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“Arizona Sky” by China Crisis
From the album What Price Paradise (1986)
“Arizona Sky” by China Crisis appears on 5 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1987 and 2003. It was first released in 1986 on the album What Price Paradise. Its best result is #73 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #203 alternative song of 1987 and #4,194 alternative song of all time.
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"Arizona Sky" led off What Price Paradise, China Crisis's fourth studio album, released in 1986 with Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley at the controls. It was the first China Crisis record with new keyboardist Brian McNeil aboard, and the band now credited all five members as writers.
The song is wide-open, sun-bleached new wave pop, and fittingly it found its warmest welcome far from home. In Britain and Australia it stalled outside the top 40, but in North America it broke the band, reaching 37 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. The single's B-side, "Trading in Gold", later showed up as a bonus track on the album's CD edition.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
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Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 73 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987 | 91 |
| 1987 | 90 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1987 | 105 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 386 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) | 501 |
| 1994 | 451 | Live 105 | Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) | 500 |
| 2003 | 771 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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