Man on Your Mind

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"Man on Your Mind"
Man on Your Mind - Little River Band.jpg
North American 7" artwork
Single by Little River Band
from the album Time Exposure
B-side "Love Will Survive"/"Orbit Zero"
ReleasedDecember 1981
Recorded1981
Genre Rock
Length4:05 (single version) 4:16 (album version)
Label Capitol Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) George Martin
Little River Band singles chronology
"The Night Owls"
(1981)
"Man on Your Mind"
(1981)
"Take It Easy on Me"
(1982)

"Man on Your Mind" is a song by Australian rock band Little River Band. It was released in December 1981 as the second single from their sixth studio album, Time Exposure . "Man on Your Mind" peaked at No. 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100. [1]

Contents

Track listings

Australian 7" (Capitol Records – CP-633)
A. "Man on Your Mind" - 4:05
B. "Love Will Survive" - 4:38
New Zealand 7" (Capitol Records – F 5061)
A. "Man on Your Mind" - 4:05
B. "Orbit Zero" - 4:28
North American 7" (Capitol Records – B-5061)
A. "Man on Your Mind" - 4:05
B. "Orbit Zero" - 4:28

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1981–82)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM) [2] 37
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [3] 14
U.S. Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [4] 26
U.S. Top 100 Singles ( Cash Box ) [5] 13

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [6] 92
U.S. Top 100 Singles (Cash Box) [7] 81

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