"Every 1's a Winner" is the third single from the 1978

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album of the same name. The single was released on 4 March 1978 on RAK Records in the UK and

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in the US. It peaked at #12 on the

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and #6 on the US

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; it was the band's second-highest charting single in the US, behind "

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Track listing

All tracks written by

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; except where indicated.

1978 release

;7" vinyl #"Every 1's a Winner" – 3:35 #"Power Of Love" (Harvey Hinsley, Patrick Olive, Tony Connor) – 3:19 ;12" vinyl (Infinity Records, US) #"Every 1's a Winner" – 7:17 #"Put Your Love In Me" – 5:48

1988 remix

;7" single #"Every 1's A Winner (Groove Mix)" – 3:54 #"

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" (

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) – 4:29 ;12" single 1 #"Every 1's A Winner (Sexy Remix)" – 6:28 #"Every 1's A Winner (Bonus Beats)" – 2:32 #"Every 1's A Winner (7" Groove Mix)" – 3:53 #"

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) – 4:29 ;12" single 2 #"Every 1's A Winner (Extended Groove Remix)" – 6:40 #"Every 1's A Winner (Groove Mix Bonus Beats)" – 3:05 #"Every 1's A Winner (7" Groove Mix)" – 3:53 #"

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) – 4:29

Chart history

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Remixes, covers and sampling

Hot Chocolate released a remixed version of the song on their 1987 album ''2001''; the remix reached #67 in the UK. A 1999 version of the song by Electrotheque reached #85 in the UK. The rap group Insane Clown Posse sampled "Every 1's a Winner" on their song "

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References

{{authority control Hot Chocolate (band) songs 1978 singles 1978 songs RAK Records singles Big Tree Records singles Song recordings produced by Mickie Most Songs written by Errol Brown