| In the Country | |
| Cover: | File:Cliff Richard In the Country.jpg |
| Caption: | Cover of the single released in the Netherlands |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Cliff Richard and the Shadows |
| Album: | Cinderella |
| B-Side: | Finders Keepers |
| Recorded: | 16 November 1966[1] |
| Studio: | EMI Studios, London |
| Genre: | |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Norrie Paramor |
| Prev Title: | Time Drags By |
| Prev Year: | 1966 |
| Next Title: | It's All Over |
| Next Year: | 1967 |
"In the Country" is a song by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, released as a single in December 1966. It peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart.
"In the Country" was written by all four members of the Shadows and was included on the pantomime cast album Cinderella. The single was released with the B-side "Finders Keepers", which was the title track from the group's previous soundtrack album.[1]
Reviewed in Disc, "In the Country" was described as "so hideously catchy everyone will be bouncing off the walls to it, whether they want to or not".[2] Peter Jones for Record Mirror wrote that it was "a very strong song" with "the Shads contributing the vocal wordlessness behind Cliff, who fair swings through a rather typical show tune. Has strong grow-on-you appeal".[3]
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Go-Set)[4] | 8 |
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 10 |
| Denmark (Danmarks Radio)[6] | 12 |
| Malaysia (Radio Malaysia)[7] | 3 |
| New Zealand (Listener)[8] | 3 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 12 |