Out of the Question (Gilbert O'Sullivan song)

"Out of the Question"
Single by Gilbert O'Sullivan
from the album Back to Front
B-side"Everybody Knows"
ReleasedFebruary 1973
GenrePop
LabelMAM
Songwriter(s)Gilbert O'Sullivan
Producer(s)Gordon Mills
Gilbert O'Sullivan singles chronology
"Clair"
(1972) 		"Out of the Question"
(1973) 		"Get Down"
(1973)

"Out of the Question" is a popular song by Irish singer Gilbert O'Sullivan. It was written by O'Sullivan and produced by Gordon Mills.

The song became a hit in the only two countries it had been released as a single: the U.S. (#17)[1] and Canada (#9).[2] It was a much bigger adult contemporary hit, reaching number two and number one in those nations, respectively.[3]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1973) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[4] 9
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[5] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 17
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 2
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[7] 22

Year-end charts

Chart (1973) Rank
Canada[8] 127
U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[9] 137

References

  1. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  2. ^ "Image : RPM Weekly – Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Image : RPM Weekly – Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Image : RPM Weekly – Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Image : RPM Weekly – Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  6. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  7. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 5/19/73". Tropicalglen.com. 19 May 1973. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Item: 9481 – Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  9. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.


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