Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)

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"Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)"
Single by Red Box
from the album The Circle & the Square
B-side "Stinging Bee"
Released1985
Genre New wave, synthpop
Length4:32, 6:42
Label Sire Records
Songwriter(s) Simon Toulson-Clarke
Red Box singles chronology
"Saskatchewan"
(1984)
"Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)"
(1985)
"For America"
(1986)

"Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)" is a song by British group Red Box, released in 1985 as the third single from the debut album The Circle & the Square . It was the band's highest-charting single, reaching No. 3 in the UK in October 1985. [1]

Contents

The song borrows from North American Indian rhythms. [2]

Track listing

7" single

No.TitleLength
1."Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)"4:15
2."Stinging Bee"4:36

12" single

No.TitleLength
1."Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo) (Dogmatix)"6:42
2."Stinging Bee (Catmatix)"4:38
3."Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)"4:32

Charts

Chart (1985/86)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [3] 29
Germany (Official German Charts) [4] 27
Ireland (IRMA) [5] 2
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 3

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References

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  5. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Lean on Me". Irish Singles Chart.
  6. "Red Box: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.