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"Suddenly" is a popular song from 1985 co-written and performed by the Trinidadian-born, British-based singer Billy Ocean. Co-written and produced by Keith Diamond, it is the title track to Ocean's 1984 breakthrough album.

"Suddenly"
Single by Billy Ocean
from the album Suddenly
Released	May 10, 1985
Recorded	1984
Genre	Quiet storm[1] soul
Length	3:55
Label	Jive Records
Songwriter(s)	Keith Diamond, Billy Ocean
Producer(s)	Keith Diamond
Billy Ocean singles chronology
"Loverboy" (1984) "Suddenly" (1985) "Mystery Lady" (1985)

Released as the third single from the album (following the success of "Caribbean Queen" and "Loverboy"), the ballad became the album's most successful single in the UK, reaching number four on the UK Singles Chart in mid-1985.[2] The song also reached the same chart peak on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US, spending two weeks at number four in June of that year.[3] It peaked at number five on the Billboard R&B chart and spent two weeks at number one on the Billboard adult contemporary chart.[4]

Music video

The music video features Billy Ocean appearing to perform the song live before an audience.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[6]	4
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7]	1
US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)[8]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1985)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100[9]	52

See also

• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1985 (U.S.)

References

На других языках

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[de] Suddenly (Billy-Ocean-Lied)

Suddenly ist ein Lied von Billy Ocean aus dem Jahr 1984, das von ihm selbst in Kooperation mit Keith Diamond geschrieben und von letzterem produziert wurde. Es erschien im September 1984 auf dem gleichnamigen Album.

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- [en] Suddenly (Billy Ocean song)

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