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"View from a Bridge"
"View from a Bridge"
Single by Kim Wilde
from the album Select
B-side	"Take Me Tonight"
Released	5 April 1982
Recorded	1981
Genre	Pop, new wave
Length	3:32
Label	RAK
Songwriter(s)	Ricky Wilde, Marty Wilde
Producer(s)	Ricky Wilde
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"View from a Bridge" is a song by English singer Kim Wilde, released internationally as the second single from her second album, Select (1982). The song tells the story of a girl committing suicide by jumping off a bridge after finding her lover with another girl. It was a top 10 hit in several European countries and in Australia. A faster version with a dance beat was released in 2006 on Never Say Never.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[1]	7
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[2]	10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[3]	4
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[4]	5
Ireland (IRMA)^[5]	16
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[6]	5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[7]	7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[8]	4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[9]	2
UK Singles (OCC)^[10]	16
West Germany (GfK)^[11]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[12]	33
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)^[13]	37
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[14]	55
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[15]	71
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[16]	14
West Germany (Official German Charts)^[17]	51

References

^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 337. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ "Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know > Search results for 'Kim Wilde' (from irishcharts.ie)". Fireball Media, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 19, 1982" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
^ "Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ "Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ "Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
^ "Kent Music Report No 445 – 3 January 1983 > National Top 100 Singles for 1982". Kent Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 1982". Ultratop. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1982". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1982". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1982". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

[1] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 337. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[sc_Austria_Kim_Wilde-2] "Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

[sc_Flanders_Kim_Wilde-3] "Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

[4] Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.

[5] "The Irish Charts - All there is to know > Search results for 'Kim Wilde' (from irishcharts.ie)". Fireball Media, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

[sc_Dutch40_-6] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 19, 1982" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

[sc_Dutch100_Kim_Wilde-7] "Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

[sc_Sweden_Kim_Wilde-8] "Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

[sc_Switzerland_Kim_Wilde-9] "Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

[sc_UK_-10] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

[sc_West_Germany_Kim_Wilde-11] "Offiziellecharts.de – Kim Wilde – View from a Bridge" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

[12] "Kent Music Report No 445 – 3 January 1983 > National Top 100 Singles for 1982". Kent Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

[13] "Jaaroverzichten 1982". Ultratop. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

[14] "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1982". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

[15] "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1982". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

[16] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1982". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

[17] "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

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 {{for|the Arthur Miller play|A View from the Bridge}}
-{{Unreferenced|date=July 2009}}
+{{More citations needed|date=September 2014}}
+{{Infobox song
+| name       = View from a Bridge
-{{Infobox Single
-| Name           = View From a Bridge
+| cover      = View From a Bridge.jpg
-| Cover          = View_From_a_Bridge.jpg
+| alt        =
-| Artist         = [[Kim Wilde]]
+| type       = single
-| from Album     = [[Select (album)|Select]]
+| artist     = [[Kim Wilde]]
-| B-side         = "[[Take Me Tonight]]"
+| album      = [[Select (album)|Select]]
-| Released       = 5 April 1982
+| B-side     = Take Me Tonight
-| Format         = 7", 12"
+| released   = 5 April 1982
-| Recorded       = 1981
+| recorded   = 1981
-| Genre          = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[New wave music|new wave]]
+| studio     =
+| venue      =
+| genre      = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[New wave music|new wave]]
-| Length         = 3:32
+| length     = 3:32
-| Label          = [[RAK Records|RAK]]
+| label      = [[RAK Records|RAK]]
-| Writer         = [[Ricky Wilde]], [[Marty Wilde]]
+| writer     = [[Ricky Wilde]], [[Marty Wilde]]
-| Producer       = [[Ricky Wilde]]
+| producer   = Ricky Wilde
+| prev_title = [[Cambodia (song)|Cambodia]]
-| Certification  =
+| prev_year  = 1981
-| Last single    = "[[Cambodia (song)|Cambodia]]"<br>(1981)
+| next_title = [[Child Come Away]]
-| This single    = "'''View From a Bridge'''"<br>(1982)
+| next_year  = 1982
-| Next single    = "[[Child Come Away]]"<br>(1982)
 }}
+"'''View from a Bridge'''" is a song by English singer [[Kim Wilde]], released internationally as the second single from her second album, ''[[Select (album)|Select]]'' (1982). The song tells the story of a girl committing [[suicide]] by jumping off a bridge after finding her lover with another girl. It was a top 10 hit in several European countries and in Australia. A faster version with a dance beat was released in 2006 on ''[[Never Say Never (Kim Wilde album)|Never Say Never]]''.
-"'''View From a Bridge'''" is the second single to be released internationally from [[Kim Wilde]]'s second album, ''[[Select (album)|Select]]''.
+==Charts==
-The song told the story of a girl committing [[suicide]] by jumping off a bridge and became another of Wilde's big hits, particularly throughout Europe and Australia (where it was her fourth consecutive Top 10 success).
+{{col-begin|width=74%}}
+{{col-2}}
-==Chart performance==
+===Weekly charts===
-{|class="wikitable"
+{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
 !Chart (1982)
 !Peak<br>position
 |-
+!scope="row"|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=337}}</ref>
-|[[United Kingdom]]
-|align="center"|16
+| style="text-align:center;"|7
 |-
+{{singlechart|Austria|10|artist=Kim Wilde|song=View from a Bridge|rowheader=true|access-date=1 January 2020}}
-|[[Switzerland]]
-|align="center"|2
 |-
+{{singlechart|Flanders|4|artist=Kim Wilde|song=View from a Bridge|rowheader=true|access-date=1 January 2020}}
-|[[Belgium]]
-|align="center"|3
 |-
+!scope="row"|Finland ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book|first=Jake|last=Nyman|year=2005|title=Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja|edition=1st|publisher=Tammi|location= Helsinki|isbn= 951-31-2503-3|language=fi}}</ref>
-|[[Sweden]]
-|align="center"|4
+| style="text-align:center;"|5
 |-
+!scope="row"|Ireland ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/VALLXjT|title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know > Search results for 'Kim Wilde' (from irishcharts.ie)|publisher=Fireball Media, via Imgur.com|access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref>
-|[[Finland]]<ref>{{cite book | first= Jake | last= Nyman |year= 2005 | title={{lang|fin|Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja}} | edition= 1st | publisher=Tammi | location= Helsinki| isbn=  951-31-2503-3| language= Finnish }}</ref>
-|align="center"|5
+| style="text-align:center;"|16
 |-
+{{singlechart|Dutch40|5|year=1982|week=19|rowheader=true|access-date=28 February 2021}}
-|[[Netherlands]]
-|align="center"|5
 |-
+{{singlechart|Dutch100|7|artist=Kim Wilde|song=View from a Bridge|rowheader=true|access-date=1 January 2020}}
-|[[Germany]]
-|align="center"|6
 |-
+{{singlechart|Sweden|4|artist=Kim Wilde|song=View from a Bridge|rowheader=true|access-date=1 January 2020}}
-|[[Australia]]
-|align="center"|7
 |-
+{{singlechart|Switzerland|2|artist=Kim Wilde|song=View from a Bridge|rowheader=true|access-date=1 January 2020}}
-|[[Austria]]
-|align="center"|10
 |-
+{{singlechart|UK|16|date=19820502|rowheader=true|access-date=1 January 2020}}
-|[[Ireland]]
-|align="center"|16
 |-
+{{singlechart|West Germany|6|songid=835|artist=Kim Wilde|song=View from a Bridge|rowheader=true|access-date=28 February 2021}}
-|[[France]]
-|align="center"|17
 |}
+{{col-2}}
-==2006 Version==
+===Year-end charts===
+{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
-The song is updated with a faster tempo and throbbing dance beat for Kim Wilde's 2006 studio album ''[[Never Say Never (Kim Wilde album)|Never Say Never]]''.
+!Chart (1982)
+!Position
-== References ==
+|-
-<references />
+!scope="row"|Australia (Kent Music Report)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/iP7HHqt.jpg|title=Kent Music Report No 445 – 3 January 1983 > National Top 100 Singles for 1982|publisher=[[Kent Music Report]], via Imgur.com|access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref>
+|33
+|-
+!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1982|title=Jaaroverzichten 1982|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref>
+|37
+|-
+!scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1982|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1982|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref>
+|55
+|-
+!scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1982&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1982|website=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref>
+|71
+|-
+!scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/1982|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1982|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref>
+|14
+|-
+!scope="row"|West Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1982|title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts|language=de|work=[[GfK Entertainment]]|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref>
+|51
+|}
+{{col-end}}
-==External links==
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-* {{MetroLyrics song|kim-wilde|view-from-a-bridge}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
 {{Kim Wilde}}
+{{Authority control}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:View From A Bridge}}
+[[Category:1982 singles]]
 [[Category:Kim Wilde songs]]
 [[Category:European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles]]
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 [[Category:Songs written by Marty Wilde]]
 [[Category:Songs written by Ricky Wilde]]
+[[Category:Songs about infidelity]]
 [[Category:Songs about suicide]]
-[[Category:1982 singles]]
 [[Category:RAK Records singles]]

v t e Kim Wilde
Studio albums	Kim Wilde Select Catch as Catch Can Teases & Dares Another Step Close Love Moves Love Is Now & Forever Never Say Never Come Out and Play Snapshots Wilde Winter Songbook Here Come the Aliens
Live albums	Aliens Live
Remix albums	The Remix Collection
Compilations	The Very Best of Kim Wilde The Singles Collection 1981–1993 The Very Best of Kim Wilde The Hits Collection Pop Don't Stop: Greatest Hits
Singles	"Kids in America" "Chequered Love" "Water on Glass" "Cambodia" "View from a Bridge" "Child Come Away" "Love Blonde" "Dancing in the Dark" "House of Salome" "The Second Time" "The Touch" "Rage to Love" "Schoolgirl" "You Keep Me Hangin' On" "Another Step (Closer to You)" "Say You Really Want Me" "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" "Hey Mister Heartache" "You Came" "Never Trust a Stranger" "Four Letter Word" "Love in the Natural Way" "It's Here" "Time" "Can't Get Enough (Of Your Love)" "I Can't Say Goodbye" "World in Perfect Harmony" "Love Is Holy" "Heart over Mind" "Who Do You Think You Are" "Million Miles Away" "If I Can't Have You" "Kids in America 1994" "Breakin' Away" "This I Swear" "Shame" "Loved" "Born to Be Wild" "Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime" "You Came (2006)" "Perfect Girl" "It's Alright" "Sleeping Satellite" "To France" "Ever Fallen in Love" "F U Kristmas!"
Featured singles	"Les nuits sans Kim Wilde"
Related articles	Discography Marty Wilde Ricky Wilde