"Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)" is a song by British group Red Box, released in 1985 as the third single from the debut album The Circle & the Square. It was the band's highest-charting single, reaching No. 3 in the UK in October 1985.[1]
| "Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Red Box | ||||
| from the album The Circle & the Square | ||||
| B-side | "Stinging Bee" | |||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Genre | New wave, synthpop | |||
| Length | 4:32, 6:42 | |||
| Label | Sire Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Simon Toulson-Clarke | |||
| Red Box singles chronology | ||||
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The song borrows from North American Indian rhythms.[2]
Track listing
edit7" single
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)" | 4:15 |
| 2. | "Stinging Bee" | 4:36 |
12" single
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo) (Dogmatix)" | 6:42 |
| 2. | "Stinging Bee (Catmatix)" | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)" | 4:32 |
Charts
edit| Chart (1985/86) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 29 |
| Germany (GfK)[4] | 27 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[5] | 2 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 3 |
References
edit- ^ "RED BOX - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
- ^ Cameron, Samuel (164). Music in the Marketplace: A social economics approach. Routledge. ISBN 9781317934738.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 247. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Red Box – Lean on Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Lean on Me". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ "Red Box: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
External links
edit- Red Box - Lean on Me on Discogs
- Red Box - Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo) on YouTube