Description
Roxy Music version
| “Jealous Guy” | ||||
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| Single by Roxy Music | ||||
| B-side | “To Turn You On” | |||
| Released | 13 February 1981(UK) | |||
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| Length | 6:10 4:56 (edit) | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | John Lennon | |||
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| Roxy Music singles chronology | ||||
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Following Lennon’s murder in 1980, Roxy Music added a version of the song to their set while touring in Germany, which they recorded and released in February 1981. The single was released by Polydor with “To Turn You On” as the B-side, with catalogue number “ROXY 2”. The song was the only UK No. 1 hit for Roxy Music, topping the charts for two weeks in March 1981. “To Turn You On” later appeared on their eighth studio album Avalon (1982), although it was slightly remixed. Roxy Music’s cover of “Jealous Guy” features on many Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music collections and 1980s music compilations, though not always in its full-length version. As of 1982, the single had sold 91,000 copies in Australia.
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Kent Music Report | 1 |
| Austrian Top 40 | 6 |
| Belgium VRT Top 30 | 5 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 7 |
| French Singles Chart | 9 |
| German Media Control Singles Chart | 19 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 3 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 4 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 6 |
| Radio Luxemburg Singles | 1 |
| Spanish Singles Chart | 22 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 18 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 4 |
| UK Singles Chart | 1 |
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 80 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) | 22 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 64 |
