| Just an Illusion | |
| Cover: | Imagination - Just An Illusion.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Imagination |
| Album: | In the Heat of the Night |
| Released: | 19 February 1982 |
| Genre: | Post-disco, R&B, funk |
| Label: | R&B |
| Prev Title: | Flashback |
| Prev Year: | 1981 |
| Next Title: | Music and Lights |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
"Just an Illusion" is a song by the British trio Imagination. Co-written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Ashley Ingram and Leee John, the song was a major European hit, peaking at number 2 in the group's native UK. In the United States, "Just an Illusion" went to number 27 on the Black chart. The song also peaked at number 15 on the dance charts.
7" Single
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian (Kent Music Report)[1] | 64 |
| France (IFOP)[2] | 3 |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[3] | 3 |
| Spain (AFYVE)[4] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot Black Singles | 27 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[5] | 15 |
| Chart (1982) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] | 65 | |
| France (IFOP)[7] | 7 | |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] | 87 | |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] | 83 | |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[10] | 9 |
"Get Your Number", co-written by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Johntá Austin and Bryan-Michael Cox and recorded by Carey for her album The Emancipation of Mimi (2005), samples the song.[11]