| Barbados | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Typically Tropical |
| Album: | Barbados Sky |
| B-Side: | Sandy |
| Recorded: | 1975 |
| Studio: | Morgan Studios, London |
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| Label: | Gull |
| Producer: |
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| Next Title: | Rocket Now |
| Next Year: | 1975 |
"Barbados" is the debut single by British band Typically Tropical, released in May 1975.[1]
"Barbados" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 37 in late June 1975, and five weeks later it hit number one for a week.[1] In total, "Barbados" spent eleven weeks on the chart.[1] The track also reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart, the South African Singles Chart, and number 20 on the Australian Singles Chart (Kent Music Report).[2] The track was later released on an album in 1975 by Gull Records, named Barbados Sky.
Follow-up singles "Rocket Now" and "The Ghost Song" failed to chart,[3] leaving Typically Tropical as a one-hit wonder.
In 1999, a reworked version of the song, renamed "We're Going to Ibiza", also reached the UK number one spot for the Vengaboys.[3]
| Chart (1975) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 20 | |
| Denmark (IFPI) | 4 | |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[5] | 1 | |
| US Bubbling Under the Hot 100 (Billboard)[6] | 108 |