"The Road to Hell" is a two-part song written by British singer-songwriter

Chris Rea Christopher Anton Rea ( ; born 4 March 1951) is an English rock and blues Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, fie ...

and released on the album of the same name. It was released as a single, with only part 2 on the A-side of the 7-inch. The single is Rea's biggest success in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 10 on the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

. The song was inspired by the frustrations of M25 and

M4 motorway The M4, originally the London-South Wales Motorway, is a motorway in the United Kingdom running from west London to southwest Wales. The English section to the Severn Bridge was constructed between 1961 and 1971; the Welsh element was largely ...

rush-hour traffic.

Track listings

7-inch single Magnet YZ431 12-inch single Magnet YZ431T CD single Magnet YZ431CD (3-inch) and YZ431CDP (5-inch) CD single (US promo) Geffen PRO-CD-3874 Cassette single Magnet YZ431C

Charts

References

1989 songs 1989 singles Chris Rea songs M25 motorway Magnet Records singles Songs written by Chris Rea {{1980s-single-stub