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“I'm On My Way” by The Proclaimers
From the album Sunshine on Leith (1988)
“I'm On My Way” by The Proclaimers appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1989. It was first released in 1988 on the album Sunshine on Leith. Its best result is #90 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #200 alternative song of 1989.
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The Proclaimers put "I'm On My Way" on Sunshine on Leith in 1988, and it's pure forward motion, a song about leaving misery behind for happiness, its words nothing like the spiritual that shares its title. Charlie Reid and Craig Reid wrote it and sing it, and producer Pete Wingfield, who also plays keyboards, surrounds the Scottish duo with a full folk-pop crew: Stuart Nisbet on mandolin and tin whistle, Steve Shaw on fiddle, Dave Whetstone on accordion, Gerry Hogan on steel guitar, Jerry Donahue on guitars, Phil Cranham on bass and Paul Robinson on drums.
Out as a single in 1989, it made number three in Australia but only 43 at home. American pop radio tried it in 1993, after "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" broke there, but it didn't chart. It later landed on the Shrek soundtrack in 2001.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 90 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989 | 107 |
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