Cannonball (Supertramp song)

Cannonball (Supertramp song)

Infobox Single
Name = Cannonball


Artist = Supertramp
from Album = "Brother Where You Bound"
Released =
Genre = Progressive rock
Length = 7:39
Label = A&M
Writer = Rick Davies
Producer = Supertramp, Peter Henderson
Chart position = * #28 (US)
* #4 (U.S Mainstream Rock)

Last single = "Still In Love" (1985)
This single = "Cannonball" (1985)
Next single = "Better Days" (1985)

Cannonball is the opening track off of Supertramp's 1985 album Brother Where You Bound. Written and sung by keyboardist Rick Davies all in the chord of G. Davies stated in an interview "I did it simply to see if it could be done".

The lyrics to the song may have been seen as a veiled message to former member Roger Hodgson but Davies revealed in a French radio interview that the lyrics to Cannonball were inspired by a less than perfect concert promoter whom he refused to name but added that the guy knew who he was.

The track became Supertramp's last US Top 40 single to date peaking at #28 on the Billboard singles charts in the spring of 1985. It also crossed over to the dance charts.


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