Mr. Blue Sky
E439858
"Mr. Blue Sky" is a 1977 upbeat, orchestral rock song by Electric Light Orchestra, widely recognized as one of the band’s signature and most enduring hits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mr. Blue Sky canonical | 2 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Out of the Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Electric Light Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jeff Lynne’s ELO live shows ⓘ |
| chartPositionBelgium | 6 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNetherlands | 4 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUK | 6 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 35 ⓘ |
| composer | Jeff Lynne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs |
one of Electric Light Orchestra’s most enduring hits
ⓘ
one of Electric Light Orchestra’s signature songs ⓘ |
| genre |
art rock
ⓘ
orchestral rock ⓘ pop rock ⓘ progressive pop ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Electric Light Orchestra Part II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Various artists ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | performed on multiple ELO tours ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
extended coda
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multi-layered harmonies ⓘ orchestral arrangement ⓘ prominent use of vocoder ⓘ upbeat tempo ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasReissue | featured on multiple ELO compilation albums ⓘ |
| includedIn |
commercials
ⓘ
numerous film soundtracks ⓘ television shows ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 5:03 ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
joyful weather after prolonged rain
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optimism ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Out of the Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Electric Light Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Jeff Lynne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankedOn | various greatest songs of all time lists ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Musicland Studios, Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Jet Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Artists Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1977-10-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| seriesWithinAlbum | Concerto for a Rainy Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| side | Side 3 of Out of the Blue ⓘ |
| trackPosition | final track of the Concerto for a Rainy Day suite ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind soundtrack
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ Megamind soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Jeff Lynne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Electric Light Orchestra