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| "Kayleigh" | ||||
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| Single by Marillion | ||||
| from the album Misplaced Childhood | ||||
| B-side | "Lady Nina" | |||
| Released | 7 May 1985[1] | |||
| Studio | Hansa Tonstudio (Berlin, Germany) | |||
| Genre | Neo-prog[2] | |||
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| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Chris Kimsey | |||
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"Kayleigh" | ||||
"Kayleigh" is a song by British neo-prog band Marillion. It was released as the first single from the concept album Misplaced Childhood. It is the band's most successful single in the UK, where it peaked at number two and stayed on the UK singles chart for 14 weeks. It also became the band's most successful single worldwide, reaching the top 10 in Ireland, Norway, and West Germany. In the United States, it gave the band their sole appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching number 74 in October 1985.
The song popularised the name Kayleigh in the UK. It was later performed by the band's lead singer, Fish, at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute at Wembley Stadium, with Midge Ure on guitar and Phil Collins on drums.
- ^ Smith, Robin (4 May 1985). "News". Record Mirror. p. 9.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (5 January 2024). "The Top 20 unlikely Progressive Rock hits, ranked". Goldmine. Retrieved 7 January 2024.