Co-Co (Sweet song)

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"Co-Co"
German release picture sleeve
Single by The Sweet
from the album Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be
B-side"Done Me Wrong All Right"
Released4 June 1971
Recorded1971
GenreBubblegum[1][2]
Length3:12
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriters
ProducerPhil Wainman[3]
The Sweet singles chronology
"Funny, Funny"
(1971)		 "Co-Co"
(1971)		 "Alexander Graham Bell"
(1971)

"Co-Co" is a song by English glam rock band The Sweet, released in 1971 as the second single from the band's debut album Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be. It was the Sweet's second single to chart in the UK after "Funny, Funny", peaking at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. Outside the UK, "Co-Co" reached No. 1 in the Flanders region of Belgium, South Africa, Switzerland and West Germany.

Background

"Co-Co" was written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman in 1971. The song was also given to Jackie Lee who sang it on her album Jackie's Junior Choice that same year.[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1971–1972) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 42
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] 2
Denmark (IFPI)[7] 2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 17
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 3
Italy (Musica e dischi)[10] 23
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 3
New Zealand (Listener)[13] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[14] 2
Rhodesia (Lyons Maid)[15] 1
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[16] 1
Spain (Promusicae)[17] 3
Sweden (Kvällstoppen)[18] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts)[20] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[21] 99
West Germany (GfK)[22] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1971) Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[23] 10
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[24] 23
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[25] 33
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[26] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 6

References

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  3. "The Sweet – Co-Co" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  4. "Jackie Lee – Jackie's Junior Choice (1971, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1971.
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. "The Sweet – Co-Co" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  7. "Hitlisten". Ekstra Bladet. 16 September 1971. p. 33.
  8. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  9. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Co Co". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  10. "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Sweet".
  11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 29, 1971" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  12. "The Sweet – Co-Co" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  13. "NZ Listener chart summary: Sweet". flavourofnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  14. "The Sweet – Co-Co". VG-lista. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  15. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: Singles Chart Book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  16. "SA Charts 1965 – 1989 Songs C–D". South African Rock Lists. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
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  18. Hallberg, Eric (1993). Eric Hallberg presenterar Kvällstoppen i P 3: Sveriges radios topplista över veckans 20 mest sålda skivor 10. 7. 1962 - 19. 8. 1975. Drift Musik. p. 130. ISBN 9163021404.
  19. "The Sweet – Co-Co". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  20. "Official Singles Chart on 10/7/1971 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  21. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 821.
  22. "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 17 January 2020.
  23. "Jaaroverzichten 1971" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  24. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1971". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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  26. "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1971". South African Rock Lists. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  27. "Swiss Year-End Charts 1971" (in German). Retrieved 17 January 2020.