Mr. Blue Sky (album version)

Name: Mr. Blue Sky
Duration: 5 min 4 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Country/Date
Official
2.4	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue	1977-10-28 GB
2.4	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue	1977-11-05 US
2.4	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue (Club Edition)	1977-11 US
1.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	Mr. Blue Sky	1977 DE
1.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	Mr. Blue Sky / One Summer Dream	1977 NL
2.4	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue	1977 DE
2.4	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue	1978-05 GB
1.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	ELO's Greatest Hits	1979 GB
1.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	ELO’s Greatest Hits	1979 XE
1.12	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	A Perfect World of Music	1985 DE
1.12	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	A Perfect World of Music	1985 AT 1985 FR 1985 DE
1.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	ELO's Greatest Hits	1986 US
1.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	ELO's Greatest Hits	1986 CA
1.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	ELO’s Greatest Hits	1986 AU
1.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	ELO’s Greatest Hits	1986 US
1.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	ELO’s Greatest Hits (club edition)	1986 CA
1.12	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	ELO	All Over the World	1987 NL
1.13	Concerto for a Rainy Day: Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue (price code CB 782)	1987 XE
1.13	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue	1987 GB
1.13	Concerto for a Rainy Day: Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue (price code CB 801)	1987 XE
1.13	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue	1987 US
1.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	ELO’s Greatest Hits	1989-10-23 GB
1.7	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra	1990-06-11 DE
1.13	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue	1990-09-01 JP
1.12	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue	1990 US
1.2	Mr. Blue Sky	5:02	Electric Light Orchestra	The Very Best of ELO	1990 NL
1.7	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra	1990 ZA
1.7	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra	1990 XE
1.11	Mr Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	ELO’s Greatest Hits	1991 ZA
1.15	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	25 Years of Rock ’n’ Roll: 1978, Volume 2	1992 GB
1.12	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	A Perfect World of Music	1992 XE
1.10	Mr Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	Collection Gold	1992 ZA
1.10	Mr Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	Collection Gold	1992 -
1.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:07	Electric Light Orchestra	Definitive Collection	1992 NL
1.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:04	Electric Light Orchestra	Greatest Hits	1992 NZ
1.3	Mr. Blue Sky	5:07	Electric Light Orchestra	Het beste uit de top 100 allertijden	1992 NL
1.13	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue	1992 DE
1.13	Mr Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	Rock Nights	1992 GB
1.3	Mr Blue Sky	4:59	Electric Light Orchestra	The Rock Collection: Soft Rock	1992 XE
1.10	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	The Very Best Of	1993-10-11 FR
1.13	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue	1993 ZA
1.11	Mr Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	The Best of Symphonic Rock	1993 NL
2.5	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	ELO	The Lion Rocks Again	1993 DE
2.2	Mr Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	Sounds of the Seventies	1994-12-05 GB
2.2	Mr. Blue Sky	5:08	Electric Light Orchestra	Back to the Seventies	1994 DE
2.3	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	The 70's Collection: 1978 - Back in the Groove	1994 GB
2.3	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	The 70’s: 1978: Back in the Groove	1994 DE
1.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:08	Electric Light Orchestra	The Best Of	1994 NL
2.3	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra (club edition)	1995-04-11 CA
1.16	Mr Blue Sky	5:01	Electric Light Orchestra	Drive Time 2	1995-07 GB
1.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:07	Electric Light Orchestra	Definitive Collection: Best of the Best	1995 ZA
1.8	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	Electric Light Orchestra	1995 IT
2.12	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	Classic Rock: 1978-1979	1996 XE 1996 DE
2.12	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	Classic Rock: 1978–1979	1996 XE
1.3	Mr. Blue Sky	5:07	Electric Light Orchestra	Hits of the Seventies	1997-07-04 GB
1.19	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	Light Years: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra	1997-10-27 GB
1.8	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	Het beste uit de Top 100 Allertijden: Editie ’97: Long Versions	1997 NL
1.19	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	Light Years: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra	1997 GB
1.9	Mr. Blue Sky	5:01	Electric Light Orchestra	The Best Seventies Album in the World… Ever!	1997 GB
1.13	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	Out of the Blue	1998-02-21 JP
1.13	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	Fantastic 70’s	1998-09-21 GB
1.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:04	Electric Light Orchestra	De J@ren ’70, Deel 9: 1978	1998 NL
1.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:07	Electric Light Orchestra	Definitive Collection: Best of the Best (gold CD)	1998 AT
1.2	Mr. Blue Sky	5:01	Electric Light Orchestra	Sounds of the 70’s	1998 GB
1.5	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	The Power of Love Soft Rock Classics - 1971-1979	1998 XE
3.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	Superhits of Rock 1965–79	1999-10-26 DE
2.15	Mr. Blue Sky	5:02	Electric Light Orchestra	Sounds of the 70s: More Hits From 1978 (Some tracks are different of US version)	2000 NL
2.15	Mr. Blue Sky	5:02	Electric Light Orchestra	Sounds of the 70s: More Hits From 1978	2000 US
1.19	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	The Swedish Collection: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra	2000 SE
1.14	Mr. Blue Sky	5:02	Electric Light Orchestra	Capital Gold: Legends II	2001-11-05 GB
1.10	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	The All Time Greatest Rock Songs of the Last 4 Decades	2001 NL
1.16	Mister Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	Was het nu 70, 80 of 90? File 3	2001 BE
2.8	Mr. Blue Sky	5:07	Electric Light Orchestra	School Disco.com: Summer Holiday	2002-07-01 GB
1.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:04	Electric Light Orchestra	Definitive Collection	2002 US
2.3	Mr. Blue Sky	5:01	Electric Light Orchestra	Summer Feeling	2002 DE
2.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:04	Electric Light Orchestra	WDR 2: Die größten Hits aller Zeiten	2002 DE
1.7	Mr Blue Sky	5:02	Electric Light Orchestra	Capital Gold Seventies Legends	2003 GB
1.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:07	Electric Light Orchestra	Definitive Collection	2003 DE
2.2	Mr. Blue Sky	5:02	Electric Light Orchestra	Hitladen: Die größten Rock & Pop Hits der 70er	2003 DE
1.19	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	Light Years: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra	2003 GB
1.4	Mr. Blue Sky	5:08	Electric Light Orchestra	The Essential Electric Light Orchestra (BMG Direct Edition)	2003 US
1.4	Mr. Blue Sky	5:08	Electric Light Orchestra	The Essential Electric Light Orchestra	2003 CA
3.4	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	The Very Best of 1970s	2003 GB
1.2	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind	2004-03-16 US
1.2	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Original Soundtrack)	2004-03-16 US
1.2	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind	2004-04-19 GB
3.11	Mr. Blue Sky	5:04	Electric Light Orchestra	Chick Flick Diaries	2004-11-22 GB
1.16	Mr Blue Sky	5:02	Electric Light Orchestra	Seventies	2004 GB
2.2	Mr. Blue Sky	5:02	Electric Light Orchestra	Super 70’s Summer	2004 GB
2.10	Mr. Blue Sky	5:02	Electric Light Orchestra	Soft Rock Anthems	2005-01-24 GB
1.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:04	Electric Light Orchestra	All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra	2005-06-06 CH
1.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:04	Electric Light Orchestra	All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra	2005-06-06 GB
1.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:04	Electric Light Orchestra	All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra	2005-06-06 GB
1.1	Mr. Blue Sky	5:04	Electric Light Orchestra	All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra	2005-06-06 IE
Promotion
2.7	Mr. Blue Sky	5:05	Electric Light Orchestra	The Best of 70’ Rock Edition, Volume 2	2002 -
1.7	Mr. Blue Sky	5:03	Electric Light Orchestra	Twenty Number Ones (Daily Mail)	2002 GB
1.9	Mr. Blue Sky	5:02	Electric Light Orchestra	Legends	2003-09-06 GB 2003 -
1.3	Mr. Blue Sky	5:06	Electric Light Orchestra	70’s Hits	2003 GB
1.12	Mr Blue Sky	5:02	Electric Light Orchestra	Classic Cuts Presents: 70s Night: The Definitive DJ Collection: D to G	2003 GB
1.8	Mr. Blue Sky	5:02	Electric Light Orchestra	Fantastic Sunday	2004 GB

Relationships

engineer:	Mack
producer:	Jeff Lynne
bass:	Kelly Groucutt (in 1977)
drums (drum set), other instruments [fire extinguisher] and percussion:	Bev Bevan (in 1977)
guitar, synthesizer and lead vocals:	Jeff Lynne (in 1977)
keyboard:	Richard Tandy (in 1977)
background vocals:	Bev Bevan (in 1977) Kelly Groucutt (in 1977)
conductor:	Louis Clark (in 1977)
arranger:	Louis Clark Jeff Lynne Richard Tandy

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Jet Records (in 1977) Sony Music Entertainment (in 1977, in 2005) Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1977) United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (in 1977)

recorded at:	Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1977)
mixed at:	Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany

sampled by:	Display by Contopp nd #Sloppit# Let It Out by Girl Talk Mr. December 12th by Jon Connor Talkin’ Bout Hey Love by De La Soul
mash-ups:	Mr. Lose Yourself by William Maranci Shake It Off, Mr. Blue Sky (Taylor Swift vs. ELO) by Carrots The Rabbi Finale (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra vs. No Doubt vs. OutKast vs. Dragonforce vs. Electric Light Orchestra vs. Gooseworx vs. Avril Lavigne) by Psynwav (order: 5)

part of:	TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 17) (order: 17) Q50 – December 2005 (number: 33) (order: 33)

recording of:	Mr. Blue Sky (in 1977)

Mr. Blue Sky

lyricist and composer:	Jeff Lynne

publisher:	EMI April Music Inc. EMI Blackwood Music Inc. EMI Music Publishing Ltd. EMI Songs Ltd. Polygon Publishing Ltd.
sub-publisher:	イーエムアイ音楽出版ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)

later parody versions:	Ms. Pinkie Pie
part of:	Concerto for a Rainy Day (order: 4)

Mr. Blue Sky (album version)

Genres: rock, pop rock, art rock, classic rock, alternative rock

Other tags: album rock, art rock; classic rock; rock music, contemporary pop/rock

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Mr. Blue Sky

Mr. Blue Sky (album version)

Genres: rock, pop rock, art rock, classic rock, alternative rock

Other tags: album rock, art rock; classic rock; rock music, contemporary pop/rock

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