View from a Bridge

"View from a Bridge"
Single by Kim Wilde
from the album Select
B-side"Take Me Tonight"
Released5 April 1982
Recorded1981
GenreNew wave
Length3:32
LabelRAK
Songwriters
ProducerRicky Wilde
Kim Wilde singles chronology
"Cambodia"
(1981)		 "View from a Bridge"
(1982)		 "Child Come Away"
(1982)

"View from a Bridge" is a song by the English pop singer Kim Wilde, released internationally as the second single from her second album, Select (1982). The song tells the story of a girl committing suicide by jumping off a bridge after finding her lover with another girl. It was number 1 in Europarade Hitrank and a top 10 hit in several European countries and in Australia. A faster version with a dance beat was released in 2006 on Never Say Never.

Charts

Certifications

France (SNEP) Gold +250.000

References

  1. ↑ Henderson, Alex. Kim Wilde - The Gold Collection (1996) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  2. ↑ O' Brien, Jon (10 November 2025). "Kim Wilde – Album By Album". Classic Pop. Retrieved 20 December 2025. The macabre theme continues on "View From A Bridge", a deceptively dark New Wave banger...
  3. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 337. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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  13. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 2/5/1982 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  14. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts (West Germany)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  15. ↑ "Kent Music Report No 445 – 3 January 1983 > National Top 100 Singles for 1982". Kent Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  16. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1982". Ultratop. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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  20. ↑ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 28 February 2021.