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{{For|the song by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention|San Ber'dino (song)}}
{{unreferenced|date=July 2007}}
{{short description|1970 single by Christie}}
{{Infobox song
| name = San Bernadino
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Christie (band)|Christie]]
| album = Christie
| B-side = Here I Am
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|1970|9|18}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Sunshine pop]]
| length = 3:17
| label =
* [[CBS Records International|CBS]]
* [[Epic Records|Epic]]
| writer = Jeff Christie
| producer = Mike Smith
| prev_title = [[Yellow River (song)|Yellow River]]
| prev_year = 1970
| next_title = Man of Many Faces
| next_year = 1971
}}


"'''San Bernadino'''" is a 1970 pop song by [[Christie (band)|Christie]], a [[United Kingdom|UK]] pop rock band who had found success with their number-1 hit single "[[Yellow River (song)|Yellow River]]" which was number 1 in other countries including [[France]] and [[Italy]].
"'''San Bernadino'''" is a 1970 song by English band [[Christie (band)|Christie]]. The song did not match the success of their previous single "[[Yellow River (song)|Yellow River]]", but was still a top-ten hit in several countries and topped the charts in Switzerland.<ref name=Switzerland/> In the US, the song only managed to peak at number 100 on 30 January 1971.<ref name=Billboard/> After the song became a hit, the band members admitted that they had never visited the city of [[San Bernardino, California]].


==Charts==
San Bernadino was a moderate success, not as successful as their hit debut. It reached number 1 in [[Germany]] and reached number 7 in the UK. The song only managed to reach number 100 in the US on 30 January 1971, its only Hot 100 frame. It did moderately well in other countries including a number 10 in Italy and number 15 in [[Spain]].
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!scope="row"|Australia (''[[Go-Set]]'')<ref>{{Cite web|title=Go-Set Australian charts – 27 March 1971|url=https://gosetcharts.com/1971/19710327.html|access-date=2022-02-20|website=gosetcharts.com}}</ref>
| 1
|38
| [[German Singles Chart]]

|-
|-
!scope="row"|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=kmr>{{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|page=63|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>
| 2
|42
| Vietnamese Singles Chart
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!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=Finnish}}</ref>
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|20
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!scope="row"|New Zealand (''[[New Zealand Listener|Listener]]'')<ref>{{Cite web|title=flavour of new zealand - search listener|url=http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=1256#n_view_location|access-date=2022-02-20|website=www.flavourofnz.co.nz}}</ref>
|6
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!scope="row"|South Africa ([[Springbok Radio]])<ref>{{cite web|title=SA Charts 1969–March 1989|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(C).html|access-date=20 February 2022}}</ref>
|7
|7
|[[UK Singles Chart]]
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|Promusicae]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: Año a año, 1959–2002|date=2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=978-84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
|10
|3
|[[Italian Singles Chart]]
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|15
|[[Spanish Singles Chart]]
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|-
{{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|7|artist=Christie|artistid=14027|rowheader=true}}
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|20
|[[Finnish Singles Chart]]
|-
|-
!scope="row"| US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name=Billboard>{{Cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1993|publisher=Record Research|year=1994|isbn=9780898201048}}</ref>
|100
|100
|[[U.S. Billboard Hot 100]]
|}
|}

==References==
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[[Category:1970 singles]]
[[Category:1970 singles]]
[[Category:Christie (band) songs]]
[[Category:Christie (band) songs]]
[[Category:1970 songs]]
[[Category:1970 songs]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in Switzerland]]

[[Category:Song recordings produced by Mike Smith (British record producer)]]


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Revision as of 10:47, 25 September 2022

For the song by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, see San Ber'dino (song).
"San Bernadino"
Single by Christie
from the album Christie
B-side"Here I Am"
Released18 September 1970 (1970-09-18)
GenreSunshine pop
Length3:17
Label
Songwriter(s)Jeff Christie
Producer(s)Mike Smith
Christie singles chronology
"Yellow River"
(1970) 		"San Bernadino"
(1970) 		"Man of Many Faces"
(1971)

"San Bernadino" is a 1970 song by English band Christie. The song did not match the success of their previous single "Yellow River", but was still a top-ten hit in several countries and topped the charts in Switzerland.[1] In the US, the song only managed to peak at number 100 on 30 January 1971.[2] After the song became a hit, the band members admitted that they had never visited the city of San Bernardino, California.

Charts

Chart (1970–71) Peak
position
Australia (Go-Set)[3] 38
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 42
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 8
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 20
Germany (GfK)[7] 5
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 4
New Zealand (Listener)[9] 6
Norway (VG-lista)[10] 5
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[11] 7
Spain (Promusicae)[12] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[1] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 7
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 100

References

  1. ^ a b "Christie – San Bernadino". Swiss Singles Chart.
  2. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1994). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1993. Record Research. ISBN 9780898201048.
  3. ^ "Go-Set Australian charts – 27 March 1971". gosetcharts.com. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 63. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Christie – San Bernadino" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  6. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  7. ^ "Christie – San Bernadino" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  8. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – San Bernardino". Irish Singles Chart.
  9. ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  10. ^ "Christie – San Bernadino". VG-lista.
  11. ^ "SA Charts 1969–March 1989". Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  12. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos: Año a año, 1959–2002. Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 978-84-8048-639-2.
  13. ^ "Christie: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
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