"Walking in the Sunshine" is a song by British 2-tone/ska band Bad Manners, released in September 1981 as the second single from their third album Gosh It's... Bad Manners. It peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]
| "Walking in the Sunshine" | ||||
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| Single by Bad Manners | ||||
| from the album Gosh It's... Bad Manners | ||||
| B-side | "End of the World" | |||
| Released | 18 September 1981 | |||
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| Length | 3:26 | |||
| Label | Magnet | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bad Manners | |||
| Producer(s) | Roger Lomas | |||
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Reception edit
Reviewing the song for Record Mirror, Sunie Fletcher wrote "Buster and the boys pull themselves out of their role as a second-rate Madness, only to emerge as… would you believe a third-rate UB40? The exuberance of their previous works has vanished, leaving behind a listless, limber reggae item which seems to drift on for far more than its three minutes 26 seconds".[2] However, Ian Birch for Smash Hits wrote "It's amazing how Bad Manners can look so slobby and make such a sophisticated single. This is a dapper pop song with an ambling reggae gait and some fine instrumental breaks".[3]
Track listing edit
7": Magnet / MAG 197
- "Walking in the Sunshine" – 3:26
- "End of the World" – 2:57
12": Magnet / 12 MAG 197
- "Walking in the Sunshine" (Extended Version) – 5:33
- "End of the World" – 2:57
- "Night Bus to Dalston" (Vocals Version) – 2:14
Charts edit
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ireland (IRMA)[4] | 11 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[1] | 10 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Bad Manners: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Singles". Record Mirror: 13. 26 September 1981. Retrieved 13 November 2020 – via flickr.com.
- ^ "Singles". Smash Hits. 1–14 October 1981. p. 18. Retrieved 13 November 2020 – via sites.google.com.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Walkin' in the Sunshine". Irish Singles Chart.