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.

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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
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
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

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ELO notableWork Mr. Blue Sky
subject surface form: Electric Light Orchestra
Weezer (Teal Album) hasTrack Mr. Blue Sky