Johnny, Johnny Come Home
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| Single by Avalanche | ||||
| B-side | "Dance mix" | |||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop, dance | |||
| Length | 4:18 | |||
| Label | Warner Music, Wea | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kjetil Rosnes, Vinton Hoover | |||
| Producer(s) | Vinton Hoover | |||
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"Johnny, Johnny Come Home" is a 1989 song recorded by Norwegian band Avalanche. It was their debut single and can be considered as its signature song. Released in March 1989 it helped launch the band's career achieving a smash success in France where it topped the chart and also in Norway was a top three hit, but its sales remained minimal in other countries.[1]
Song information
Written by Vinton Hoover and Avalanche's member Kjetil Rosnes, "Johnny Johnny Come Home" was published twice : first in late 1988, with a red cover single, then in March 1989 with a blue one containing a new remix. The refrain is composed of the title repeated eight times and many onomatopoeias ("Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na"). The song is available on many compilations such as Boulevard des hits volume 8, La Discothèque du XXè siècle - 1988, Nostalgie Classiques 80 and Summer klub80 Volume 2. Two songs with almost the same title, "Johnny Come Home", by Fine Young Cannibals in 1985, then by The Men They Couldn't Hang in 1987, are not related to Avalanche's one.
Chart performances
In France, the single debuted at number 43 on the chart edition of 1 April 1989, and climbed regularly until reaching the top ten in its sixth week. It topped the chart from it tenth week and remained there for eight consecutive weeks before being dislodged by Kaoma's massive summer hit "Lambada"; then it almost did not stop to drop and totaled 17 weeks in the top ten and 26 weeks in the top 50.[2] In Norway, the song was ranked in the top for eleven weeks from the 27th week of 1989, including a peak at number three in its sixth week.[3] The song was also released in Germany, but failed to reach the chart.
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References
- ^ Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 160 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
- ^ a b "Avalanche – Johnny, Johnny Come Home" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Avalanche – Johnny, Johnny Come Home". VG-lista. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 of 1989" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 51. 23 December 1989. p. 6. Retrieved 17 January 2020 – via American Radio History.
- ^ Legrand, Emmanuel (3 February 1990). "French Porduct Dominates Charts" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 5. p. 10. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 3 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "InfoDisc : Les Certifications Officielles d'un Artiste (Depuis 1973)". infodisc.fr (in French). Retrieved 2 September 2021.. Select "Avalanche" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".
