Out of the Blue (Debbie Gibson song)

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"Out of the Blue"
Out of the Blue (Debbie Gibson album) coverart.jpg
Single by Debbie Gibson
from the album Out of the Blue
A-side "Vocal (3:55)"
B-side Edited Dub (4:12) US, "Fallen Angel" (3:43) UK, "Foolish Beat" (4:25) JPN, "Wake Up to Love" (3:42) PHI
ReleasedJanuary 1988
RecordedJuly 1987
Genre
Length3:55
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Deborah Gibson
Producer(s)
Debbie Gibson singles chronology
"Shake Your Love"
(1987)
"Out of the Blue"
(1988)
"Foolish Beat"
(1988)
Music video
"Out of the Blue" on YouTube

"Out of the Blue" is the third single by American singer-songwriter-actress Debbie Gibson. The title track of her debut album, the song was written by Gibson and co-produced and co-arranged with Fred Zarr, with Douglas Breitbart as executive producer. Released as a single in January 1988, "Out of the Blue" gave Gibson her highest chart placing at the time by reaching No. 3 in the U.S. In the UK, it did slightly less well than her two previous singles, stalling at No. 19.

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Cash Box called it a "catchy, hooky hit from one of the most exciting young (sweet sixteen} performers of pop music" that "is filled with the 'ear candy' that marks a great commercial record" [2]

As a maxi single, "Out of the Blue," like "Shake Your Love" before it, took No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Maxi Singles chart.

In 2010, Gibson re-recorded the song as an extra track for the Deluxe Edition release of the Japan-exclusive album Ms. Vocalist .

In 2022, the song was featured in episode 2 of HBO's The Staircase.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Deborah Gibson

7" vinyl single
No.TitleLength
1."Out of the Blue"3:55
2."Out of the Blue" (Edited Dub)4:12
12" vinyl single/cassette single
No.TitleLength
1."Out of the Blue" (12" Club Mix)5:50
2."Out of the Blue" (Bonus Beats)4:20
3."Out of the Blue" (Drumapella)4:05
4."Out of the Blue" (Dub Version)3:54

Versions

  1. Out of the Blue [Album Version] 3:51
  2. Out of the Blue [Video Version] 3:51
  3. Out of the Blue [Dub Edit] 4:09
  4. Out of the Blue [Vocal Club Mix] 5:50 [3]
  5. Out of the Blue [Bonus Beats] 4:20 [3]
  6. Out of the Blue [Radio Edit] 3:52 [3]
  7. Out of the Blue [Vocal Drumapella] 4:05 [3]
  8. Out of the Blue [Dub Version] 3:54 [3]

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 68
Ireland (IRMA) [5] 19
Israel (Media Forest)8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [6] 88
Panamá (UPI) [7] 2
Spain (Spain Top 40 Radio) [8] 32
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 19
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [10] 16
US Billboard Hot 100 [11] 3
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 44
US Cashbox Charts [13] 5
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [14] 62
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [15] 15

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)Position
United States (Billboard) [16] [17] 54

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