I'll Find My Way Home

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"I'll Find My Way Home"
Single by Jon and Vangelis
from the album The Friends of Mr Cairo
B-side "Back to School"
ReleasedNovember 1981 (1981-11) [1]
Genre
Length4:29
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Vangelis
Jon and Vangelis singles chronology
"The Friends of Mr Cairo"
(1981)		"I'll Find My Way Home"
(1981)		"(I Want to Go) Back to School"
(1981)
Official audio
"I'll Find My Way Home" on YouTube

I'll Find My Way Home is a song written by Jon Anderson and Vangelis for the Jon and Vangelis' 1981 album The Friends of Mr Cairo . The single was released in late November 1981, reaching the top ten in several European countries including the UK Singles Chart.

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Charts

In the United Kingdom, the single peaked at #6 [2] and was certified Silver (1982) for sales of over 250,000 copies by BPI. [3]

It reached #51 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #41 on the Adult Contemporary chart. [4] In Europe, it peaked at #1 in Switzerland and Poland, #2 Ireland and Netherlands, #3 Belgium, #5 Israel, #6 West Germany, #9 Sweden, #13 France, #19 Austria and also reached #22 in Australia [5] and #45 in New Zealand. [6] In 2012, it reached #4 on the Sweden Digital Songs chart. [4]

Covers

The song was later covered by numerous artists, including Demis Roussos, Chayanne, Gregorian, Project Pitchfork, Spanish singer Ana Belén, and Czech singer Hana Zagorová.[ citation needed ]

The song is also featured in the film The Challengers .[ citation needed ]

Weekly charts

Chart (1981–82)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [7] 22
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [8] 19
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [9] 3
France (IFOP) [10] 49
Ireland (IRMA) [11] 2
Israel (IBA)[ citation needed ]5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [12] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [13] 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [14] 45
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [15] 9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] 1
UK Singles (OCC) [17] 6
US Billboard Hot 100 [18] 51
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [18] 41
West Germany (Official German Charts) [19] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)Position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [20] 52
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) [21] 22
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [22] 29
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [23] 23
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [24] 2
West Germany (Official German Charts) [25] 30

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] Silver250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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