The Only Way Out (Cliff Richard song)

"The Only Way Out" is a song recorded by English singer Cliff Richard, released in 1982 as the lead-single for his album Now You See Me, Now You Don't. The song was written by British guitarist Ray Martinez.^[2] The song reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart^[3] and reached the top 20 in Australia, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

"The Only Way Out"
Single by Cliff Richard
from the album Now You See Me, Now You Don't
B-side	"Under the Influence" "Be In My Heart" (US/Canada)
Released	2 July 1982[1]
Recorded	January 1982
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:24
Label	EMI Records
Songwriter(s)	Ray Martinez
Producer(s)	Cliff Richard, Craig Pruess
Cliff Richard singles chronology
"Daddy's Home" (1981) "The Only Way Out" (1982) "Where Do We Go from Here" (1982)
Music video
"The Only Way Out" on YouTube

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4]	14
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[5]	3
Denmark (Hitlisten)[6]	28
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7]	6
Germany (GfK)[8]	59
Ireland (IRMA)[9]	10
Finland (IFPI Finland)[10]	20
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11]	20
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12]	21
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]	14
UK Singles (OCC)[3]	10
US Billboard Hot 100[14]	64
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[15]	26
US Cash Box Top 100[16]	69

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)	Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)[17]	168