The Chinese Way

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"The Chinese Way"
The Chinese Way.jpg
Single by Level 42
from the album The Pursuit of Accidents
B-side "88" (live)
ReleasedJanuary 1983 [1]
Genre Jazz fusion
Length
  • 3:57 (single) [2]
  • 5:51 (album) [3]
Label Polydor
Songwriters
Producer Mike Vernon [2] [3]
Level 42 singles chronology
"Weave Your Spell"
(1982)
"The Chinese Way"
(1983)
"Out of Sight, Out of Mind"
(1983)

"The Chinese Way" is a single released in 1983 by the English jazz-funk band Level 42. It was the third single from their third studio album, The Pursuit of Accidents , which was the band's most successful album up to that time. It was Level 42's first top-30 single in the United Kingdom.

Charts

Chart (1983)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [4] 35
Ireland (IRMA) [5] 27
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [6] 45
UK Singles (OCC) [7] 24

References

  1. "Level 42 singles".
  2. 1 2 3 "The Chinese Way" (Single label). Level 42. Holland: Polydor Records. 1982. Side 1 record label. 810 884-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. 1 2 3 The Pursuit of Accidents (Album notes). Level 42. New York City: Polydor Records. 1982. Side B record label. PD-1-6359.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. "Level 42 – The Chinese Way" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Chinese Way". Irish Singles Chart.
  6. "Level 42 – The Chinese Way" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  7. "Level 42: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.