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"'''Everyone's Gone To The Moon'''" is a song that was written and recorded as the debut single of the British singer-songwriter, producer and impresario [[Jonathon King]]. The song, which was relaesed in 1965 whilst King was still an undergraduate at [[Cambridge University]], immediately shot him to international fame. |
"'''Everyone's Gone To The Moon'''" is a song that was written and recorded as the debut single of the British singer-songwriter, producer and impresario [[Jonathon King]]. The song, which was relaesed in 1965 whilst King was still an undergraduate at [[Cambridge University]], immediately shot him to international fame. |
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It was a top-ten hit in the UK and also reached #17 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100]]<ref>{{citation |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NDUGbT9d4hcC |page=43 |title=99 Red Balloons...and 100 Other All-Time Great One-Hit Wonders |author=Brent Mann}}</ref>. It went on to sell more than 4.5 million copies world-wide and |
It was a top-ten hit in the UK and also reached #17 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100]]<ref>{{citation |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NDUGbT9d4hcC |page=43 |title=99 Red Balloons...and 100 Other All-Time Great One-Hit Wonders |author=Brent Mann}}</ref>. It went on to sell more than 4.5 million copies world-wide and successfully launched King into a wide and varying career in the music industry. |
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To date it remains his most well known solo recording. |
To date it remains his most well known solo recording. |
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"Everyone's Gone To The Moon" is a song that was written and recorded as the debut single of the British singer-songwriter, producer and impresario Jonathon King. The song, which was relaesed in 1965 whilst King was still an undergraduate at Cambridge University, immediately shot him to international fame.
It was a top-ten hit in the UK and also reached #17 on the US Billboard Hot 100[1]. It went on to sell more than 4.5 million copies world-wide and successfully launched King into a wide and varying career in the music industry.
To date it remains his most well known solo recording.
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References
- ^ Brent Mann, 99 Red Balloons...and 100 Other All-Time Great One-Hit Wonders, p. 43