Wired for Sound (song)

"Wired for Sound"
Single by Cliff Richard
from the album Wired for Sound
B-side	"Hold On"
Released	17 August 1981[1]
Recorded	May–July 1981
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:37
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	Alan Tarney, B.A. Robertson
Producer(s)	Alan Tarney
Cliff Richard singles chronology
"A Little in Love" (1981) "Wired for Sound" (1981) "Daddy's Home" (1981)
Music video
"Wired for Sound" on YouTube

"Wired for Sound" is a song recorded by English singer Cliff Richard, released in 1981 as the lead single for his album of the same name. The song reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart and was certified silver by the BPI for sales over 250,000.[2][3] The song reached number 2 in Australia and South Africa, and was a hit in a number of European countries. The song was written by Alan Tarney and B.A. Robertson.

A live version of the song was released in 1990 as an extra track on Richard's CD and 12" single of "From a Distance".

The music video was filmed at Milton Keynes Shopping Centre.[4]

Chart performance and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1981–82) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 2 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 11 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 8 Germany (GfK)[8] 13 Ireland (IRMA)[9] 6 Israel (Reshet Gimmel / IBA)[10] 10 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 31 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 34 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 10 South Africa (Springbok Radio)[14][15] 2 UK Singles (OCC)[2] 4 US Billboard Hot 100[16] 71 US Cash Box Top 100[17] 70

Year-end charts Chart (1981) Position Australia (Kent Music Report)[18][19] 52 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 93 UK Singles (OCC)[21] 64 Chart (1982) Position Australia (Kent Music Report)[22][19] 29 Certifications Certifications for Wired for Sound Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Silver 250,000^^ ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Covers

In May 2000, Australian duo B(if)tek featuring Julee Cruise released an electronic music cover version as a single from their album 2020.[24] It reached number 82 in the Australian charts.[25]

English alternative rock band Shed Seven recorded a cover for an unreleased Cliff Richard tribute album. Their version was later released on the limited edition bonus CD of their greatest hits compilation Going For Gold, released in 1999.

References

1. "The Cliff Richard Song Databasewebsite: Discography - Singles". cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
2. "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
3. "UK certification Database". BPI. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
4. "Shopping centre opened by Thatcher marks 40 years". BBC News. 25 September 2019.
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970 – 1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
6. "Cliff Richard – Wired for Sound" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
7. "Cliff Richard – Wired for Sound" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
8. "Cliff Richard – Wired for Sound" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
9. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Wired for Sound". Irish Singles Chart.
10. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (31 October 1981). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 101. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 46, 1981" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
12. "Cliff Richard – Wired for Sound" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
13. "Cliff Richard – Wired for Sound". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
14. "South Africa Charts 1965-1989 - Springbok Radio / Radio Orion". Retrieved 17 March 2018.
15. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (28 November 1981). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 69. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
16. "Cliff Richard Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
17. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles 24 Oct 1981". Retrieved 17 March 2018.
18. "National Top 100 Singles for 1981". Kent Music Report. 4 January 1982. p. 7. Retrieved 11 January 2022 – via Imgur.
19. "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1980s". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
20. "Jaaroverzichten 1981". Ultratop. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
21. "Top 100 - 1981". uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
22. "National Top 100 Singles for 1982". Kent Music Report. 3 January 1983. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via Imgur.
23. "British single certifications – Cliff Richard – Wired for Sound". British Phonographic Industry.
24. B(if)tek featuring Julee Cruise (2000). Wired for Sound (CD single). Murmur.
25. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

External links

• Wired for Sound at Discogs (list of releases)