The Only Way Out (Cliff Richard song)

"The Only Way Out"
"The Only Way Out"
Single by Cliff Richard
from the album Now You See Me, Now You Don't
B-side	"Under the Influence"; "Be In My Heart" (US/Canada);
Released	2 July 1982
Recorded	January 1982
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:24
Label	EMI Records
Songwriter(s)	Ray Martinez
Producer(s)	Cliff Richard, Craig Pruess
Cliff Richard singles chronology
Music video
	"The Only Way Out" on YouTube

"The Only Way Out" is a song recorded by English singer Cliff Richard, released in 1982 as the lead-single for his album Now You See Me, Now You Don't. The song was written by British guitarist Ray Martinez.^[2] The song reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart^[3] and reached the top 20 in Australia, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	14
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[5]	3
Denmark (Hitlisten)^[6]	28
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[7]	6
Germany (Official German Charts)^[8]	59
Ireland (IRMA)^[9]	10
Finland (IFPI Finland)^[10]	20
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[11]	20
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[12]	21
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13]	14
UK Singles (OCC)^[3]	10
US Billboard Hot 100^[14]	64
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[15]	26
US Cash Box Top 100^[16]	69

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)	Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[17]	168

References

External links

The Only Way Out at Discogs (list of releases)

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