"Just Between You and Me" is a single by Canadian hard rock band April Wine, from their ninth studio album The Nature of the Beast, released in 1981 (see 1981 in music).
| "Just Between You and Me" | ||||
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| Single by April Wine | ||||
| from the album The Nature of the Beast | ||||
| B-side | "Big City Girls" | |||
| Released | February 1981 | |||
| Recorded | Le Manoir Studios 1980 | |||
| Genre | Arena rock | |||
| Length | 3:56 | |||
| Label | Aquarius, Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Myles Goodwyn | |||
| Producer(s) | Myles Goodwyn, Mike Stone | |||
| April Wine singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio | ||||
| "Just Between You and Me" on YouTube | ||||
Background
editThe music video for this song was the fourteenth video played on MTV's first day of broadcast (August 1, 1981),[1][2][3] making it the first video by a Canadian recording artist ever played on MTV.[3]
The final chorus of the album version includes the song's title in French: "Seulement entre toi et moi".
Chart performance
edit"Just Between You and Me" was a top 25 hit in the US (their only top 30 hit in the US and their third and final top 40 hit in the country),[4] and peaked at No.13 on the CHUM Chart in Toronto, Canada.[5][6] It was also a minor hit in the UK, where it went to No.52.[7]
References
edit- ^ Hoye, Jacob (2001). MTV Uncensored. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-7434-2682-7.
- ^ "MTV's First Day". Rhapsody.com. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
- ^ a b "MTV Video Playlist for August 1, 1981". StereoGum.com. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100, Chart Listing For The Week of Mar 14 1981 - Just Between You and Me". BillBoard.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
- ^ "April Wine singles at the CHUM Chart (Toronto, Canada) archives". 1050CHUM.com. Archived from the original on 2006-02-22. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
- ^ "Canadian Top-30 Music Chart #1262 for Saturday, March 21, 1981". WebFitz.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
- ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
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