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{{Infobox Single <!– See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs –>
| Name = Johnny, Johnny Come Home
| Cover = Johnny_Johnny_come_home.jpg
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| Border =
| Caption =
| Artist = [[Avalanche (band)|Avalanche]]
| Album =
| A-side =
| B-side = Dance mix
| Released = 1989
| Format = [[7′ single]]<br/>[[12’|12′ maxi]]
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Synthpop]], [[Dance music|Dance]]
| Length = 4:18
| Label = [[Warner Music]], Wea
| Writer = Kjetil Rosnes, Vinton Hoover
| Producer = Vinton Hoover
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| Certification =
| Last single =
| This single = ””Johnny Johnny Come Home””<br/>(1989)
| Next single = ‘I Will Wait'<br/>(1989)
| Misc =
}}

””Johnny, Johnny Come Home”” is a 1989 song recorded by [[Norway|Norwegian]] band [[Avalanche (band)|Avalanche]]. It was their debut single and can be considered as its [[signature song]]. Released in March 1989, it helped launch the band’s career, achieving a smash success in France, where it topped the chart, and also in Norway it was a top three hit, but its sales remained conifidential in other countries.<ref>Elia Habib, ”Muz hit. tubes”, p. 160 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)</ref>

==Song information==
Written by Vinton Hoover and Avalanche’s member Kjetil Rosnes, ‘Johnny Johnny Come Home’ was published twice : first in late 1988, with a red cover single, then in March 1989 with a blue one containing a new remix. The refrain is composed of the title repeated eight times and many [[onomatopoeia]]s (‘Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na’). The song is available on many compilations such as ”Boulevard des hits volume 8”, ”La Discothèque du XXè siècle – 1988”, ”Nostalgie Classiques 80” and ”Summer klub80 Volume 2”. Two songs with almost the same title, ‘Johnny Come Home’, by [[Fine Young Cannibals]] in 1985, then by [[The Men They Couldn’t Hang]] in 1987, are not related to Avalanche’s one.

==Chart performances==
In France, the single debuted at #43 on April 1, 1989, and climbed regularly until reaching the top ten in its sixth week. It topped the chart from it tenth week and remained there for eight consecutive weeks. Then it almost kept on dropping and totaled 17 weeks in the top ten and 26 weeks in the top 50.<ref name=’Lescharts’>’Johnny Johnny Come Home’, French singles charts [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=77515&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved [[October 1]], [[2008]])</ref> To date, the song is the 662th bestselling single of all time in France.<ref>Best-selling singles of all time in France [http://www.infodisc.fr/S_ToutTemps.php?debut=650 Infodisc.fr] (Retrieved [[October 1]], [[2008]])</ref> In Norway, the song was ranked in the top for 11 weeks from the 27th week of 1989, including a peak at #3 in its sixth week.<ref name=’Norwegian’>’Johnny Johnny Come Home’, Norwegian singles charts [http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?key=77515&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved [[October 1]], [[2008]])</ref> The song was also released in Germany, but failed to reach the chart.

==Track listings==
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; 7′ single
# ‘Johnny, Johnny Come Home’ — 4:14
# ‘Johnny, Johnny Come Home’ (dance mix) — 4:03

; 12′ maxi
# ‘Johnny, Johnny Come Home’ — 8:38
# ‘Johnny, Johnny Come Home’ (dub, instrumental version) — 3:35
# ‘Johnny, Johnny Come Home’ (dance mix) — 4:03
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; 12′ maxi
# ‘Johnny, Johnny Come Home’ (special version) — 9:20
# ‘Johnny, Johnny Come Home’ (special radio edit) — 4:14
# ‘Return of Johnny’ (instrumental) — 4:04
# ‘Johnny, Johnny Come Home’ (new mix – 1989 summer)
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==Versions==
* Radio Edit
* Dance mix
* Dub instrumental version
* Special version
* Special radio edit
* New mix
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==Credits==
* Arranged by Kjetil Rosnes
* Programmed and engineered by Joey Wild
* Mixed by Frankie Rynke
* Producerd by Vinton Hoover
* Cover : F.Gaillard
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==Certifications and sales==
{| class=’wikitable sortable’
! bgcolor=’#ebf5ff’|Country
! bgcolor=’#ebf5ff’|Certification
! bgcolor=’#ebf5ff’|Date
! bgcolor=’#ebf5ff’|Sales certified
! bgcolor=’#ebf5ff’|Physical sales
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|France<ref>French certifications [http://www.chartsinfrance.net/certifications/artiste-735.htm Chartsinfrance.net] (Retrieved [[October 1]], [[2008]])</ref>
|align=’center’|Gold
|align=’center’|1989
|align=’center’|400,000
|align=’center’|468,000<ref>Avalanche’s certifications and sales in France <small>See: ‘Les Ventes’ => ‘Toutes les certifications depuis 1973’ => ‘AVALANCHE'</small> [http://www.infodisc.fr/S_Certif.php Infodisc.fr] (Retrieved [[October 1]], [[2008]])</ref>
|-
|}

==Charts==
{|class=’wikitable sortable’
!align=’left’|Chart (1989)
!align=’center’|Peak<br />position
|-
|align=’left’|French SNEP Singles Chart<ref name=’Lescharts’/>
|align=’center’|1
|-
|align=’left’|Norwegian Singles Chart<ref name=’Norwegian’/>
|align=’center’|3
|-
|}

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{{succession box
| before = ‘Megamix’ by [[Boney M]]
| title = [[SNEP|French SNEP]] <br> [[List of French number-one hits of 1989|number-one single]]
| years = [[June 3]], [[1989]] – [[July 22]], [[1989]] (8 weeks)
| after = ‘[[Lambada (Kaoma song)|Lambada]]’ by [[Kaoma]]
}}
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==References==
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[[Category:1988 songs]]
[[Category:1989 singles]]
[[Category:Avalanche songs]]
[[Category:Debut singles]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in France]]