"Bermuda Triangle" is a song by

Barry Manilow Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter with a career that spans seven decades. His hit recordings include "Could It Be Magic", " Somewhere Down the Road", " Mandy", "I Write the Songs", " Can ...

, from his album ''

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''. Released as a single in 1981, it reached number 15 in the

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, number 16 in Germany and number 23 in Ireland. The song features

tonicization In music, tonicization is the treatment of a pitch other than the overall tonic (the "home note" of a piece) as a temporary tonic in a composition. In Western music that is tonal, the piece is heard by the listener as being in a certain key. A ...

s, the cycle of fifths and a brief modulation to the tonic minor, which represents Manilow 'losing his woman'.

Chart history

References

1981 singles Barry Manilow songs Song recordings produced by Ron Dante Songs written by Barry Manilow Arista Records singles 1981 songs Songs with lyrics by Jack Feldman (songwriter) {{1980s-single-stub