Tin Man (America song)
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| "Tin Man" | ||||
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| Single by America | ||||
| from the album Holiday | ||||
| B-side | "In the Country" | |||
| Released | August 1974[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Studio | AIR (London) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:25 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. 7839 | |||
| Songwriter | Dewey Bunnell | |||
| Producer | George Martin | |||
| America singles chronology | ||||
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| Official audio | ||||
| "Tin Man" on YouTube | ||||
"Tin Man" is a 1974 song by the pop rock band America. It was written by band member Dewey Bunnell and produced by George Martin, who also plays the piano part on the recorded version. The song was included on the band's 1974 album Holiday.
The song's title and some of its lyrics refer to the Tin Woodman from The Wizard of Oz.[5] Songwriter Bunnell was quoted describing the parallel: "My favorite movie, I guess. I always loved it as a kid. Very obscure lyrics. Great grammar - 'Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man.' It's sort of a poetic license."[5]
Dan Peek, who described "Tin Man" as "quintessential Dewey, easy stream of consciousness with a major seventh acoustic bed", said that Bunnell "actually begged us not to record the song. Knowing Dewey it was probably reverse psychology; if it was, Gerry [Beckley] and I fell for it, insisting it was perfect for the album."[6]
Released as the first single from Holiday, "Tin Man" became the band's fourth top-ten hit in the US, spending three weeks at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1974.[7] The song reached number one on the Billboard easy listening chart in October of that year.[5] In the UK, the song was relegated to the B-side of another album track, "Mad Dog", released in July, but neither side charted.
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles[8] | 7 |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[9] | 5 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[10] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[11] | 4 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 [12] | 6 |
| US Record World [12] | 6 |
| US Radio & Records | 2 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1974) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles[13] | 84 |
| US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[14] | 51 |
