Making Your Mind Up
"Making Your Mind Up" is a song by the British pop group Bucks Fizz. It was the winner of the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest, representing the United Kingdom, and was composed by Andy Hill and John Danter. Released in March 1981, it was Bucks Fizz's debut single, the group having been formed just two months earlier. Following its win in the contest, the song reached No. 1 in the UK and several other countries, eventually selling in excess of four million copies. It launched the career of the group, who went on to become one of the biggest selling acts of the 1980s and featured on their debut, self-titled album.
| "Making Your Mind Up" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Bucks Fizz | ||||
| from the album Bucks Fizz | ||||
| B-side | "Don't Stop" | |||
| Released | 12 March 1981 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2.39 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Andy Hill / John Danter | |||
| Producer(s) | Andy Hill | |||
| Bucks Fizz singles chronology | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1981 entry | ||||
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| Language | English | |||
| Composer(s) | John Danter | |||
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| Conductor | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 1st | |||
| Final points | 136 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "Love Enough for Two" (1980) | ||||
| "One Step Further" (1982) ► | ||||
From 2004 to 2007 the BBC used the name Making Your Mind Up for their Eurovision selection show in honour of the song.
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