Signs (Five Man Electrical Band song)
1971 single by Five Man Electrical Band / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Signs" is a song by the Canadian rock group Five Man Electrical Band. It was written by the band's frontman, Les Emmerson, and popularized the relatively unknown band, who recorded it for their true first album, Good-byes and Butterflies, in 1970. The LP Five Man Electrical Band had begun as a Staccatos album with Brian Rading, the band's bassist suggesting the band's new name from the song title.
"Signs" | ||||
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Single by Five Man Electrical Band | ||||
from the album Good-byes and Butterflies | ||||
B-side | "Hello Melinda Goodbye" | |||
Released | May 1971 | |||
Genre | Hard rock[1] | |||
Length | 4:05 (album version) 3:20 (single version) | |||
Label | Lionel Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Les Emmerson | |||
Producer(s) | Dallas Smith | |||
Five Man Electrical Band singles chronology | ||||
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"Signs" was originally a 1970 B-side to the relatively unsuccessful single "Hello Melinda Goodbye" (#55 Canada). Re-released in 1971 as the A-side, "Signs" reached No. 4 in Canada and No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 24 song for 1971. It became a gold record. In Canada, RPM Magazine ranked it at No. 55, with Absolutely Right ranked No. 49.[2]
Some radio edits have omitted the instrumental introduction and shortened the instrumental coda for airplay, due to time constraints.