Hard to Say I'm Sorry

<h2 id="history">History</h2>
The song, as well as the album on which it is featured, was a marked departure from Chicago's traditional <a href="/facts/Soft_rock/1vGvoPlW">soft rock</a>, horn-driven sound, taking on a polished and modern feel. With minimal horns, the track instead featured more layered synthesizers and heavier distorted guitar in a 1980s <a href="/facts/Power_ballad/jj6FDXRy">power ballad</a> styling. A second movement of the song, "Get Away", prominently does feature the Chicago horns, and it was co-written by <a href="/facts/Robert_Lamm/snb3pW4M">Robert Lamm</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10">10</a>
Deviating from Chicago's practice of having mostly band members playing on their albums, "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" featured several session musicians. The song featured producer <a href="/facts/David_Foster/UnTJXtnC">David Foster</a> on the piano, <a href="/facts/Michael_Landau/FMjQKDhl">Michael Landau</a> and <a href="/facts/Chris_Pinnick/7HB5DlNe">Chris Pinnick</a> on guitars as well as two members of the American rock band <a href="/facts/Toto_(band)/Uq2RKFId">Toto</a>, including <a href="/facts/David_Paich/3xpVzujC">David Paich</a> and <a href="/facts/Steve_Porcaro/TjwREsAW">Steve Porcaro</a> both contributing <a href="/facts/Synthesizer/NrmdVrPa">synthesizers</a>. The song's vocals were performed by Peter Cetera, who also plays acoustic guitar. The only other member of Chicago besides Cetera that played on the track was drummer <a href="/facts/Danny_Seraphine/QV9FASst">Danny Seraphine</a>.
<a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a> called it a "stately pop ballad" with "even more of an orchestral sweep than usual."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11">11</a>
The song was also featured as the ending theme in the movie and soundtrack for <a href="/facts/Summer_Lovers/BKdvrE0C">Summer Lovers</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12">12</a> a 1982 film written and directed by <a href="/facts/Randal_Kleiser/yK6c6QnP">Randal Kleiser</a>, starring <a href="/facts/Peter_Gallagher/VNy7oYQr">Peter Gallagher</a>, <a href="/facts/Daryl_Hannah/no1y1CJ4">Daryl Hannah</a> and <a href="/facts/Valerie_Quennessen/CKQKWwyW">Valerie Quennessen</a>, and filmed on location on the island of <a href="/facts/Santorini/0mwy5FSA">Santorini</a>, Greece.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13">13</a>

<h2 id="music-video">Music video</h2>
Chicago made a music video for the song. According to Cetera, the videos for "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" and "<a href="/facts/Love_Me_Tomorrow/WH9LARUf">Love Me Tomorrow</a>" were shot on the same day.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14">14</a> The band appears in a black colored room with diamonds on the wall.

<h2 id="charts">Charts</h2>

<table><tbody><tr><td><h3>Weekly charts</h3>Weekly chart performance for "Hard to Say I'm Sorry"<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Chart (1982)</th><th scope="col">Peakposition</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Australia (<a href="/facts/Kent_Music_Report/HdgVXfSz">Kent Music Report</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15">15</a></th><td>4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Austrian Singles Chart<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16">16</a></th><td>5</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17">17</a></th><td>15</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Canada <a href="/facts/RPM_(magazine)/FqFN5o4x">RPM</a> Top Singles<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18">18</a></th><td>1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Canada RPM Adult Contemporary<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19">19</a></th><td>1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">German Singles Chart<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20">20</a></th><td>6</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Ireland (<a href="/facts/Irish_Singles_Chart/CcEaTjyS">IRMA</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21">21</a></th><td>1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Italy (<a href="/facts/Musica_e_Dischi/3o12WUVN">Musica e Dischi</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22">22</a></th><td>1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">New Zealand Singles Chart<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23">23</a></th><td>13</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">South Africa (<a href="/facts/Springbok_Radio/UIYLLLug">Springbok</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24">24</a></th><td>14</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Swiss Singles Chart<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25">25</a></th><td>1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">UK Singles Chart<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26">26</a></th><td>4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US <a href="/facts/Billboard_Hot_100/gwKl8VL9">Billboard Hot 100</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27">27</a></th><td>1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US Adult Contemporary<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28">28</a></th><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><h3>Year-end charts</h3>1982 year-end chart performance for "Hard to Say I'm Sorry"<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Chart (1982)</th><th scope="col">Rank</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Australia (Kent Music Report)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29">29</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30">30</a></th><td>10</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Canada Top Singles (RPM)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31">31</a></th><td>9</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Italy (FIMI)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32">32</a></th><td>7</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33">33</a></th><td>5</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">UK Singles (OCC)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34">34</a></th><td>27</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US Billboard Hot 100<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35">35</a></th><td>10</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
<h2 id="certifications-and-sales">Certifications and sales</h2>
Certifications for "Hard to Say I'm Sorry"<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Region</th><th scope="col">Certification</th><th scope="col"><a href="/facts/List_of_music_recording_certifications/6CPQFNNn">Certified units</a>/sales</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Australia (<a href="/facts/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association/tg97mRCL">ARIA</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36">36</a></th><td>Gold</td><td>50,000^</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Canada (<a href="/facts/Music_Canada/aLB7HHJo">Music Canada</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37">37</a></th><td>Gold</td><td>50,000^</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Japan (<a href="/facts/Recording_Industry_Association_of_Japan/dpTRNAPv">RIAJ</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38">38</a></th><td>Gold</td><td>100,000*</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">New Zealand (<a href="/facts/Recorded_Music_NZ/KlQ6jDS4">RMNZ</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39">39</a></th><td>Gold</td><td>15,000‡</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Spain (<a href="/facts/Productores_de_M%25C3%25BAsica_de_Espa%25C3%25B1a/shAF30pQ">PROMUSICAE</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40">40</a></th><td>Gold</td><td>30,000‡</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">United Kingdom (<a href="/facts/British_Phonographic_Industry/G1QjcwBq">BPI</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41">41</a></th><td>Silver</td><td>250,000^</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">United States (<a href="/facts/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America/8a7K0Ubf">RIAA</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42">42</a></th><td>Gold</td><td>1,000,000^</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">* Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h2 id="az-yet-version">Az Yet version</h2>

American <a href="/facts/Contemporary_R%2526B/rsafQLga">R&B</a> group <a href="/facts/Az_Yet/05Ht4HFM">Az Yet</a> included a cover version of "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" on their 1996 <a href="/facts/Az_Yet_(album)/GRETNIjD">self-titled debut album</a>, which was produced by <a href="/facts/Babyface_(musician)/6N6mnJ6M">Babyface</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43">43</a> A remix version by <a href="/facts/David_Foster/UnTJXtnC">David Foster</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44">44</a> was released as a single on February 3, 1997, and features vocals from Peter Cetera.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45">45</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46">46</a> Foster won a <a href="/facts/Broadcast_Music%2c_Inc./WMNL6HNv">BMI</a> Pop Award for this version.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47">47</a> The song peaked at number seven on the <a href="/facts/UK_Singles_Chart/s2yyGUlD">UK Singles Chart</a> and number eight on the <a href="/facts/Billboard_Hot_100/gwKl8VL9">Billboard Hot 100</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48">48</a> It reached platinum status<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49">49</a> and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Performance by an R&B Group or Duo with Vocal.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50">50</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51">51</a> Aside from the David Foster remix, the single includes the album version (without Cetera), an <a href="/facts/A_cappella/nsSwsrMw">a cappella</a> version, and an extended remix.

<h3>Track listing</h3>
CD-single

<ol><li>"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" (David Foster Remix featuring Peter Cetera) 3:18</li>
<li>"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" (Album Version) 3:14</li>
<li>"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" (<a href="/facts/A_cappella/nsSwsrMw">Acappella</a>) 3:14</li>
<li>"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" (Chase Extended Mix) 5:14</li></ol>
<h3>Charts</h3>

<table><tbody><tr><td><h4>Weekly charts</h4><table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Chart (1997)</th><th scope="col">Peakposition</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Australia (<a href="/facts/ARIA_Charts/aUXUHRK7">ARIA</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52">52</a></th><td>5</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Canada Top Singles (<a href="/facts/RPM_(magazine)/FqFN5o4x">RPM</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53">53</a></th><td>26</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Canada Adult Contemporary (<a href="/facts/RPM_(magazine)/FqFN5o4x">RPM</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54">54</a></th><td>27</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Europe (<a href="/facts/European_Hot_100_Singles/8b4H0Bl4">Eurochart Hot 100</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55">55</a></th><td>64</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Germany (<a href="/facts/GfK_Entertainment_charts/bGrgjxKn">GfK</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56">56</a></th><td>72</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Netherlands (<a href="/facts/Dutch_Top_40/3qsvTuav">Dutch Top 40</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57">57</a></th><td>3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Netherlands (<a href="/facts/Dutch_Single_Top_100/wFjNkofC">Single Top 100</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58">58</a></th><td>3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">New Zealand (<a href="/facts/Recorded_Music_NZ/KlQ6jDS4">Recorded Music NZ</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:59" href="#fn:59">59</a></th><td>1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Scottish_Singles_and_Albums_Charts/cTBm6vqg">Scotland</a> (<a href="/facts/Official_Charts_Company/42Rz2PXj">OCC</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:60" href="#fn:60">60</a></th><td>30</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Sweden (<a href="/facts/Sverigetopplistan/Br6GrFEd">Sverigetopplistan</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:61" href="#fn:61">61</a></th><td>59</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/UK_Singles_Chart/s2yyGUlD">UK Singles</a> (<a href="/facts/Official_Charts_Company/42Rz2PXj">OCC</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:62" href="#fn:62">62</a></th><td>7</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/UK_Hip_Hop_and_R%2526B_Singles_and_Albums_Charts/nBnpJLjL">UK Hip Hop/R&B</a> (<a href="/facts/Official_Charts_Company/42Rz2PXj">OCC</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:63" href="#fn:63">63</a></th><td>3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US <a href="/facts/Billboard_Hot_100/gwKl8VL9">Billboard Hot 100</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:64" href="#fn:64">64</a></th><td>8</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US <a href="/facts/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)/JmBSByRU">Adult Contemporary</a> (<a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:65" href="#fn:65">65</a></th><td>14</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US <a href="/facts/Hot_R%2526B%2fHip-Hop_Songs/830VoC96">Hot R&B Singles</a> (<a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:66" href="#fn:66">66</a></th><td>20</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US <a href="/facts/Rhythmic_(chart)/Qj33yCJB">Rhythmic Top 40</a> (<a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:67" href="#fn:67">67</a></th><td>9</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><h4>Year-end charts</h4><table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Chart (1997)</th><th scope="col">Position</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Australia (ARIA)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:68" href="#fn:68">68</a></th><td>31</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:69" href="#fn:69">69</a></th><td>11</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Netherlands (Single Top 100)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:70" href="#fn:70">70</a></th><td>28</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">New Zealand (RIANZ)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:71" href="#fn:71">71</a></th><td>13</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US Billboard Hot 100<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:72" href="#fn:72">72</a></th><td>19</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:73" href="#fn:73">73</a></th><td>60</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:74" href="#fn:74">74</a></th><td>20</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:75" href="#fn:75">75</a></th><td>31</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3>Certifications</h3>
<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Region</th><th scope="col">Certification</th><th scope="col"><a href="/facts/List_of_music_recording_certifications/6CPQFNNn">Certified units</a>/sales</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Australia (<a href="/facts/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association/tg97mRCL">ARIA</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:76" href="#fn:76">76</a></th><td>Platinum</td><td>70,000^</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">New Zealand (<a href="/facts/Recorded_Music_NZ/KlQ6jDS4">RMNZ</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:77" href="#fn:77">77</a></th><td>Platinum</td><td>10,000*</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">United States (<a href="/facts/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America/8a7K0Ubf">RIAA</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:78" href="#fn:78">78</a></th><td>Platinum</td><td>1,100,000<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:79" href="#fn:79">79</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">* Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3>Release history</h3>
<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Region</th><th scope="col">Date</th><th scope="col">Format(s)</th><th scope="col">Label(s)</th><th scope="col">Ref.</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2">United States</th><td>January 7, 1997 (1997-01-07)</td><td><a href="/facts/Rhythmic_contemporary/hvYnJChP">Rhythmic contemporary radio</a></td><td rowspan="3"><ul><li><a href="/facts/LaFace_Records/QSEf5SUz">LaFace</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Arista_Records/2dREcUfC">Arista</a></li></ul></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:80" href="#fn:80">80</a></td></tr><tr><td>February 3, 1997 (1997-02-03)</td><td rowspan="2"><ul><li>12-inch vinyl</li><li>CD</li><li>cassette</li></ul></td><td></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">United Kingdom</th><td>June 9, 1997 (1997-06-09)</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:81" href="#fn:81">81</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
<h2 id="other-versions">Other versions</h2>
<ul><li>In 1983, Hong Kong singer <a href="/facts/Leslie_Cheung/BvLN0DNw">Leslie Cheung</a> released a Cantonese cover version with Chinese title "難以再說對不起" for his album 風繼續吹 [zh].</li>
<li>In 2002, German electronic dance music group <a href="/facts/Aquagen/admS5GEQ">Aquagen</a> had a hit with their song of the same title, which <a href="/facts/Sampling_(music)/QLXy5WbA">sampled</a> "Hard to Say I'm Sorry". This version reached No. 33 on the <a href="/facts/UK_Singles_Chart/s2yyGUlD">UK Singles Chart</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:82" href="#fn:82">82</a></li>
<li>In 2015, country music singer <a href="/facts/Tim_McGraw/BYVuSU4h">Tim McGraw</a> released a "behind-the-scenes" video of him and his band performing "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" as a warm-up for his show in <a href="/facts/Chicago/yPMokrXH">Chicago</a>. At the end of the song he turns to the camera and says, "Hello, Chicago."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:83" href="#fn:83">83</a></li>
<li>In January 2017, <a href="/facts/Roger_Federer/K0YhYPW9">Roger Federer</a> tweeted a video of him singing the song with fellow professional tennis players <a href="/facts/Tommy_Haas/vtl2jgez">Tommy Haas</a> and <a href="/facts/Grigor_Dimitrov/Dzz73ebe">Grigor Dimitrov</a>, with <a href="/facts/David_Foster/UnTJXtnC">David Foster</a> at the piano, while at the <a href="/facts/Australian_Open/10VoWm79">Australian Open</a>. Haas is the son-in-law of Foster.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:84" href="#fn:84">84</a></li></ul>
<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_RPM_number-one_singles_of_1982/9CaHrPLB">List of RPM number-one singles of 1982</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/List_of_number-one_hits_of_1982_(Switzerland)/D7nMnW5q">List of number-one hits of 1982 (Switzerland)</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/List_of_Hot_100_number-one_singles_of_1982_(U.S.)/XVyTJtCz">List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1982 (U.S.)</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/List_of_number-one_adult_contemporary_singles_of_1982_(U.S.)/Jt1dlXQY">List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1982 (U.S.)</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1">Chicago 16 (audio CD liner notes). Rhino Entertainment Company. 2006. R2 74090. This album was first issued as Full Moon/Warner Bros. #23689 (5/26/82) <a href="/wiki/Chicago_16" target="_blank">/wiki/Chicago_16</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:2">"The Hot 100 - 1982 Archive | Billboard Charts Archive". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2017. <a href="https://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/1982/hot-100" target="_blank">https://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/1982/hot-100</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:3">"Chicago – Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 17, 2012. <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chicago-mn0000110161/awards" target="_blank">https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chicago-mn0000110161/awards</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:4">Grein, Paul (January 19, 1985). "Chart Beat: Springsteen's 'U.S.A.' returns to the top following Purple Reign". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 3. New York, NY: Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 6. Retrieved May 12, 2019. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=GSUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT5" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=GSUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT5</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:5">"The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2021. <a href="https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1982-08-07" target="_blank">https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1982-08-07</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:6">"The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2021. <a href="https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1982-10-16" target="_blank">https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1982-10-16</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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