"One Way Wind" is a 1971 hit song written by Dutch musician Arnold Mühren and recorded by his band
The Cats.
Composition
The 3-minute-39-second song is in the key of E major with a
tempo of 110 beats per minute.
Chart performance
The song was released in July 1971, and became an international hit, charting at number 3 in the
Dutch Top 40
The Dutch Top 40 ( nl, Nederlandse Top 40) is a weekly music chart compiled by ''Stichting Nederlandse Top 40''. It started as a radio program titled "Veronica Top 40", on the offshore station Radio Veronica in 1965. It remained "The Veronica ...
, number 4 on
Ultratop, number 4 in Germany, and number 1 in Switzerland. It is listed on #7 on the
Dutch public broadcasting organization's top 200 of the 1970s.
Cover versions in multiple languages
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Karel Gott – Se mnou vítr rád si brouká (Czech)
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Dana Winner – Westenwind (Dutch)
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Die Flippers – Sommerwind (German)
References
1971 songs
Number-one singles in Switzerland
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