Juliet (Robin Gibb song)

"Juliet"
Single by Robin Gibb
from the album How Old Are You?
B-side	"Hearts on Fire"
Released	May 1983 (UK) June 1983 (US)
Recorded	October–November 1982 at Middle Ear, Miami Beach
Genre	Synth-pop[1] new wave[2]
Length	3:46
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
Producer(s)	Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
Robin Gibb singles chronology
"Help Me!" (1980) "Juliet" (1983) "Another Lonely Night in New York" (1983)

"Juliet" is a 1983 single by British singer-songwriter Robin Gibb, from his second solo album How Old Are You?. The song was a huge hit in various countries in Europe, hitting the No. 1 spot in Germany,^[3] Italy,^[4] and Switzerland^[5] and peaking at No. 2 in Austria.^[6] In addition, the single was certified gold by the German Bundesverband Musikindustrie in 1983.^[7] A music video was also made for this song.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1983)	Peak Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8]	70
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9]	2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10]	7
Denmark (Hitlisten)[11]	1
Germany (GfK)[12]	1
Italy (FIMI)[4]	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13]	14
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14]	11
Portugal (AFP)[15]	8
Spain (AFYVE)[16]	5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17]	1
UK Singles (OCC)[18]	94
Uruguay (UPI)[19]	3
Zimbabwe (ZIMA)[20]	7

Year-end charts

Chart (1983)	Rank
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[21]	6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[22]	75
Germany (Official German Charts)[23]	4
Italy (FIMI)[24]	6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[25]	11

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[26]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Robin Gibb: Bee Gees singer and songwriter whose work fuelled the". Independent.co.uk. 22 May 2012.
2. Crowther, Linnea (21 May 2012). "Robin Gibb, Disco Superstar". Legacy.com.
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4. "HitParadeItalia – Indice per Interprete: G". HitParadeItalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
5. "swisscharts.com – Robin Gibb – Juliet". Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
6. "Austriancharts.at – Robin Gibb – Juliet". Ö3 Austria Top 40 (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
7. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Robin Gibb; 'Juliet')". Bundesverband Musikindustrie (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
8. "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
9. "Robin Gibb – Juliet" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
10. "Robin Gibb – Juliet" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
11. Danish Charts Archive. August 1983.
12. "Robin Gibb – Juliet" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
13. "Robin Gibb – Juliet" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
14. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 22, 1983" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
15. Portuguese Charts Archive. July 1983.
16. "Éxitos mundiales de actualidad". La Opinión (Los Angeles) (in Spanish). 30 September 1983. p. 15. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
17. "Robin Gibb – Juliet". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
18. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
19. "Las canciones más populares en América Latina". La Opinión (Los Angeles) (in Spanish). 28 November 1983. p. 9. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
20. * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
21. "Jahreshitparade Singles 1983". Ö3 Austria Top 40 (in German). Archived from the original on 17 May 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
22. "Ultratop Jaaroverzichten 1983". Ultratop 50 (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
23. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts 1983". GfK Entertainment Charts (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
24. "Hit Parade Italia – I singoli più venduti del 1983". FIMI (in Italian). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
25. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1983". Swiss Singles Chart (in German). Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
26. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Robin Gibb; 'Juliet')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.