Juliet (Robin Gibb song)

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"Juliet"
Juliet (song).jpeg
Single by Robin Gibb
from the album How Old Are You?
B-side "Hearts on Fire"
ReleasedMay 1983 (UK)
June 1983 (US)
RecordedOctober–November 1982 at Middle Ear, Miami Beach
Genre
Length3:46
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s) Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
Producer(s) Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
Robin Gibb singles chronology
"Help Me!"
(1980)
"Juliet"
(1983)
"Another Lonely Night in New York"
(1983)

"Juliet" is a 1983 single by British singer-songwriter Robin Gibb, from his second solo album How Old Are You? . The song was a huge hit in various countries in Europe, hitting the No. 1 spot in Germany, [3] Italy, [4] and Switzerland [5] and peaking at No. 2 in Austria. [6] In addition, the single was certified gold by the German Bundesverband Musikindustrie in 1983. [7] A music video was also made for this song.

Contents

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1983)Peak
Position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [8] 70
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [9] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [10] 7
Denmark (Hitlisten) [11] 1
Germany (Official German Charts) [12] 1
Italy (FIMI) [4] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [13] 14
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [14] 11
Portugal (AFP) [15] 8
Spain (AFYVE) [16] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] 1
UK Singles (OCC) [18] 94
Uruguay (UPI) [19] 3
Zimbabwe (ZIMA) [20] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1983)Rank
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [21] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [22] 75
Germany (Official German Charts) [23] 4
Italy (FIMI) [24] 6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [25] 11

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [26] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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