"You Made Me Believe in Magic" is the title of a 1977 international hit single by the Bay City Rollers, taken from their album It's a Game. The recording, a mid-tempo disco-styled pop tune featuring strings and horns, had its greatest impact in North America, where it was issued as the album's lead single in May 1977 to reach number 10 on the US Hot 100 in Billboard magazine that August. "You Made Me Believe in Magic" was the Bay City Rollers' third US Top 10 hit; the follow-up single "The Way I Feel Tonight" (#25) would mark the group's final Hot 100 appearance.
| "You Made Me Believe in Magic" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 British single picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by Bay City Rollers | ||||
| from the album It's a Game | ||||
| B-side | "Dance Dance Dance" | |||
| Released | May 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Pop, disco | |||
| Length | 2:42 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Len Boone | |||
| Producer(s) | Harry Maslin | |||
| Bay City Rollers singles chronology | ||||
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Outside the US, "You Made Me Believe in Magic" was typically issued as its parent album's second single, serving as a less successful followup to the "It's a Game" single: this was true in Australia (No. 36), Germany (No. 25), New Zealand (No. 39) and the UK (No. 34), where "You Made Me Believe in Magic" was the Bay City Rollers' twelfth and final chart hit. In Canada, however, the song enjoyed its greatest international popularity, where it peaked at number five, and ranks as the 68th greatest hit of 1977.[1]
Chicago radio superstation WLS, which gave the song much airplay, ranked "You Made Me Believe in Magic" as the 27th most popular hit of 1977.[2] It reached as high as number 2 on their survey of July 30, 1977.[3]
Track listing
edit1. "You Made Me Believe in Magic" – 2:41
2. "Dance Dance Dance" – 3:29 (US/Canada)
| "Are You Cuckoo" – 4:02 (UK)
Chart performance
editBed & Breakfast version
edit| "You Made Me Believe In Magic" | ||||
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| Single by Bed & Breakfast | ||||
| from the album Stay Together | ||||
| Released | 10 March 1995 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:37 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Len Boone | |||
| Producer(s) | Harry Maslin | |||
| Bed & Breakfast singles chronology | ||||
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"You Made Me Believe In Magic" is the debut single by German boy band Bed & Breakfast. It was released in 1995.
Music Video
editThe music videos shows that they were in a cultural city and dancing at the desert.
Charts
editThe song reached 68 in the GfK Entertainment charts.
Cover versions
edit"You Made Me Believe In Magic" was also performed on the hit comedy American Pie.
"You Made Me Believe In Magic" was covered by Hong Kong legendary pop singer, Leslie Cheung, in one of his earliest album, "Day Dreamin'", in 1978. The album failed commercially and making this LP super rare. The resale price of the original album "Day Dreamin'" could reach over USD1,500.
Credits
edit- Written by Len Boone
- Cover photo photography by Arista
- Production by Jimmy Ienner (track B)
- Production and engineering by Harry Maslin (track A)
Notes
edit- (P) 1977 Arista Records.
Made in Germany. EMI Electrola GmbH, Köln. Printed by Druckhaus Maack KG, 5880 Lüdenscheid.
GEMA LC 3484
References
edit- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ^ "WLS Musicradio "Big 89 of 1977"". OldiesLoon.com.
- ^ "WLS MUSICRADIO 89". Oldiesloon.com. 1977-07-30. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ^ a b "Charts.org.nz - Bay City Rollers - You Made Me Believe in Magic". Archived from the original on 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ "BAY CITY ROLLERS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 8/27/77". Tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1977". Tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.