & electric guitars, lead & backing vocals
• Bev Bevan — Drums
• Richard Tandy — Acoustic piano, synthesizers
• Kelly Groucutt — Bass guitar, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Rainer Pietsch — Orchestra arranger, conductor

Chart positions[]

References[]

External links[]

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics