I Hear You Now

"I Hear You Now"
Single by Jon and Vangelis
from the album Short Stories
B-side"Thunder"
Released21 December 1979
GenreElectronic
Length
  • 5:13 (Album version)
  • 4:12 (Single - long version)
  • 3:37 (Single - short version)
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Vangelis
Jon and Vangelis singles chronology
"I Hear You Now"
(1979) 		"The Friends of Mr Cairo"
(1981)

"I Hear You Now" is a song by Jon and Vangelis released in December 1979[1] and is their debut single from their first album Short Stories. It peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Charts, making it the duo's second biggest hit in that country.[2]

Track listing

  1. "I Hear You Now" – 5:12
  2. "Thunder" – 2:12

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Germany (GfK)[3] 69
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 3
France (IFOP)[5] 53
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 9
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 8
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 58

Year-end charts

Chart (1980) Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 56
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 77
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 79
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] 100

References

  1. ^ "Great Rock Discography". p. 865.
  2. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Jon and Vangelis – I Hear You Now" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Jon and Vangelis – I Hear You Know" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. ^ "InfoDisc : Les Tubes de chaque Artiste commençant par J" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Jon & Vangelis" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Hear You Now". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Jon and Vangelis" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Jon and Vangelis – I Hear You Now" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  9. ^ "I Hear You Now (song by Jon & Vangelis) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  10. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1980". Ultratop. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1980". www.top40.nl. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Jaaroverzichten - Single 1980". www.dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Top 100 1980 - UK Music Charts". www.uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 2020-06-25.