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I'll Find My Way Home

Not to be confused with Can't Find My Way Home.

I'll Find My Way Home is a song written by Jon Anderson and Vangelis. It was included on the second edition of Jon and Vangelis' 1981 album The Friends of Mr Cairo.

"I'll Find My Way Home"
Single by Jon and Vangelis
from the album The Friends of Mr Cairo
B-side"Back to School"
ReleasedNovember 1981 (1981-11)[1]
Genre
Length4:29
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Vangelis
Jon and Vangelis singles chronology
"The Friends of Mr Cairo"
(1981) 		"I'll Find My Way Home"
(1981) 		"(I Want to Go) Back to School"
(1981)
Official audio
"I'll Find My Way Home" on YouTube

The song was written after the initial release of The Friends of Mr Cairo, which commercially underperformed expectations set by the band. Following a dinner between the two, Vangelis informed Anderson of a chord sequence he was developing and invited Anderson over to finish it, which they accomplished over the span of three hours. It was issued as a single in November 1981 and reached the top ten in several European countries, including the UK Singles Chart. Upon the song's chart success, it was later appended to The Friends of Mr Cairo as the opening track.[2]

Charts

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In the United Kingdom, the single peaked at No.6[3] and was certified Silver (1982) for sales of over 250,000 copies by BPI.[4]

It reached No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 41 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[5] In Europe, it peaked at No. 1 in Switzerland and Poland, No. 2 in Ireland and the Netherlands, No. 3 in Belgium, No. 5 in Israel, No. 6 in West Germany, No. 9 in Sweden, No. 13 in France, and No. 19 in Austria. It also reached the top 50 in Australia[6] and New Zealand.[7] In 2012, it reached No. 4 on the Sweden Digital Songs chart.[5]

Weekly charts

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Chart (1981–82) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 22
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 19
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] 3
France (IFOP)[11] 49
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 2
Israel (IBA)[citation needed] 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] 45
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[18] 6
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 51
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[19] 41
West Germany (GfK)[20] 6

Year-end charts

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Chart (1982) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[21] 52
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[22] 22
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 29
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 23
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 2
West Germany (Official German Charts)[26] 30

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Silver 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References

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  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 865. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ^ Morse, Tim (2002). "Notes From the Edge - Jon Anderson on Songwriting [NFTE #243]". nfte.org. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 288. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ "Search by parameters - Keywords: Vangelis; Search by Artist". BPI. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Vangelis chart results". Billboard Biz. Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  6. ^ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 Singles 1982". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Jon and Vangelis - I'll Find My Way Home". DutchCharts. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ "Jon And Vangelis – I'll Find My Way Home" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  10. ^ "Jon And Vangelis – I'll Find My Way Home" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  11. ^ "InfoDisc : Les Tubes de chaque Artiste commençant par J" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Jon & Vangelis" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  12. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Hear You Now". Irish Singles Chart.
  13. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 5, 1982" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  14. ^ "Jon And Vangelis – I'll Find My Way Home" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  15. ^ "Jon And Vangelis – I'll Find My Way Home". Top 40 Singles.
  16. ^ "Jon And Vangelis – I'll Find My Way Home". Singles Top 100.
  17. ^ "Jon And Vangelis – I'll Find My Way Home". Swiss Singles Chart.
  18. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  19. ^ a b "I'll Find My Way Home (song by Jon & Vangelis) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  20. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jon And Vangelis – I'll Find My Way Home" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  21. ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1982". Kent Music Report. 3 January 1983. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via Imgur.
  22. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1982". Ultratop. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  23. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1982". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  24. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1982". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  25. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1982". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  26. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  27. ^ "British single certifications – Jon & Vangelis – I'll Find My Way Home". British Phonographic Industry.
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