Juliet (Robin Gibb song)

"Juliet"
Single by Robin Gibb
from the album How Old Are You?
B-side "Hearts on Fire"
Released May 1983 (UK)
June 1983 (US)
Format 7", 12"
Recorded October - November 1982 at Middle Ear, Miami Beach
Length 3:46
Label Polydor
Writer(s) Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
Producer(s) Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
Robin Gibb singles chronology
"Help Me!"
(1980)		 "Juliet"
(1983)		 "Another Lonely Night in New York"
(1983)

"Juliet" is a 1983 single by British singer-songwriter Robin Gibb, from his second solo album How Old Are You?. The song was a huge hit in various countries in Europe, hitting the No. 1 spot in Germany,[1] Italy[2] and Switzerland[3] and peaking at No. 2 in Austria.[4] In addition, the single was certified gold by the German Bundesverband Musikindustrie in 1983.[5] A music video was also made for this song.

From 1989 to 1994, Robin has performed the song with Bee Gees.

Charts and Certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1983) Peak
Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 70
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 7
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[9] 9
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 1
Italy (FIMI)[2] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 14
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 11
Poland (ZPAV)[13] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 94

Year-end charts

Chart (1983) Rank
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[16] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[17] 75
Germany (Official German Charts)[18] 4
Italy (FIMI)[19] 7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 11

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Germany (BVMI)[21] Gold 250,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "offiziellecharts.de – Robin Gibb – Juliet". GfK Entertainment Charts (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "HitParadeItalia - Indice per Interprete: G". HitParadeItalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "swisscharts.com – Robin Gibb – Juliet". Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Robin Gibb – Juliet". Ö3 Austria Top 40 (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Robin Gibb; 'Juliet')". Bundesverband Musikindustrie (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Robin Gibb – Juliet" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Robin Gibb – Juliet" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Radio 2 Top 30 - Robin Gibb - Juliet" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Robin Gibb – Juliet". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Robin Gibb – Juliet" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 22, 1983" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "Lista Przebojów Programu 3". Polskie Radio. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Robin Gibb – Juliet". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1983-05-28" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  16. ↑ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1983". Ö3 Austria Top 40 (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  17. ↑ "Ultratop Jaaroverzichten 1983". Ultratop 50 (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  18. ↑ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts 1983". GfK Entertainment Charts (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - I singoli più venduti del 1983". FIMI (in Italian). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  20. ↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1983". Swiss Singles Chart (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  21. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Robin Gibb; 'Juliet')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

External links

Preceded by
"Bruttosozialprodukt" by Geier Sturzflug		 German Media Control Charts number-one single
3 June 1983 - 8 July 1983 		Succeeded by
"Baby Jane" by Rod Stewart
Preceded by
"Bruttosozialprodukt" by Geier Sturzflug		 Swiss Music Charts number-one single
June 19, 1983 - July 3, 1983 		Succeeded by
"Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara


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