Island of Lost Souls (song)

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"Island of Lost Souls"
Image:Blondie Island of Lost Souls.jpg
Single by Blondie
from the album The Hunter
Released	1982
Format	7" single
Genre	Reggae
Length	9:06
Label	Chrysalis Records
Writer(s)	Deborah Harry and Chris Stein
Producer(s)	Mike Chapman
Blondie singles chronology
"Rapture" 1981		"War Child" 1982

"Island Of Lost Souls/Dragonfly" is the first single released from The Hunter by American punk band Blondie (band). The success of the reggae hit "The Tide is High" encouraged Blondie to write another reggae song, however the band had come under scrutiny and they were unable to revive the success of the previous album. <ref>Billboard.com Biography Blondie. Accessed: November 29, 2006</ref> The result was that "Island of Lost Souls" peaked at #39 in the Billboard Hot 100, however managed to do reasonable in the United Kingdom where it peaked at #11 in the UK Singles chart <ref name="everyhit">Everyhit.co.uk UK Top 40 database Accessed: November 29, 2006</ref> and was their last hit before their reunion 17 years later in 1999 with Maria.

[edit] Track Listing

Side	Title	Length
A.	"Island of Lost Souls"	3:48
B.	"Dragonfly"	5:58

[edit] Charts

Country	Date	Peak position
Billboard Hot 100	June 1982	39
UK Singles chart	May 1982	11 <ref name="everyhit"/>
Dutch Top 40	May 1982	20 <ref>Top4000.nl Chart Week 21, 1982 Accessed: November 29, 2006</ref>