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1977 single by British band Hot Chocolate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"So You Win Again" is a song by British band Hot Chocolate, released in June 1977 as the lead single from the album Every 1's a Winner.[1]
"So You Win Again" | ||||
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Single by Hot Chocolate | ||||
from the album Every 1's a Winner | ||||
B-side | "A Part of Being with You" | |||
Released | June 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1977 | |||
Genre | Disco | |||
Length | 4:32 (album version) 4:21 (single version) | |||
Label | RAK | |||
Songwriter(s) | Russ Ballard | |||
Producer(s) | Mickie Most | |||
Hot Chocolate singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"So You Win Again" (TopPop, 1977) on YouTube |
Written by Russ Ballard and produced by Mickie Most, it is the band's sole UK number one single,[1] spending three weeks at the top in July 1977,[1] and one week as an NME number-one single. The song made it to No. 3 in Australia, No. 6 in Germany, and just missed the top 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, peaking at No. 31.[2]
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 12 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] | 6 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] | 6 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] | 7 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] | 7 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] | 5 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] | 8 |
Norway (VG-lista)[10] | 6 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 13 |
UK Singles (OCC)[12] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100[13] | 31 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] | 82 |
West Germany (Official German Charts)[15] | 6 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[22] | Silver | 250,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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