View from a Bridge

"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.

"View from a Bridge"
Single by Kim Wilde
from the album Select
B-side"Take Me Tonight"
Released5 April 1982
Recorded1981
GenrePop, new wave
Length3:32
LabelRAK
Songwriter(s)Ricky Wilde, Marty Wilde
Producer(s)Ricky Wilde
Kim Wilde singles chronology
"Cambodia"
(1981)
"View from a Bridge"
(1982)
"Child Come Away"
(1982)

Charts

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