The Chinese Way

"The Chinese Way"
Single by Level 42
from the album The Pursuit of Accidents
B-side	"88" (live)
Released	January 1983 [1]
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	3:57 (single) [2] 5:51 (album) [3]
Label	Polydor
Songwriters	Mark King Phil Gould Wally Badarou [2] [3]
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. "The Chinese Way" (Single label). Level 42. Holland: Polydor Records. 1982. Side 1 record label. 810 884-7.
3. The Pursuit of Accidents (Album notes). Level 42. New York City: Polydor Records. 1982. Side B record label. PD-1-6359.
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.