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"Thunder Island" is the lead single off of the album Thunder Island by American musician Jay Ferguson. The song peaked at #9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 the week of April 1, 1978.[1] The recording features Joe Walsh on guitar. In Canada, it reached #8.[2]

"Thunder Island"
Single by Jay Ferguson
from the album Thunder Island
B-side	"Magic Moment"
Released	October 1977
Genre	Soft rock
Length	4:00 (album version) 3:19 (single version)
Label	Asylum
Songwriter(s)	Jay Ferguson
Producer(s)	Bill Szymczyk
Jay Ferguson singles chronology
"Medicated Goo" (1976) "Thunder Island" (1977) "Losing Control" (1978)

As "Thunder Island" was Ferguson's highest-ranking song on the charts, he is sometimes tagged a one-hit wonder. However, he achieved an additional hit with the song "Shakedown Cruise" which reached #31 on the Hot 100 the week of June 23, 1979.[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1977–78)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles[3]	8
US Billboard Hot 100[1]	9

Uses in popular culture

• The 2013 film Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
• Episode 13 of Season 5 of the TV show Breaking Bad
• The 2004 film Miracle
• In "Island Adventure", a Season 17 episode of the TV show Family Guy
• On the 2021 Good Girls [4] Season 4 Episode 4[5]

References

External links

• Jay Ferguson - Thunder Island on YouTube

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