"Just an Illusion" is a song by the British trio Imagination. Co-written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Ashley Ingram and Leee John, the song was a major European hit, peaking at number 2 in the group's native UK. In the United States, "Just an Illusion" went to number 27 on the Black chart.[2] The song also peaked at number 15 on the dance charts.[2]

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"Just an Illusion"
Single by Imagination
from the album In the Heat of the Night
Released	19 February 1982[1]
Length	8:12 (12" version) 6:27 (album version) 3:55 (single version)
Label	R&B
Songwriter(s)	Steve Jolley Tony Swain Ashley Ingram Leee John
Imagination singles chronology
"Flashback" (1981) "Just an Illusion" (1982) "Music and Lights" (1982)

Track listing

7" Single

1. "Just an Illusion" – 3:55
2. "Just an Illusion" (Instrumental) – 3:40

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1982) Peak position Australian (Kent Music Report)[3] 64 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 6 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 9 France (IFOP)[6] 3 Ireland (IRMA)[7] 8 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 8 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 12 Norway (VG-lista)[10] 5 South Africa (Springbok Radio)[11] 3 Spain (AFYVE)[12] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 3 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 2 UK Singles (OCC)[15] 2 US Billboard Hot Black Singles[2] 27 US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[2] 15 West Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 7 Year-end charts Chart (1982) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[17] 65 France (IFOP)[18] 7 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 87 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 83 South Africa (Springbok Radio)[21] 9 Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units/sales France (SNEP)[22] Gold 500,000* United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Silver 250,000^ * Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sample "Get Your Number", co-written by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Johntá Austin and Bryan-Michael Cox and recorded by Carey for her album The Emancipation of Mimi (2005), samples the song.[24] See also List of number-one singles of 1982 (Spain) References Imagination: Scandalous World Tour 83/84, September 1983, retrieved 24 February 2021 – via Flickr "In the Heat of the Night – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 May 2015. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 148. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. "Imagination – Just An Illusion" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 31 August 2013. "Imagination – Just An Illusion" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 August 2013. "Accès direct aux Artistes (I)". InfoDisc (in French). Select "Imagination" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 1 May 2017. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Just an Illusion". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 June 2013. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 21, 1982" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 31 August 2013. "Imagination – Just An Illusion" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 31 August 2013. "Imagination – Just An Illusion". VG-lista. Retrieved 31 August 2013. "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (I)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 6 May 2015. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. "Imagination – Just An Illusion". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 31 August 2013. "Imagination – Just An Illusion". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 August 2013. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 August 2013. "Offiziellecharts.de – Imagination – Just An Illusion". GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 13 February 2019. "Jaaroverzichten 1982" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2014. "TOP – 1982". Top-france.fr (in French). Retrieved 29 January 2014. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1982" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 29 January 2014. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1982" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2014. "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1982". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 29 January 2014. "French single certifications – Imagination – Just an Illusion" (in French). InfoDisc. Select IMAGINATION and click OK.  "British single certifications – Imagination – Just an Illusion". British Phonographic Industry. Walters, Barry (21 April 2005). "Mariah Carey – The Emancipation of Mimi". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 29 January 2014. This 1980s pop song-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v t e

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