| "Blue on Blue" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SinglebyBobby Vinton | ||||
| from the album Blue on Blue | ||||
| B-side | "Those Little Things" | |||
| Released | April 30, 1963[1] | |||
| Recorded | April 3, 1963[2] | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:21 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Burt Bacharach Hal David | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Morgan | |||
| Bobby Vinton singles chronology | ||||
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"Blue on Blue" is a popular song composed by Burt Bacharach with lyrics by Hal David, first recorded[3] and released by Bobby Vinton in April 1963, backed by Burt Bacharach and his Orchestra.[4] Vinton's single spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 3 on July 6, 1963,[5][6] while reaching No. 2 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart.[7][8] Vinton's single was a major hit in many other nations as well.
The song was ranked No. 42 on Billboard's end of year ranking "Top Records of 1963".[9]
The success of "Blue on Blue" prompted Bobby Vinton to record an entire album of blue-themed songs, also titled Blue on Blue, which produced an even bigger hit in the No. 1 "Blue Velvet".[10]
| Chart (1963) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| USBillboard Hot 100[6] | 3 |
| USBillboard Middle-Road Singles[8] | 2 |
| Israel - Kol Yisrael[11] | 1 |
| Canada - CHUM Hit Parade[12] | 4 |
| New Zealand - "Lever Hit Parade"[13] | 5 |
| Australia - Music Maker[14] | 7 |
| Hong Kong[15] | 9 |
The song has been covered or sampled by many artists, including:[4]
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