Seven Tears (song)
| "Seven Tears" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Mama Coco" |
"Seven Tears" was a popular song by the Goombay Dance Band, released in 1981.
Written by Wolff-Ekkehardt Stein and Wolfgang Jass and produced by Jochen Peterson, "Seven Tears" was a major hit across Europe in the winter and spring of 1982. The song spent 3 weeks at #1 on the UK Singles Chart[1] being only the second time a German act had topped the UK chart, only six weeks after Kraftwerk had achieved that feat with "The Model".
Track listings
- 7" vinyl single
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Seven Tears" | Wolff-Ekkehardt Stein, Wolfgang Jass | 3:54 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mama Coco" | Uve Schikora | 3:30 |
- 12" vinyl single
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Seven Tears" (Extended dance mix) | Wolff-Ekkehardt Stein, Wolfgang Jass | 5:21 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mama Coco" | Uve Schikora | 3:30 |
Chart performance
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Singles Chart[2] | 15 |
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
| Dutch GfK chart[3] | 7 |
| Dutch Top 40[4] | 4 |
| Irish Singles Chart[5] | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart[1] | 1 |
Cover versions
"Seven Tears" was covered by Croatian pop singer Darko Domijan and Maja Blagdan.
French singer Séverine recorded a German version in 1981 named Sieben Tränen. Dutch singer Arne Jansen recorded a Dutch version, named "Zeven brieven".
References
- ^ a b "Chart Stats - Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears". Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ "Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears - austriancharts.at (in German)". Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears (in Dutch)". Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40, week 25, 1982 (in Dutch)". Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved 14 June 2009.