Turn to Stone

Infobox Single
Name = Turn to Stone


Artist = Electric Light Orchestra
from Album = Out of the Blue
B-side = Mister Kingdom
Released = 1977
Format = 7"
Recorded = 1977 Musicland Studios, Munich
Genre = Power pop
Length = 3:47
Label = Jet Records
Writer =
Producer = Jeff Lynne
Certification =
Chart position = * #1
* #13
* #18
* #17
Last single = "Telephone Line"
This single = "Turn to Stone" (1977)
Next single = "Mr. Blue Sky" (1978)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Flashback
Type = compilation
prev_track = "Mission (A World Record)"
prev_no = 5
this_track = "Turn to Stone"
track_no = 6
next_track = "Telephone Line"
next_no = 7

"Turn to Stone" is a song by the Electric Light Orchestra.

The song is the opening track to the double album "Out of the Blue". It was the first song released as a single from the LP. The single reached #18 in the U.K. charts and stayed there for 12 weeks. Out of four singles from from the album, "Turn to Stone" was the only song not to reach the top ten in the U.K. singles charts. The song was slightly more successful across the Atlantic, reaching #13 in the U.S.

In popular culture

The song featured in the "Doctor Who" episode "Love & Monsters" (2006), along with "Mr. Blue Sky" and "Don't Bring Me Down", both of which were performed by characters in the episode.cite episode | title = Love & Monsters | series = Doctor Who | credits = Writer Russell T. Davies, Director Dan Zeff, Producer Phil Collinson | network = BBC | station = BBC One | city = Cardiff | airdate = 2006-06-17]

The song is also featured in the movie "Detroit Rock City".