View from a Bridge

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For the Arthur Miller play, see A View from the Bridge.
"View from a Bridge"
View From a Bridge.jpg
Single by Kim Wilde
from the album Select
B-side"Take Me Tonight"
Released5 April 1982
Recorded1981
GenrePop, new wave
Length3:32
LabelRAK
Songwriter(s)Ricky Wilde, Marty Wilde
Producer(s)Ricky Wilde
Kim Wilde singles chronology
"Cambodia"
(1981) 		"View from a Bridge"
(1982) 		"Child Come Away"
(1982)

"View from a Bridge" is the second single released internationally from Kim Wilde's second album, Select.

The song tells the story of a girl committing suicide by jumping off a bridge after finding her lover with another girl. The single was a Top 10 hit in several European countries and in Australia.

A faster version with a dance beat was released in 2006 on Never Say Never.

It has sold 348,000 copies in France.[1]

Chart performance[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 7
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 4
Finland (The Official Finnish Charts)[5] 5
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 16
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 2
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 16
West Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 6

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1982) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[13] 33
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 37
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 55
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 71
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 14
West Germany (Official German Charts)[18] 51

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.infodisc.fr/Ventes_Chansons_Tout_Temps.php?debut=1000
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 337. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know > Search results for 'Kim Wilde' (from irishcharts.ie)". Fireball Media, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 19, 1982" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Kent Music Report No 445 – 3 January 1983 > National Top 100 Singles for 1982". Kent Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1982". Ultratop. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1982". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1982". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1982". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

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