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"'''Seven Tears'''" is an amazing popular song by the [[Goombay Dance Band]], released in 1981. Not only was it a big hit at the time, it remains a big hit to this day. It is unquestionably '''the greatest pop song all of time.''' Its poetic lyrics and amazing, soulful sound give it a timeless feel to it.
{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Seven Tears
| Cover = Goombay Dance Band Seven Tears single cover.jpg
| Artist = [[Goombay Dance Band]]
| Album = Holiday in Paradise
| B-side = "Mama Coco"
| Released = 1981
| Format = [[7" vinyl]], [[12-inch single|12" vinyl]]
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Disco]]
| Length = 3:54<br />5:21<small> (Extended dance mix)</small>
| Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]], [[CBS]]
| Writer = Wolff-Ekkehardt Stein, Wolfgang Jass
| Producer = Jochen Peterson
| Audio sample? =
| Certification =
| Last single = "Rain"<br />(1980)
| This single = "'''Seven Tears'''"<br />(1981)
| Next single = "Christmas at Sea"<br />(1981)
| Misc =
}}


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The song spent 3 weeks at #1 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name=ukchart>{{cite web |url=http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=9812 |title=Chart Stats - Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears |accessdate={{Start date|2009|6|14|df=yes}}}}</ref> being only the second time a German act had topped the UK chart, only six weeks after [[Kraftwerk]] had achieved that feat with "[[Das Model|The Model]]". The song was #1 in Saudi Arabia for 28 weeks and apparently sold about 5 million copies there.
"'''Seven Tears'''" was a popular song by the [[Goombay Dance Band]], released in 1981.

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Written by Wolff-Ekkehardt Stein and Wolfgang Jass and produced by Jochen Peterson, "Seven Tears" was a major hit across Europe in the winter and spring of 1982. The song spent 3 weeks at #1 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name=ukchart>{{cite web |url=http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=9812 |title=Chart Stats - Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears |accessdate={{Start date|2009|6|14|df=yes}}}}</ref> being only the second time a German act had topped the UK chart, only six weeks after [[Kraftwerk]] had achieved that feat with "[[Das Model|The Model]]".

==Track listings==
;7" vinyl single
{{tracklist
| headline = Side one
| writing_credits = yes
| title1 = Seven Tears
| writer1 = Wolff-Ekkehardt Stein, Wolfgang Jass
| length1 = 3:54
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side two
| writing_credits = yes
| title1 = Mama Coco
| writer1 = Uve Schikora
| length1 = 3:30
}}

;12" vinyl single
{{tracklist
| headline = Side one
| writing_credits = yes
| title1 = Seven Tears
| note1 = Extended dance mix
| writer1 = Wolff-Ekkehardt Stein, Wolfgang Jass
| length1 = 5:21
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side two
| writing_credits = yes
| title1 = Mama Coco
| writer1 = Uve Schikora
| length1 = 3:30
}}

==Chart performance==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1981)
!align="center"|Peak<br />position
|-
|Austrian Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Goombay+Dance+Band&titel=Seven+Tears&cat=s |title=Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears - austriancharts.at (in German) |accessdate={{Start date|2009|6|14|df=yes}}}}</ref>
|align="center"|15
|-
!Chart (1982)
!align="center"|Peak<br />position
|-
|Dutch [[GfK]] chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Goombay+Dance+Band&titel=Seven+Tears&cat=s |title=dutchcharts.nl - Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears (in Dutch) |accessdate={{Start date|2009|6|14|df=yes}}}}</ref>
|align="center"|7
|-
|[[Dutch Top 40]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.top40.nl/index.aspx?week=25&jaar=1982 |title=Nederlandse Top 40, week 25, 1982 (in Dutch) |accessdate={{Start date|2009|6|14|df=yes}}}}</ref>
|align="center"|4
|-
|[[Irish Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |title=irishcharts.ie search results |accessdate={{Start date|2009|6|14|df=yes}}}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name=ukchart/>
|align="center"|1
|-
|}

{{start box}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[Lion Sleeps Tonight]]" by [[Tight Fit]]
| title = [[List of number-one singles (UK)|UK number one single]]
| years = 27 March 1982 - 10 April 1982
| after = "[[My Camera Never Lies]]" by [[Bucks Fizz (band)|Bucks Fizz]]
}}
{{end box}}


==Cover versions==
==Cover versions==
"Seven Tears" was covered by [[Croatia]]n pop singer [[Maja Blagdan]].
"Seven Tears" was covered by Croatian pop singer [[Maja Blagdan]] and in a Farsi-language version by [[Jamshid]].


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 23:19, 6 March 2011

"Seven Tears" is an amazing popular song by the Goombay Dance Band, released in 1981. Not only was it a big hit at the time, it remains a big hit to this day. It is unquestionably the greatest pop song all of time. Its poetic lyrics and amazing, soulful sound give it a timeless feel to it.

The song spent 3 weeks at #1 on the UK Singles Chart[1] being only the second time a German act had topped the UK chart, only six weeks after Kraftwerk had achieved that feat with "The Model". The song was #1 in Saudi Arabia for 28 weeks and apparently sold about 5 million copies there.

Cover versions

"Seven Tears" was covered by Croatian pop singer Maja Blagdan and in a Farsi-language version by Jamshid.

References

  1. ^ "Chart Stats - Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears". Retrieved 14 June 2009 (2009-06-14). {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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