| Looks Like We Made It | |
| Cover: | Looks Like We Made It cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Barry Manilow |
| Album: | This One's For You |
| B-Side: | New York City Rhythm (Live) |
| Released: | April 20, 1977 |
| Genre: | Soft rock[1] |
| Length: | 3:33 |
| Label: | Arista |
| Producer: | Ron Dante |
| Prev Title: | Weekend in New England |
| Prev Year: | 1976 |
| Next Title: | Daybreak |
| Next Year: | 1977 |
"Looks Like We Made It" is a song by American singer Barry Manilow, from his 1976 album This One's for You, composed by Richard Kerr with lyrics by Will Jennings. The single was released April 20, 1977.
The song was first released in 1976 on his album This One's for You, and was issued as a single in 1977 where it reached the number one spot on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. It is ranked as the 37th greatest U.S. hit of 1977. It became his third of five gold records.
Despite the optimism suggested by the song's title, the narrator is actually ruminating on the fact that he and his ex-lover have finally found happiness and fulfillment—though not with each other. They have, indeed, "made it," but apart, not together.[2] Songwriter Will Jennings commented,
Cash Box called it "a stately ballad with a sad story," saying that it "reverberates with a gargantuan choir that pushes to a towering, dynamic finale."[3]
The song was featured in a 2012 Chevrolet Super Bowl commercial.[4]
| Chart (1977) | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] | 37 | |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[6] | ||
| Canada (RPM) Top Singles[7] | 81 |
