Mirage (Tommy James and the Shondells song)

"Mirage" is a song by the American rock and roll group Tommy James and the Shondells, released as a single on 5 January 1967[1] on the Roulette Records label.

"Mirage"
Single by Tommy James and the Shondells
from the album I Think We're Alone Now
Released5 January 1967
GenrePop rock
Length2:30
LabelRoulette 4736
Songwriter(s)Ritchie Cordell
Producer(s)Bo Gentry
Tommy James and the Shondells singles chronology
"I Think We're Alone Now"
(1967)		 "Mirage"
(1967)		 "I Like the Way"
(1967)

Background

"Mirage" was recorded for the I Think We're Alone Now album.

During a songwriting session producer Bo Gentry accidentally inserted a master copy of the "I Think We're Alone Now" song backwards in his reel-to-reel tape player. Tommy and the group instantly liked the reverse chord progression and recorded it as "Mirage" with new lyrics by Ritchie Cordell, who had also written "I Think We're Alone Now".

Charts

"Mirage" debuted on the Hot 100 on Tommy's 20th birthday, eventually reaching number 10[2] on 17 June 1967, number 2 on the Canadian charts on 24 June 1967,[3] and number one on the Chicago AM radio stations WCFL (18 May 1967[4]) and WLS (19 May 1967.[5])

Cover versions

Pop-punk band The Queers covered "Mirage" on their 1994 album Beat Off.

References
  1. "Mirage(Single) by Tommy James". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  2. Mirage's Chart Position Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  3. "RPM".
  4. "WCFL-AM Sound 10 Survey". 1967-05-18. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  5. "WLS Silver Dollar Survey". 1967-05-19. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
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