Superstitious (song)

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"Superstitious"
Europe Superstitious.jpg
Single by Europe
from the album Out of This World
B-side "Lights and Shadows"
Released31 July 1988 (US) [1]
Genre Glam metal
Length4:35 (Album Version)
4:11 (Rock Edit - Video Version)
3:51 (CHR Edit)
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Joey Tempest
Producer(s) Ron Nevison
Europe singles chronology
"Cherokee"
(1986)
"Superstitious"
(1988)
"Open Your Heart"
(1988)
Music video
"Superstitious" on YouTube

"Superstitious" is a 1988 single released by the Swedish rock band Europe. It was the first single released from the album Out of This World . It charted at #31 in the Billboard Hot 100, #9 at the Mainstream Rock Tracks and #34 in the UK Singles Chart. It was the last song by Europe to chart in the US.[ citation needed ]

Contents

The video for "Superstitious" was filmed at Castle Gould, on Long Island, New York.[ citation needed ] When performing the song live, Europe often include a part of Bob Marley's "No Woman, No Cry" in the middle of the song.[ citation needed ]

Personnel

Chart positions

YearListPeakRef.
1988Swedish Singles Chart1 [2]
Norwegian Singles Chart 1 [3]
Mainstream Rock Tracks 9 [4]
Swiss Singles Chart9 [5]
Dutch Top 40 10 [6]
German Singles Chart21 [7]
Irish Singles Chart24 [8]
Billboard Hot 100 31 [4]
French Singles Chart33 [9]
UK Singles Chart 34 [10]
South African Singles Chart12 [11]
Canadian Singles Chart 35 [12]
Australian Singles Chart 45 [13]

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