How a George Harrison Song Hit #1 Again 31 Years After It Was Released
George Harrison was a true legend, both as a Beatle and as a solo artist. When he first began his solo career, some feared he wouldn’t find the success his bandmates had. However, he became a huge star in his own right.
Has his music lasted? Yes. In fact, fans still cared about his song “My Sweet Lord” over thirty years after its original release. Here’s how the tune hit number-one so long after it first hit the airwaves.
John Lennon and George Harrison on set of a show at Alpha Television Studios, Aston, Birmingham | David Farrell/Redferns
The Guardian reports George sadly passed away of cancer on Nov. 29, 2001. This created a huge demand for his record label, EMI, to rerelease is most iconic hit, “My Sweet Lord,” as a single. According to the Official Charts Company, “My Sweet Lord” originally hit #1 in the United Kingdom in 1971. Despite fan demand for a rerelease of the single, it didn’t happen right away.
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