Hits of the Year

1985 single by Squeeze
"Hits of the Year"
Single by Squeeze
from the album Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti
Released1985 (US)
GenrePop rock, new wave
Length3:03
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford
Producer(s)Laurie Latham
Squeeze singles chronology
"No Place Like Home"
(1985)
"Hits of the Year"
(1985)
"Heartbreaking World"
(1985)

"Hits of the Year" is a U.S. single released from Squeeze's sixth album, Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti. The song describes a holiday flight interrupted by a hijacking. It charted only on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart, peaking at number 39.

Cash Box said it has "a straight ahead rhythm groove and typically elastic musical shadings."[1]

Track listing

  1. "Hits of the Year" (3:03)
  2. "The Fortnight Saga" (2:38)

References

  1. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. 14 December 1985. p. 9. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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