"Johnny, Johnny Come Home" is a 1989 song recorded by Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 band Avalanche

Avalanche (band)

Avalanche was a Norwegian disco and dance group founded in 1987. The group was composed of Kjetil Røsnes and Kirsti Johansen . From the late 1980s and during the 1990s the couple lived and worked in Germany and France...

. It was their debut single and can be considered as its signature song

Signature song

A signature song is the one song that a popular and well-established singer or band is most closely identified with or best known for, even if they have had success with a variety of songs...

. Released in March 1989 it helped launch the band's career achieving a smash success in France where it topped the chart and also in Norway was a top three hit, but its sales remained minimal in other countries.

Song information

Written by Vinton Hoover and Avalanche's member Kjetil Rosnes, "Johnny Johnny Come Home" was published twice : first in late 1988, with a red cover single, then in March 1989 with a blue one containing a new remix. The refrain is composed of the title repeated eight times and many onomatopoeias ("Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na"). The song is available on many compilations such as Boulevard des hits volume 8, La Discothèque du XXè siècle - 1988, Nostalgie Classiques 80 and Summer klub80 Volume 2. Two songs with almost the same title, "Johnny Come Home", by Fine Young Cannibals

Fine Young Cannibals

Fine Young Cannibals were a British band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1984, by bassist David Steele and guitarist Andy Cox , and singer Roland Gift...

 in 1985, then by The Men They Couldn't Hang

The Men They Couldn't Hang

The Men They Couldn't Hang are a British folk punk group. The original group consisted of Stefan Cush , Paul Simmonds , Philip "Swill" Odgers , Jon Odgers and Shanne Bradley .- Controversy and success:Their first single, "The Green Fields...

in 1987, are not related to Avalanche's one.

Chart performances

In France, the single debuted at number 43 on 1 April 1989, and climbed regularly until reaching the top ten in its sixth week. It topped the chart from it tenth week and remained there for eight consecutive weeks. Then it almost did not stop to drop and totaled 17 weeks in the top ten and 26 weeks in the top 50. The song is the 662nd best-selling single of all time in France. In Norway, the song was ranked in the top for eleven weeks from the 27th week of 1989, including a peak at number three in its sixth week. The song was also released in Germany, but failed to reach the chart.

Track listings

• 7" single

1. "Johnny, Johnny Come Home" — 4:14
2. "Johnny, Johnny Come Home" (dance mix) — 4:03

• 12" maxi

1. "Johnny, Johnny Come Home" — 8:38
2. "Johnny, Johnny Come Home" (dub, instrumental version) — 3:35
3. "Johnny, Johnny Come Home" (dance mix) — 4:03

• 12" maxi

1. "Johnny, Johnny Come Home" (special version) — 9:20
2. "Johnny, Johnny Come Home" (special radio edit) — 4:14
3. "Return of Johnny" (instrumental) — 4:04
4. "Johnny, Johnny Come Home" (new mix - 1989 summer)

Versions

• Radio Edit
• Dance mix
• Dub instrumental version
• Special version
• Special radio edit
• New mix

Credits

• Arranged by Kjetil Rosnes
• Programmed and engineered by Joey Wild
• Mixed by Frankie Rynke
• Producerd by Vinton Hoover
• Cover : F.Gaillard

Peak positions

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Eurochart Hot 100	23
French SNEP Singles Chart	1
Norwegian Singles Chart	3

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales
France	Gold	1989	400,000	468,000