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1961 single by The Allisons From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Are You Sure?" is a song by British pop duo The Allisons, that represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, performed in English.
"Are You Sure?" | ||||
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Single by The Allisons | ||||
B-side | "There's One Thing More" | |||
Released | February 1961 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:05 | |||
Label | Fontana Records | |||
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The Allisons singles chronology | ||||
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Eurovision Song Contest 1961 entry | ||||
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Language | English | |||
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Final result | 2nd | |||
Final points | 24 | |||
Entry chronology | ||||
◄ "Looking High, High, High" (1960) | ||||
"Ring-A-Ding Girl" (1962) ► |
The song was performed 15th on the night of the contest, held on 18 March 1961, following Luxembourg's Jean-Claude Pascal with "Nous les amoureux", and preceding Italy's Betty Curtis with "Al di là". The song received 24 points, placing 2nd in a field of 16, the third consecutive second place Eurovision finish for the UK for whom two subsequent Eurovision entrants would also be second-place finishers before "Puppet on a String" by Sandie Shaw would give the UK its first Eurovision victory in 1967. "Are You Sure?" was also the first UK Eurovision entrant to become a Top Ten hit reaching #2 UK, the best chart showing for a UK Eurovision entrant until "Puppet on a String" by Sandie Shaw reached No. 1 in 1967.[citation needed]
The song was succeeded as the UK representative at the 1962 contest by Ronnie Carroll with "Ring-A-Ding Girl".
Chart (1961) | Peak position |
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United Kingdom (Record Retailer)[1] | 2 |
United Kingdom (NME)[2] | 1 |
United Kingdom (Record Mirror)[3] | 1 |
U.S. Billboard [4] | 102 |
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