Out of the Question (Gilbert O'Sullivan song)

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"Out of the Question"
Out of the Question - Gilbert O'Sullivan.jpg
Single by Gilbert O'Sullivan
from the album Back to Front
B-side "Everybody Knows"
ReleasedFebruary 1973
Genre Pop
Label MAM
Songwriter(s) Gilbert O'Sullivan
Producer(s) Gordon Mills
Gilbert O'Sullivan singles chronology
"Clair"
(1972)
"Out of the Question"
(1973)
"Get Down"
(1973)

"Out of the Question" is a popular song by Irish singer Gilbert O'Sullivan. It was written by O'Sullivan and produced by Gordon Mills.

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The song became a hit in the only two countries it had been released as a single: the U.S. (#17) [1] and Canada (#9). [2] It was a much bigger adult contemporary hit, reaching number two and number one in those nations, respectively. [3]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1973)Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles [4] 9
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [5] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [6] 17
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 2
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [7] 22

Year-end charts

Chart (1973)Rank
Canada [8] 127
U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual) [9] 137

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