"Every 1's a Winner" is the third single from the 1978 Hot Chocolate album of the same name. The single was released on 4 March 1978 on RAK Records in the UK and Infinity Records in the US. It peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart and number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100; it was the band's second-highest-charting single in the US, behind "You Sexy Thing". A music video of the group performing the song (using the album version) was also made.
Track listing All tracks written by Errol Brown; 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 "So You Win Again" (Russ Ballard) – 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 "So You Win Again" (Ballard) – 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 "So You Win Again" (Ballard) – 4:29
Chart history
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for "Every 1's a Winner"Chart (1978–1979)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)12Belgium 29Canada RPM Top Singles5Germany 14Netherlands 10New Zealand 7UK12US Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - 6US Billboard Hot Soul Songs7US Cash Box Top 1007
Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for "Every 1's a Winner"Chart (1979)RankAustralia (Kent Music Report)69Canada44US Billboard Hot 10055US Cash Box60
Remixes, covers and sampling Hot Chocolate released a remixed version of the song on their 1987 album 2001; the remix reached number 67 in the UK. A 1999 version of the song by Electrotheque reached number 85 in the UK.
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