How Long (Ace song)

"How Long"
1979 US reissue by MCA Records
Single by Ace
from the album Five-A-Side
B-side	"Sniffin' About"
Released	March 1975 (U.S.)
Recorded	1974
Studio	Trident Studios,Rockfield Studios
Genre	Soft rock [1] [2] pub rock [3] pop [4]
Length	3:21 (Album version) 3:09 (Single version)
Label	Anchor
Songwriter(s)	Paul Carrack [5]
Producer(s)	John Anthony
Ace singles chronology
"How Long" (1975) "I Ain't Gonna Stand for This" (1975)
Music video
Ace (with Paul Carrack) – How Long • TopPop on YouTube

Weekly charts Chart (1975) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report) [12] 63 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [13] 3 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) [14] 31 Netherlands (Single Tip) [15] 11 Poland (LP3) 16 UK Singles (OCC) [16] 20 US Billboard Hot 100 [17] 3 US Billboard Adult Contemporary [18] 24 US Cash Box Top 100 [19] 1 Chart (2020) Peak position US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [20] 8

Year-end charts Chart (1975) Rank Canada [21] 42 US Billboard Hot 100 [22] 58 US Cash Box [23] 47

Cover versions

• Australian band Scandal charted in the top 50 of the Kent Music Report with their version. It is from their only album release Scandal (1978).^{[ citation needed ]}
• Lipps Inc., in 1980, hit No. 4 on the U.S. dance chart, No. 29 on the U.S. soul singles chart, No. 42 in Canada (2 weeks), ^[24] and No. 44 in Australia. ^[25] Their cover version sold one million units in Mexico. ^[26]
• Rod Stewart, in 1981, charted in the top 50 of the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100 ^[27] and No. 26 in Ireland. It was included on his album Tonight I'm Yours . ^[28]
• In 1993, British reggae group Aswad and singer Yazz reached No. 31 on the UK Singles Chart, ^[29] with their take from Yazz's 1994 album One on One . ^[30]
• Composer and original vocalist Paul Carrack recorded a solo version for his 1995 album Blue Views . ^[31] It reached No. 32 on the UK chart.

See also

• List of one-hit wonders in the United States

References

1. Thomas, Stephen. "How Long – Ace : Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 10 January 2013.
2. "How Long – Ace |". Toponehitwonders.com. 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
3. "Pub Rock". Nostalgiacentral.com. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
4. Sendra, Tim. Various Artists - Sounds of the Seventies: 1975 (1990) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
5. "Ace : How Long". Discogs.com. 1974. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
6. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 13. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
7. Collins, Phil (19 January 2021). "All Time Top 10". Flickr.com. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
8. "Ace | Biography, Albums, & Streaming Radio". AllMusic . Retrieved 11 June 2016.
9. "Paul Carrack — About". paulcarrack.net.
10. "The Greatest Hits: The Story So Far" (PDF). static1.squarespace.com. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
11. "Paul Carrack — 'How Long' reaches No. 1 45 years after its original release". paulcarrack.net. 18 March 2020.
12. "Forum – 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
13. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3969a." RPM . Library and Archives Canada.
14. "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 10 May 1975. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
15. "Ace – How Long".
16. "Ace: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
17. ""Ace – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Ace". Billboard.
18. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 12.
19. "Cash Box Top 100 5/31/75". Tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
20. "Ace Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
21. "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca.
22. "Top 100 Hits of 1975/Top 100 Songs of 1975". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
23. "Cash Box YE Pop Singles – 1975". Tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
24. "RPM Top 50 Singles – December 20, 1980" (PDF).
25. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 178. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
26. "Mexico Hot For Lipps, Vice Versa" (PDF). Billboard . 28 February 1981. p. 52. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
27. Stephen Thomas Erlewine (10 January 1945). "Rod Stewart | Awards". AllMusic . Retrieved 11 June 2016.
28. "Search Help". Google.com. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
29. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 613. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
30. "Yazz - One On One". Discogs.com. 1994. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
31. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Blue Views – Paul Carrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 11 June 2016.

External links

• "How Long" (1975 TopPop performance) by Ace on YouTube
• "How Long" (1981 music video) by Rod Stewart on YouTube
• "How Long" (1995 re-recording) by Paul Carrack on YouTube