1974 single by Mud
"Lonely This Christmas" |
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Single by Mud |
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B-side | "I Can't Stand It" |
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Released | 22 November 1974[1] |
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Recorded | 1974 |
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Genre | Christmas music |
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Length | 3:35 |
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Label | RAK |
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Songwriter(s) | Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn |
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Producer(s) | Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn |
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Mud singles chronology |
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"In The Mood" (1974) | "Lonely This Christmas" (1974) | "The Secrets That You Keep" (1975) | |
"Lonely This Christmas" is a Christmas song by the English glam rock band Mud, that topped the UK Singles Chart in 1974,[2] selling over 750,000 copies and reaching Christmas number one.
Song
Written and produced by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, "Lonely This Christmas" was Mud's second number one single in the UK, spending four weeks at the top in December 1974 and January 1975.[2][3] It was the third number one single that year for the ChinniChap writing and production team, and was performed in the style of Elvis Presley's slower songs from his later career.
The song is noted for a performance on Top of the Pops in which guitarist Rob Davis was covered in tinsel and wore Christmas baubles as earrings, while vocalist Les Gray sang to a ventriloquist's dummy.
Charts
Weekly charts | Year-end charts Chart (1975) | Position | Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] | 69 | |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "Promo disc with release date". Discogs.
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 308–9. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Radio 2's Great British Songbook: Lonely This Christmas". BBC. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Mud – Lonely This Christmas" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 51, 1974" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Mud – Lonely This Christmas" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Mud: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1975". Ultratop. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "British single certifications – Mud – Lonely This Christmas". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
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- "Merry Xmas Everybody" (Slade, 1973)
- "Lonely This Christmas" (Mud, 1974)
- "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen, 1975)
- "When a Child Is Born" (Johnny Mathis, 1976)
- "Mull of Kintyre" (Wings, 1977)
- "Mary's Boy Child" (Boney M., 1978)
- "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" (Pink Floyd, 1979)
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