"In the Country" is a song by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, released as a single in December 1966. It peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]
| "In the Country" | ||||
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Cover of the single released in the Netherlands | ||||
| Single by Cliff Richard and the Shadows | ||||
| from the album Cinderella | ||||
| B-side | "Finders Keepers" | |||
| Released | 2 December 1966 (1966-12-02) | |||
| Recorded | 16 November 1966[1] | |||
| Studio | EMI Studios, London | |||
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| Length | 2:38 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Producer(s) | Norrie Paramor | |||
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"In the Country" was written by all four members of the Shadows and was included on the pantomime cast album Cinderella. The single was released with the B-side "Finders Keepers", which was the title track from the group's previous soundtrack album.[1]
Reviewed in Disc, "In the Country" was described as "so hideously catchy everyone will be bouncing off the walls to it, whether they want to or not".[3] Peter Jones for Record Mirror wrote that it was "a very strong song" with "the Shads contributing the vocal wordlessness behind Cliff, who fair swings through a rather typical show tune. Has strong grow-on-you appeal".[4]
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Go-Set)[5] | 8 |
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 10 |
| Denmark (Danmarks Radio)[7] | 12 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[8] | 35 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[9] | 10 |
| Malaysia (Radio Malaysia)[10] | 3 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] | 12 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] | 14 |
| New Zealand (Listener)[13] | 3 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[14] | 7 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] | 12 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[2] | 6 |
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