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Belfast (Boney M. song)

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"Belfast"
Single by Boney M.
from the album Love for Sale
Released19 September 1977
RecordedMarch 1977
GenrePop, funk, Europop, Euro disco
Length3.30
LabelHansa (FRG)
Atlantic (UK)
Carrere (FR)
SongwritersJames Robert Bilsbury, Drafi Franz Richard Deutscher, Joe Menke
ProducerFrank Farian
Boney M. singles chronology
"Ma Baker"
(1977)		 "Belfast"
(1977)		 "Rivers of Babylon"
(1978)
Music video
"Belfast" (TopPop, 1977) on YouTube

"Belfast" is the second single of the Euro disco band Boney M.'s 1977 album Love for Sale. "Belfast" was the first Boney M. single to feature lead vocals by Marcia Barrett and became their 4th consecutive German chart-topper. In the UK Singles Chart it peaked at No. 8.[1] It remained a popular track in the group's live shows over the years and was re-recorded by Barrett as a solo track on her album Come Into My Life (2005).

Background and composition

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"Belfast", written in 1971 by Drafi Deutscher and Jimmy Bilsbury, was originally entitled "Derry".[2] The lyrics refer to the divided city during the height of The Troubles (1960s–1998) in Northern Ireland.[3] Deutscher had written the song for Marcia Barrett when she was a solo artist in the early 1970s. Frank Farian also recorded a German version of "Belfast" with Austrian singer Gilla. Her version was included on the album Zieh mich aus, which was released in June 1976.

Due to a shortage of material when Boney M. performed their first live gigs in 1976, having only one album with eight songs, Barrett also performed "Belfast", which had been a popular live track for her. "Belfast" turned out to be as popular for Boney M. on stage as it had been for Barrett. The sound engineer of the group noticed the response at each gig where the song was performed. He told Farian about it, and Farian decided to record the track for the second Boney M. album, Love for Sale, in early 1977.

Due to the political context of the song, it was never released in the US and Canada. It was replaced on the album by "Daddy Cool".[3]

The track

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The single was backed with "Plantation Boy" in all territories.[2] In Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, the UK and Turkey, the singles featured the B-side fading 20 seconds earlier than the album version.

Charts

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Sales

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Sales for Belfast
Region Sales
France 600,000[21]

References

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  1. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 69/70. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. 1 2 Baron, Alexander. "Belfast by Boney M". Songfacts. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 McNally, Frank (12 August 2021). "Fighting Words – Frank McNally on the best and worst songs of the Northern Troubles". The Irish Times.
  4. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ↑ "Boney M. – Belfast" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Boney M. – Belfast" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Boney M. – Belfast" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  8. ↑ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  9. ↑ "Tous les Titres par Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Scrow down to Boney M. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "Boney M | IRMA". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  11. ↑ Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Singoli 1960–2019 (in Italian). ISBN 9781093264906.
  12. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 45, 1977" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "Boney M. – Belfast" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  14. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  15. ↑ "Boney M. – Belfast". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  16. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 17/12/1977 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  17. ↑ "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 18 July 2022.
  18. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1977" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  19. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1977" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  20. ↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1978" (in German). Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  21. ↑ Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP). Fabrice Ferment (ed.). "TOP – 1977". 40 ans de tubes : 1960–2000 : les meilleures ventes de 45 tours & CD singles (in French). OCLC 469523661. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2024 – via Top-France.fr.
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