Worried About Ray Explained

Worried About Ray
Cover:	WorriedAboutRay.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	the Hoosiers
Album:	The Trick to Life
B-Side:	We Didn't Start the Fire
Released:	^[1]
Studio:	Angelic (Buckinghamshire, UK)
Label:	RCA
Producer:	Toby Smith
Next Title:	Goodbye Mr A
Next Year:	2007

"Worried About Ray" is the debut single of English^{[2] [3] [4]} pop rock band the Hoosiers. The song utilises parts of the Turtles' 1967 hit "Happy Together", so its writers, Alan Gordon and Garry Bonner, are credited as co-writers.^{[5] [6] [7]} It was the first single to be released from the band's debut album, The Trick to Life. It peaked at 5 on the UK Singles Chart and also charted in Belgium, Germany, Ireland, and Switzerland.

Commercial performance

On downloads alone, "Worried About Ray" debuted at No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart on 24 June 2007. It climbed to No. 6 the following week with CD sales included, then rose one place to its peak position of No. 5 the following week.

Music video

In the music video, inspired by the American special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen, the band are with "Ray", a monster movie director and creator. When creating another monster, that monster talks with him and tries to go after the Hoosiers, but Irwin Sparkes defeats the monster.

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the European CD single liner notes.

Studio

• Recorded at Angelic Studios (Buckinghamshire, UK)

The Hoosiers

• Irwin Sparkes – vocals, guitar, writer
• Alan Sharland – drums, writer
• Martin Skarendahl – bass, writer

Other personnel

• Toby Smith – keys, producer, engineering, recording
• Duri Darms – keys
• Andy Saunders – engineering, recording
• Sam Miller – mixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007–2008)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[8]	18
Poland (ZPAV)^[9]	42

Year-end charts

External links

• Music video

Notes and References

1. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 33. 23 June 2007.
2. News: Griffin. Joe. 29 February 2024. The Hoosiers announced as support act for sold-out Madness concert at Lincoln Castle. Lincolnshire Live. 23 May 2024.
3. News: Seddon. Aimee. 23 January 2024. The Hoosiers to perform a free gig in Preston's Action Records next month. Lancashire Post. 23 May 2024.
4. News: Smart. Andrew. 25 September 2023. The Hoosiers in Newcastle: Setlist, gig times and more. The Northern Echo. 23 May 2024.
5. Web site: The Hoosiers, ICA, London. Perrone. Pierre. The Independent. 24 September 2007. subscription. live. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/the-hoosiers-ica-london-464623.html. 7 May 2022.
6. Web site: The Hoosiers. Costa. Maddy. The Guardian. 15 September 2007.
7. Web site: BBC – Chart Blog: The Hoosiers – 'Worried About Ray'. BBC Radio 1. 21 June 2007.
8. Web site: The ARIA Report: European Top 20 Charts – Week Commencing 16th July 2007. ARIA. 26. 16 July 2007. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222431/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20070720-0000/issue906.pdf. 23 February 2008. 20 July 2022.
9. Web site: Polish Singles Chart | . 13 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160326112813/http://lp3.polskieradio.pl/notowania/?numer=1341 . 26 March 2016 . dead .
10. Web site: End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2007. Official Charts Company. 13 January 2021.