Just Between You and Me (April Wine song) explained

Just Between You and Me
Cover:Just Between You and Me (April Wine single sleeve).png
Caption:45 RPM picture sleeve
Type:single
Artist:April Wine
Album:The Nature of the Beast
B-Side:Big City Girls
Released:February 1981
Recorded:Le Manoir Studios 1980
Genre:Arena rock
Length:3:56
Label:Aquarius, Capitol
Producer:Myles Goodwyn, Mike Stone
Prev Title:I Like to Rock
Prev Year:1980
Next Title:Sign of the Gypsy Queen
Next Year:1981

"Just Between You and Me" is a single by Canadian hard rock band April Wine, from their ninth studio album The Nature of the Beast, released in 1981 (see 1981 in music).

Background

The music video for this song was the fourteenth video played on MTV's first day of broadcast,[1] [2] [3] making it the first video by a Canadian recording artist ever played on MTV.[3]

The final chorus of the album version includes the song's title in French: "Seulement entre toi et moi".

Chart performance

"Just Between You and Me" was a top 25 hit in the US (their only top 30 hit in the US and their third and final top 40 hit in the country),[4] and peaked at No.13 on the CHUM Chart in Toronto, Canada.[5] [6] It was also a minor hit in the UK, where it went to No.52.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hoye. Jacob. MTV Uncensored. Pocket Books. 2001. 0-7434-2682-7. registration.
  2. Web site: MTV's First Day. 2008-04-09. Rhapsody.com.
  3. Web site: MTV Video Playlist for August 1, 1981. 2008-04-09. StereoGum.com.
  4. Web site: Billboard Hot 100, Chart Listing For The Week of Mar 14 1981 - Just Between You and Me . 2008-03-25 . BillBoard.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141017064454/http://www.billboard.com/charts/1981-03-14/hot-100 . October 17, 2014 .
  5. Web site: April Wine singles at the CHUM Chart (Toronto, Canada) archives. 2008-03-25. 1050CHUM.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20060222010632/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?artist=9437. 2006-02-22. dead.
  6. Web site: Canadian Top-30 Music Chart #1262 for Saturday, March 21, 1981. 2008-03-25. WebFitz.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20080129230515/http://www.webfitz.com/lyrics/Charts/1981/Ch198103.html#1262. January 29, 2008. dead.
  7. Web site: officialcharts.com. officialcharts.com. May 25, 2021.