Johnny, Johnny Come Home

Infobox Single
Name = Johnny, Johnny Come Home


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Artist = Avalanche
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B-side = Dance mix
Released = 1989
Format = 7" single 12" maxi
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Genre = Synthpop, Dance
Length = 4:18
Label = Warner Music, Wea
Writer = Kjetil Rosnes, Vinton Hoover
Producer = Vinton Hoover
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This single = "Johnny Johnny Come Home" (1989)
Next single = "I Will Wait" (1989)
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"Johnny, Johnny Come Home" is a 1989 song recorded by Norwegian band Avalanche. It was their debut single and can be considered as its signature song. Released in March 1989, it helped launch the band's career, achieving a smash success in France, where it topped the chart, and also in Norway it was a top three hit, but its sales remained conifidential in other countries. [Elia Habib, "Muz hit. tubes", p. 160 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)]

ong information

Written by Vinton Hoover and Avalanche's member Kjetil Rosnes, "Johnny Johnny Come Home" was published twice : first in late 1988, with a red cover single, then in March 1989 with a blue one containing a new remix. The refrain is composed of the title repeated eight times and many onomatopoeias ("Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na"). The song is available on many compilations such as "Boulevard des hits volume 8", "La Discothèque du XXè siècle - 1988", "Nostalgie Classiques 80" and "Summer klub80 Volume 2". Two songs with almost the same title, "Johnny Come Home", by Fine Young Cannibals in 1985, then by The Men They Couldn't Hang in 1987, are not related to Avalanche's one.

Chart performances

In France, the single debuted at #43 on April 1, 1989, and climbed regularly until reaching the top ten in its sixth week. It topped the chart from it tenth week and remained there for eight consecutive weeks. Then it almost kept on dropping and totaled 17 weeks in the top ten and 26 weeks in the top 50."Johnny Johnny Come Home", French singles charts [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=77515&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved October 1, 2008)] To date, the song is the 662th bestselling single of all time in France. [Best-selling singles of all time in France [http://www.infodisc.fr/S_ToutTemps.php?debut=650 Infodisc.fr] (Retrieved October 1, 2008)] In Norway, the song was ranked in the top for 11 weeks from the 27th week of 1989, including a peak at #3 in its sixth week."Johnny Johnny Come Home", Norwegian singles charts [http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?key=77515&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved October 1, 2008)] The song was also released in Germany, but failed to reach the chart.

Track listings

; 7" single
# "Johnny, Johnny Come Home" — 4:14
# "Johnny, Johnny Come Home" (dance mix) — 4:03

; 12" maxi
# "Johnny, Johnny Come Home" — 8:38
# "Johnny, Johnny Come Home" (dub, instrumental version) — 3:35
# "Johnny, Johnny Come Home" (dance mix) — 4:03; 12" maxi
# "Johnny, Johnny Come Home" (special version) — 9:20
# "Johnny, Johnny Come Home" (special radio edit) — 4:14
# "Return of Johnny" (instrumental) — 4:04
# "Johnny, Johnny Come Home" (new mix - 1989 summer)

Versions

* Radio Edit
* Dance mix
* Dub instrumental version
* Special version
* Special radio edit
* New mix

Credits

* Arranged by Kjetil Rosnes
* Programmed and engineered by Joey Wild
* Mixed by Frankie Rynke
* Producerd by Vinton Hoover
* Cover : F.Gaillard

Certifications and sales

Charts

References