Picture This (song)
"Picture This" | ||||||||
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Single by Blondie | ||||||||
from the album Parallel Lines | ||||||||
B-side | "Fade Away and Radiate" | |||||||
Released | August 26, 1978[1] | |||||||
Format | 7" vinyl | |||||||
Recorded | 1978 | |||||||
Genre | New wave | |||||||
Length | 2:59 | |||||||
Label | Chrysalis (UK) | |||||||
Writer(s) | ||||||||
Producer(s) | Mike Chapman | |||||||
Blondie singles chronology | ||||||||
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"Picture This" is a song by the American rock band Blondie. It was released in 1978 as the first single from their third album Parallel Lines. It reached number 12 in the UK, giving Blondie their third UK Top 20 hit. It also charted in various other countries but was not issued as a single in the US.
Background
"Picture This" was written by Chris Stein, Debbie Harry and Jimmy Destri. Debbie Harry wrote the lyrics while Destri and Stein each wrote portions of the music. The B-side of the single, "Fade Away And Radiate", featured Robert Fripp on guitar and was also included on the Parallel Lines album. "Picture This" was included on the international version of the band's first 'greatest hits' compilation The Best of Blondie, released in October 1981.
Music critic Arion Berger of Rolling Stone called "Picture This" "the tenderest new wave love song put to vinyl".[2]
Music video
A music video was produced to promote the single featuring a straight performance by the band and Debbie Harry wearing a yellow dress designed by Stephen Sprouse.[3]
Release history
UK 7" (CHS 2242, August 1978)
- "Picture This" (Chris Stein, Deborah Harry, Jimmy Destri) – 2:53
- "Fade Away And Radiate" (Chris Stein) – 3:57
Charts
Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 88 |
Ireland (IRMA)[5] | 13 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 15 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7] | 12 |
References
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- ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Picture This". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Blondie – Picture This". Singles Top 60. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 1978-09-23" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
External links
- Singlechart usages for Ireland2
- Singlechart called without artist
- Singlechart usages for UK
- Singlechart called without song
- 1978 singles
- 1978 songs
- Blondie (band) songs
- Chrysalis Records singles
- Song recordings produced by Mike Chapman
- Songs written by Chris Stein
- Songs written by Debbie Harry
- Songs written by Jimmy Destri