Head over Heels (Blue Rodeo song)

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"Head Over Heels"
Single by Blue Rodeo
from the album Five Days in July
Released1995
Genre Country rock
Length4:01
Label Warner Music Canada
Songwriter(s) Greg Keelor
Jim Cuddy
Producer(s) Blue Rodeo
Blue Rodeo singles chronology
"'Til I Gain Control Again"
(1994)
"Head Over Heels"
(1995)
"Save Myself"
(1995)

"Head Over Heels" is a song recorded by Canadian country rock group Blue Rodeo. It was released in 1995 as the sixth single from their fifth studio album, Five Days in July . It peaked at number 4 on the RPM Country Tracks chart and number 16 on the RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks chart in May 1995. It was reached the top 40 on the RPM Top Singles chart.

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Chart performance

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [1] 33
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [2] 16
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [3] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 52

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