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"House Arrest"
Single by Krush
Released1987
GenreHouse
Length6:34
3:36
LabelClub, Fon, Phonogram, Mercury
Songwriter(s)Cassius Campbell, Mark Gamble, Ruth Joy
Producer(s)Mark Brydon, Robert Gordon
Krush singles chronology
"House Arrest"
(1987) 		"Walking on Sunshine"
(1992)

"House Arrest" is a song by British dance group Krush. Released as a single in 1987, it is hailed as one of the forerunners of the British house music scene and became the group's biggest hit, reaching the top 20 charts in at least 8 countries in Europe. The song peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 12 in Austria and Belgium, No. 15 in Sweden, No. 7 in the Netherlands, No. 5 in Germany, No. 2 in Norway, and No. 1 in Switzerland for two weeks in early 1988. It also peaked at No. 31 in New Zealand.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987–1988) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 12
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) 8
Ireland (IRMA) 21
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 31
Norway (VG-lista) 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 15
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 1
UK Singles (OCC) 3
West Germany (GfK) 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1988) Position
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) 46
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 84
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 77
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 18
West Germany (Official German Charts) 29

References

  1. "House Arrest | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
  2. "Krush - House Arrest - hitparade.ch".
  3. "Krush – House Arrest" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. "Krush – House Arrest" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. "European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 4. 21 January 1988. p. 20. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  6. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – House Arrest". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 8, 1988" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  8. "Krush – House Arrest" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  9. "Krush – House Arrest". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  10. "Krush – House Arrest". VG-lista. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  11. "Krush – House Arrest". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  12. "Krush – House Arrest". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  14. "Offiziellecharts.de – Krush – House Arrest" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  15. "1988 Year End Eurocharts – Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 52/1. 1 January 1989. p. 30. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  16. "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1988". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  17. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1988" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  18. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1988". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  19. "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1988" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2 June 2020.


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