Yellow Boomerang
"Yellow Boomerang" | ||||
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![]() Cover of the single released in the Netherlands | ||||
Single by Middle of the Road | ||||
from the album Drive On | ||||
B-side | "Eve" | |||
Released | February 1973 | |||
Genre | Bubblegum pop | |||
Length | 2:46 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) |
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Middle of the Road singles chronology | ||||
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"Yellow Boomerang" is a song by Scottish band Middle of the Road, released as a single in February 1973.[1] It wasn't released in the UK, but was released in Europe where Middle of the Road had the most success. It was written by Italian brothers Giosy and Mario Capuano and Mike Shepstone (who had been the drummer for The Rokes).[2]
Track listing[]
7"
- "Yellow Boomerang" – 2:46
- "Eve" – 3:13
Charts[]
Weekly charts[]
Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] | 14 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] | 2 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] | 6 |
Denmark (IFPI)[6] | 2 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] | 11 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] | 2 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] | 1 |
New Zealand (Listener)[10] | 19 |
Norway (VG-lista)[11] | 8 |
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[12] | 13 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] | 2 |
West Germany (Official German Charts)[14] | 6 |
Zimbabwe (ZIMA)[15] | 9 |
Year-end charts[]
Chart (1973) | Position |
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Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[16] | 23 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] | 50 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] | 51 |
References[]
- ^ "Middle of the Road (page 2)". rockfiles.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ Middle Of The Road – Yellow Boomerang (1973, Vinyl), retrieved 25 November 2021
- ^ "Middle of the Road – Yellow Boomerang" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "Middle of the Road – Yellow Boomerang" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Middle of the Road – Yellow Boomerang" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 12 May 1973. p. 50. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ Timo (13 August 2015). "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit MEN - MIK". Sisältää hitin. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Middle of the Road" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "Middle of the Road – Yellow Boomerang" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Middle of the Road – Yellow Boomerang". VG-lista.
- ^ "SA Charts 1969–March 1989". Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Middle of the Road – Yellow Boomerang". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Middle of the Road – Yellow Boomerang". GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: Singles Chart Book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1973". Ultratop. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1973". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten - Single 1973". www.dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
Categories:
- 1973 singles
- Single Top 100 number-one singles
- Middle of the Road songs
- RCA Victor singles
- 1973 songs