"5.7.0.5." (also "5-7-0-5") is a song recorded by the British rock group City Boy and written by group members Lol Mason and Steve Broughton. The song was first released as a single in 1978 and then as the first track on the group's fourth album, Book Early (1978).

"5.7.0.5."
Single by City Boy
from the album Book Early
B-side"Bad for Business"
Released1978 (1978)
Recorded1978
Length3:11
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Lol Mason
  • Steve Broughton
Producer(s)Robert John Lange
City Boy singles chronology
"Turn On to Jesus"
(1978)
"5.7.0.5."
(1978)
"What a Night"
(1978)

"5.7.0.5." was City Boy's most successful song, reaching number eight on the UK Singles Chart.[1] The single peaked at number 27 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending 14 October 1978,[2] and charted in other countries.

The song was first recorded with different lyrics and with the title "Turn On to Jesus", and was released as a single earlier in 1978. However, this single was withdrawn. The new lyrics included part of a phone number as the title and chorus.

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "5.7.0.5."
Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 11
Canada (RPM (magazine)[4] 55
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 21
Norway (VG-lista)[7] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 11
UK Singles (OCC)[1] 8
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 27

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "5.7.0.5."
Chart (1978) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] 61

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Silver 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  2. ^ "The Hot 100 Chart: 1978-10-14". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales, Australia: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 978-0-646-11917-5.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 14, 1978" (PDF).
  5. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – 5.7.0.5". Irish Singles Chart.
  6. ^ "City Boy – 5-7-0-5". Top 40 Singles.
  7. ^ "City Boy – 5-7-0-5". VG-lista.
  8. ^ "City Boy – 5-7-0-5". Singles Top 100.
  9. ^ "City Boy Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Kent Music Report No 236 – 1 January 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1978". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via Imgur.com.
  11. ^ "British single certifications – City Boy – 5-7-0-5". British Phonographic Industry.