Black Is Black

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"Black Is Black"
Los Bravos - Black Is Black.jpeg
Single by Los Bravos
from the album Black Is Black
B-side "I Want a Name"
ReleasedJuly 1966 [1]
Genre Beat, psychedelic rock
Length2:59
Label
Songwriter(s) Michelle Grainger, Tony Hayes, Steve Wadey
Producer(s) Ivor Raymonde
Los Bravos singles chronology
"Black Is Black"
(1966)
"Going Nowhere"
(1966)
Black Is Black ('86 Dance Mix)
Los Bravos - Black Is Black 86.jpg

La Belle Epoque version

Johnny Hallyday version (in French)

Chart (1966)Peak
position
France (SNEP)1
Turkey (TML)8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)5

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