Mirage (song)

This article is about the Tommy James and the Shondells song. For other songs with the same title, see Mirage (disambiguation).
"Mirage"
Single by Tommy James and the Shondells
from the album I Think We're Alone Now
Released 1967
Genre Pop rock
Length 2:30
Label Roulette 4736
Writer(s) Ritchie Cordell
Producer(s) Bo Gentry
Tommy James and the Shondells singles chronology
"I Think We're Alone Now"
(1967)		 "Mirage"
(1967)		 "I Like the Way"
(1967)

"Mirage" is a song by the American rock and roll group Tommy James and the Shondells, released as a single in 1967 on the Roulette Records label.

Background

"Mirage" was recorded for the I Think We're Alone Now album.

During a songwriting session producer Bo Gentry accidentally inserted a master copy of the "I Think We're Alone Now" song backwards in his reel-to-reel tape player. Tommy and the group instantly liked the reverse chord progression and recorded it as "Mirage" with new lyrics by Ritchie Cordell, who had also written "I Think We're Alone Now".

Charts

"Mirage" debuted on the Hot 100 on Tommy's 20th birthday, eventually reaching number 10[1] on 17 June 1967, number 2 on the Canadian charts, and number 1 on WLS on 19 May 1967.

Cover versions

Pop-punk band The Queers covered "Mirage" on their 1994 album Beat Off.

References

  1. ↑ Mirage's Chart Position Retrieved August 17, 2012.
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