Downtime (The Gandharvas song)

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"Downtime"
Gandharvas Downtime.jpeg
Single by The Gandharvas
from the album Sold for a Smile
Released1997
Genre Alternative rock
Length4:09
Label MCA
The Gandharvas singles chronology
""The Masochistic Minstrel""
(1996)
"Downtime"
(1997)
""Watching the Girl""
(1997)

"Downtime" is a song by Canadian alternative rock band The Gandharvas. It was released in 1997 as the lead single from the band's third and final album, Sold for a Smile . The song was a hit in Canada and was the band's only song to chart in the United States. The song was among the 98 most played songs on active rock radio stations in the US in 1998. [1]

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Charts

Chart (1997/1998)Peak
position
Canada Alternative ( RPM ) [2] 8
US Active Rock ( Billboard ) [3] 34
US Alternative ( Radio & Records ) [4] 34

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