| Cover | View From a Bridge.jpg |
|---|---|
| Artist | Kim Wilde |
| Album | Select |
| B-side | Take Me Tonight |
| Released | 5 April 1982 |
| Recorded | 1981 |
| Genre | New wave[1][2] |
| Length | 3:32 |
| Label | RAK |
| Writer | |
| Producer | Ricky Wilde |
| Prev year | 1981 |
| Next year | 1982 |
"View from a Bridge" is a song by the 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 number 1 in Europarade Hitrank and 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)[3] | 7 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] | 5 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[5] | 16 |
| Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg)[6] | 6 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1982) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 33 |
| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 37 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] | 55 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] | 71 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 14 |
| West Germany (Official German Charts)[12] | 51 |
Certifications
France (SNEP) Gold +250.000
References
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- ^ O' Brien, Jon (10 November 2025). "Kim Wilde – Album By Album". Classic Pop. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
The macabre theme continues on "View From A Bridge", a deceptively dark New Wave banger...
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Radio Luxembourg Singles". umdmusic.com. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ^ "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" (in German). GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
