Juliet (Robin Gibb song)

"Juliet"
Single by Robin Gibb
from the album How Old Are You?
B-side"Hearts on Fire"
ReleasedMay 1983 (UK)
June 1983 (US)
RecordedOctober–November 1982 at Middle Ear, Miami Beach
Genre
Length3:46
LabelPolydor
SongwritersRobin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
ProducersRobin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
Robin Gibb singles chronology
"Help Me!"
(1980)
"Juliet"
(1983)
"Another Lonely Night in New York"
(1983)

"Juliet" is a 1983 single by Australian singer-songwriter Robin Gibb, from his second solo album How Old Are You?. The song was a huge hit in various countries in Europe, hitting the No. 1 spot in Germany,[4] Italy,[5] and Switzerland[6] and peaking at No. 2 in Austria.[7] In addition, the single was certified gold by the German Bundesverband Musikindustrie in 1983.[8] A music video was also made for this song.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1983) Peak
Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] 70
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10]2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11]7
Denmark (Hitlisten)[12] 1
Germany (GfK)[13]1
Italy (FIMI)[5] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14]14
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15]11
Portugal (AFP)[16] 8
Spain (AFYVE)[17] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18]1
UK Singles (Official Charts)[19]94
Uruguay (UPI)[20] 3
US (Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100)[21] 104
Zimbabwe (ZIMA)[22] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1983) Rank
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[23] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[24] 75
Germany (Official German Charts)[25] 4
Italy (FIMI)[26] 6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 11

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[28] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Robin Gibb: Bee Gees singer and songwriter whose work fuelled the". Independent.co.uk. 22 May 2012.
  2. ↑ Stanley, Bob (6 February 2024). "The Bunker". The Story of the Bee Gees - Children of the World. New York City: Pegasus Books. p. 273. ISBN 9781639365531. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Crowther, Linnea (21 May 2012). "Robin Gibb, Disco Superstar". Legacy.com.
  4. ↑ "offiziellecharts.de – Robin Gibb – Juliet". GfK Entertainment Charts (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  5. 1 2 "HitParadeItalia – Indice per Interprete: G". HitParadeItalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "swisscharts.com – Robin Gibb – Juliet". Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Robin Gibb – Juliet". Ö3 Austria Top 40 (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Robin Gibb; 'Juliet')". Bundesverband Musikindustrie (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Robin Gibb – Juliet" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Robin Gibb – Juliet" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  12. ↑ Danish Charts Archive. August 1983.
  13. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Robin Gibb – Juliet" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 22, 1983" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  16. ↑ Portuguese Charts Archive. July 1983.
  17. ↑ "Éxitos mundiales de actualidad". La Opinión (Los Angeles) (in Spanish). 30 September 1983. p. 15. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  18. ↑ "Robin Gibb – Juliet". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 28/5/1983 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  20. ↑ "Las canciones más populares en América Latina". La Opinión (Los Angeles) (in Spanish). 28 November 1983. p. 9. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  21. ↑ "Robin Gibb Top Songs - Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography". musicvf.com. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  22. ↑
    • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  23. ↑ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1983". Ö3 Austria Top 40 (in German). Archived from the original on 17 May 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  24. ↑ "Ultratop Jaaroverzichten 1983". Ultratop 50 (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  25. ↑ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts 1983". GfK Entertainment Charts (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  26. ↑ "Hit Parade Italia – I singoli più venduti del 1983". FIMI (in Italian). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  27. ↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1983". Swiss Singles Chart (in German). Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  28. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Robin Gibb; 'Juliet')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.