"April Sun in Cuba" | ||||
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Single by Dragon | ||||
from the album Running Free | ||||
A-side | "April Sun in Cuba" | |||
B-side | "Telephone" | |||
Released | October 1977 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:24 | |||
Label | Portrait Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Marc Hunter, Paul Hewson | |||
Producer(s) | Peter Dawkins | |||
Dragon singles chronology | ||||
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"April Sun in Cuba" is a song recorded by New Zealand group Dragon, released in October 1977.[2] It is the first single to be released from Dragon's fourth studio album Running Free. "April Sun in Cuba" first charted on 7 November 1977, peaking at number 2 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart and staying on the chart for 22 weeks.[3] It also reached number 9 on the New Zealand singles chart.[4][5][6] The b-side of the single, a non-album track called "Telephone", was credited to "Dr. Agony".
Chart (1977/78) | Peak position |
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Australian Kent Music Report[7] | 2 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] | 9 |
Chart (1977) | Position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] | 91 |
Chart (1978) | Position |
Australian (Kent Music Report)[10] | 32 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[11] | Gold | 50,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[12] | 4× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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