Congratulations (Cliff Richard song)
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This article is about the Cliff Richard song. For other songs with the same title, see Congratulations (disambiguation).
"Congratulations" is a song recorded by British singer Cliff Richard written by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter. It represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, held in London placing second behind the Spanish entry, "La, la, la".
Quick Facts Single by Cliff Richard, B-side ...
"Congratulations" | ||||
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Single by Cliff Richard | ||||
B-side | "High 'n' Dry" (Cook-Greenaway) | |||
Released | 15 March 1968 | |||
Recorded | 3 February 1968 | |||
Studio | EMI Studios, London | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:33 | |||
Label | Columbia DB8376[1] | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Norrie Paramor[1] | |||
Cliff Richard singles chronology | ||||
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Eurovision Song Contest 1968 entry | ||||
Country | ||||
Artist(s) | ||||
Language | English | |||
Composer(s) | ||||
Lyricist(s) | Bill Martin, Phil Coulter | |||
Conductor | ||||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 2nd | |||
Final points | 28 | |||
Entry chronology | ||||
◄ "Puppet on a String" (1967) | ||||
"Boom Bang-a-Bang" (1969) ► | ||||
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The song went on to reach number 1 in many countries including Spain. He released the song in English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian.