King Midas In Reverse
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| Single by The Hollies | ||||
| B-side | UK: "Everything Is Sunshine" US: "Water on the Brain" |
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| Released | UK: 22 September 1967 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 3 & 4 August 1967 Abbey Road Studios[1] |
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| Genre | Psychedelic pop | |||
| Length | 3:07 | |||
| Label | UK: Parlophone R5637 US: Epic 10234 |
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| Writer(s) | Graham Nash Allan Clarke Tony Hicks |
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| Producer(s) | Ron Richards | |||
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King Midas in Reverse is a song by British pop group The Hollies written solely by Graham Nash but credited to Clarke, Nash and Hicks for publishing. It was released by The Hollies as single in September 1967 in anticipation of their album Butterfly. It was released in the UK on the Parlophone label (R5637) and in the US on the Epic label (10234). While a critical success, the song was a commercial failure by the Hollies' standards prompting them to write and record the more commercial song "Jennifer Eccles" for their next single.
Charts
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Go-Set)[2] | 17 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[3] | 31 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Singles Chart)[4] | 16 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5] | 18 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 51 |
Cover versions
- Nash performed the song in his solo part of concerts with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, the band Nash joined after the Hollies, during their 1970 tours. It appears on the 1992 reissue of their album 4 Way Street.
- DCL Locomotive, a spinoff of the post-punk band The Cravats, released their version of the song as a 12" single in 1984.[7]
- The Posies covered the song in 1995 for the tribute album Sing Hollies in Reverse.
References
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- ↑ "Musicline.de – Hollies, The Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ↑ http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Hollies&titel=King+Midas+In+Reverse&cat=s
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 1967-11-12" UK Singles Chart.
- ↑ "The Hollies – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for The Hollies.
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