Hooked on You (Bread song)
"Hooked on You" is a song written and composed by David Gates, and originally recorded by the pop-rock group Bread, of which Gates was the leader and primary music producer. It was the second single released from Bread's 1976 album Lost Without Your Love, and became their final charting hit.
"Hooked on You (Bread song)" | ||||
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Single by Bread | ||||
from the album Lost Without Your Love | ||||
B-side | "Our Lady of Sorrow" | |||
Released | April 1977 | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
Length | 2:18 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Songwriter(s) | David Gates | |||
Producer(s) | David Gates | |||
Bread singles chronology | ||||
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The single reached #60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 during the spring of 1977. It reached #48 in Canada.[1] "Hooked on You" was a much bigger Adult Contemporary hit, spending two weeks at number one on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart[2] and three weeks at number two in the United States, where it was blocked by Yvonne Elliman's "Hello Stranger."[3]
Chart performance
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[2] | 1 |
Canada RPM Top Singles[4] | 48 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] | 60 |
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[6] | 2 |
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 72 |
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References
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1977-05-28. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 34.
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 34.
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