| "Barbados" | ||||
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| SinglebyTypically Tropical | ||||
| from the album Barbados Sky | ||||
| B-side | "Sandy" | |||
| Released | 23 May 1975 (1975-05-23) | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Studio | Morgan Studios, London | |||
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| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | Gull | |||
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| Typically Tropical singles chronology | ||||
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"Barbados" is the debut single by British band Typically Tropical, released in May 1975.[1]
"Barbados" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 37 in late June 1975, and five weeks later it hit number one for a week.[1] In total, "Barbados" spent eleven weeks on the chart.[1] The track also reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart, the South African Singles Chart,[2] and number 20 on the Australian Singles Chart (Kent Music Report).[3] The track was later released on an album in 1975 by Gull Records, named Barbados Sky.
Follow-up singles "Rocket Now" and "The Ghost Song" failed to chart,[4] leaving Typically Tropical as a one-hit wonder.
In 1999, a reworked version of the song, renamed "We're Going to Ibiza", also reached the UK number one spot for the Vengaboys.[4]
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 20 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] | 17 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] | 32 |
| Denmark (IFPI) | 4 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[8] | 8 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[9] | 1 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] | 10 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] | 11 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] | 5 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[13] | 6 |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[2] | 1 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 11 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[15] | 1 |
| USBubbling Under the Hot 100 (Billboard)[16] | 108 |
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