"Out of the Blue" | ||||
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Single by Debbie Gibson | ||||
from the album Out of the Blue | ||||
A-side | "Vocal (3:55)" | |||
B-side | Edited Dub (4:12) US, "Fallen Angel" (3:43) UK, "Foolish Beat" (4:25) JPN, "Wake Up to Love" (3:42) PHI | |||
Released | January 1988 | |||
Recorded | July 1987 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:55 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Deborah Gibson | |||
Producer(s) |
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Debbie Gibson singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Out of the Blue" on YouTube |
"Out of the Blue" is the third single by American singer-songwriter-actress Debbie Gibson. The title track of her debut album, the song was written by Gibson and co-produced and co-arranged with Fred Zarr, with Douglas Breitbart as executive producer. Released as a single in January 1988, "Out of the Blue" gave Gibson her highest chart placing at the time by reaching No. 3 in the U.S. In the UK, it did slightly less well than her two previous singles, stalling at No. 19.
Cash Box called it a "catchy, hooky hit from one of the most exciting young (sweet sixteen} performers of pop music" that "is filled with the 'ear candy' that marks a great commercial record"[2]
As a maxi single, "Out of the Blue," like "Shake Your Love" before it, took No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Maxi Singles chart.
In 2010, Gibson re-recorded the song as an extra track for the Deluxe Edition release of the Japan-exclusive album Ms. Vocalist.
In 2022, the song was featured in episode 2 of HBO's The Staircase.
All tracks are written by Deborah Gibson
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Out of the Blue" | 3:55 |
2. | "Out of the Blue" (Edited Dub) | 4:12 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Out of the Blue" (12" Club Mix) | 5:50 |
2. | "Out of the Blue" (Bonus Beats) | 4:20 |
3. | "Out of the Blue" (Drumapella) | 4:05 |
4. | "Out of the Blue" (Dub Version) | 3:54 |
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[4] | 68 |
Ireland (IRMA)[5] | 19 |
Israel (Media Forest) | 8 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] | 88 |
Panamá (UPI)[7] | 2 |
Spain (Spain Top 40 Radio)[8] | 32 |
UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 19 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[10] | 16 |
US Billboard Hot 100[11] | 3 |
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[12] | 44 |
US Cashbox Charts[13] | 5 |
Chart (1988) | Position |
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United States (Billboard)[14][15] | 54 |