"Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)" | ||||
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Single by Red Box | ||||
from the album The Circle & the Square | ||||
B-side | "Stinging Bee" | |||
Released | 1985 | |||
Genre | New wave, synthpop | |||
Length | 4:32, 6:42 | |||
Label | Sire Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Simon Toulson-Clarke | |||
Red Box singles chronology | ||||
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"Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)" is a song by British group Red Box, released in 1985 as the third single from the debut album The Circle & the Square. It was the band's highest-charting single, reaching No. 3 in the UK in October 1985. [1]
The song borrows from North American Indian rhythms. [2]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)" | 4:15 |
2. | "Stinging Bee" | 4:36 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo) (Dogmatix)" | 6:42 |
2. | "Stinging Bee (Catmatix)" | 4:38 |
3. | "Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)" | 4:32 |
Chart (1985/86) | Peak position |
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Australia ( Kent Music Report) [3] | 29 |
Germany ( Official German Charts) [4] | 27 |
Ireland ( IRMA) [5] | 2 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [6] | 3 |
"Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)" | ||||
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Single by Red Box | ||||
from the album The Circle & the Square | ||||
B-side | "Stinging Bee" | |||
Released | 1985 | |||
Genre | New wave, synthpop | |||
Length | 4:32, 6:42 | |||
Label | Sire Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Simon Toulson-Clarke | |||
Red Box singles chronology | ||||
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"Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)" is a song by British group Red Box, released in 1985 as the third single from the debut album The Circle & the Square. It was the band's highest-charting single, reaching No. 3 in the UK in October 1985. [1]
The song borrows from North American Indian rhythms. [2]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)" | 4:15 |
2. | "Stinging Bee" | 4:36 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo) (Dogmatix)" | 6:42 |
2. | "Stinging Bee (Catmatix)" | 4:38 |
3. | "Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)" | 4:32 |
Chart (1985/86) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australia ( Kent Music Report) [3] | 29 |
Germany ( Official German Charts) [4] | 27 |
Ireland ( IRMA) [5] | 2 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [6] | 3 |