Just an Illusion

"Just an Illusion"
"Just an Illusion"
Single by Imagination
from the album In the Heat of the Night
Released	19 February 1982
Genre	Post-disco, R&B, funk
Length	8:12 (12" version); 6:27 (album version); 3:55 (single version);
Label	R&B
Songwriter(s)	Steve Jolley; Tony Swain; Ashley Ingram; Leee John;
Imagination singles chronology
Audio video
	"Just an Illusion" on YouTube

"Just an Illusion" is a song by the British trio Imagination. Co-written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Ashley Ingram and Leee John, the song was a major European hit, peaking at number 2 in the group's native UK. In the United States, "Just an Illusion" went to number 27 on the Black chart.^[2] The song also peaked at number 15 on the dance charts.^[2]

Quick Facts Single by Imagination, from the album In the Heat of the Night ...

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7" single

"Just an Illusion" – 3:55
"Just an Illusion" (Instrumental) – 3:40

Weekly charts

More information Chart (1982), Peak position ...

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)^[3]	64
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[4]	6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[5]	9
France (IFOP)^[6]	3
Ireland (IRMA)^[7]	8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[8]	8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[9]	12
Norway (VG-lista)^[10]	5
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[11]	3
Spain (AFYVE)^[12]	1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[13]	3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[14]	2
UK Singles (OCC)^[15]	2
US Billboard Hot Black Singles^[2]	27
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play^[2]	15
West Germany (GfK)^[16]	7

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Year-end charts

More information Chart (1982), Position ...

Chart (1982)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[17]	65
France (IFOP)^[18]	7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[19]	87
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[20]	83
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[21]	9

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Certifications and sales

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)^[22]	Gold	500,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)^[23]	Silver	250,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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"Get Your Number", co-written by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Johntá Austin and Bryan-Michael Cox and recorded by Carey for her album The Emancipation of Mimi (2005), samples the song.^[24]

List of number-one singles of 1982 (Spain)

[1]
Imagination: Scandalous World Tour 83/84, September 1983, retrieved 24 February 2021 – via Flickr
[2]
"In the Heat of the Night – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
[3]
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 148. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
[4]
"Imagination – Just An Illusion" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
[5]
"Imagination – Just An Illusion" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
[6]
"Accès direct aux Artistes (I)". InfoDisc (in French). Select "Imagination" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
[7]
"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Just an Illusion". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 June 2013.
[8]
"Nederlandse Top 40 – week 21, 1982" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
[9]
"Imagination – Just An Illusion" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
[10]
"Imagination – Just An Illusion". VG-lista. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
[11]
"South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (I)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
[12]
Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
[13]
"Imagination – Just An Illusion". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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"Imagination – Just An Illusion". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
[15]
"Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
[16]
"Offiziellecharts.de – Imagination – Just An Illusion" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
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"Jaaroverzichten 1982" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
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"TOP – 1982". Top-france.fr (in French). Retrieved 29 January 2014.
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"Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1982" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
[20]
"Jaaroverzichten – Single 1982" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
[21]
"Top 20 Hit Singles of 1982". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
[22]
"French single certifications – Imagination – Just an Illusion" (in French). InfoDisc. Select IMAGINATION and click OK.
[23]
"British single certifications – Imagination – Just an Illusion". British Phonographic Industry.
[24]
Walters, Barry (21 April 2005). "Mariah Carey – The Emancipation of Mimi". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

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[1] [1]
Imagination: Scandalous World Tour 83/84, September 1983, retrieved 24 February 2021 – via Flickr

[awards-2] [2]
"In the Heat of the Night – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 May 2015.

[3] [3]
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 148. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[sc_Austria_Imagination-4] [4]
"Imagination – Just An Illusion" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[sc_Flanders_Imagination-5] [5]
"Imagination – Just An Illusion" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[6] [6]
"Accès direct aux Artistes (I)". InfoDisc (in French). Select "Imagination" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 1 May 2017.

[sc_Ireland2_-7] [7]
"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Just an Illusion". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 June 2013.

[sc_Dutch40_-8] [8]
"Nederlandse Top 40 – week 21, 1982" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[sc_Dutch100_Imagination-9] [9]
"Imagination – Just An Illusion" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[sc_Norway_Imagination-10] [10]
"Imagination – Just An Illusion". VG-lista. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[11] [11]
"South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (I)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 6 May 2015.

[12] [12]
Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

[sc_Sweden_Imagination-13] [13]
"Imagination – Just An Illusion". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[sc_Switzerland_Imagination-14] [14]
"Imagination – Just An Illusion". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[sc_UK_-15] [15]
"Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[sc_West_Germany_Imagination-16] [16]
"Offiziellecharts.de – Imagination – Just An Illusion" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 13 February 2019.

[17] [17]
"Jaaroverzichten 1982" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

[18] [18]
"TOP – 1982". Top-france.fr (in French). Retrieved 29 January 2014.

[19] [19]
"Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1982" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

[20] [20]
"Jaaroverzichten – Single 1982" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

[21] [21]
"Top 20 Hit Singles of 1982". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

[FranceImaginationJust_an_IllusionsingleCertRef-22] [22]
"French single certifications – Imagination – Just an Illusion" (in French). InfoDisc. Select IMAGINATION and click OK.

[United_KingdomImaginationJust_an_IllusionsingleCertRef-23] [23]
"British single certifications – Imagination – Just an Illusion". British Phonographic Industry.

[24] [24]
Walters, Barry (21 April 2005). "Mariah Carey – The Emancipation of Mimi". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

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Just an Illusion

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