View from a Bridge

For the Arthur Miller play, see A View from the Bridge.

"View from a Bridge" is a song by English singer Kim Wilde, released internationally as the second single from her second album, Select (1982). The song tells the story of a girl committing suicide by jumping off a bridge after finding her lover with another girl. It was number 1 in Europarade Hitrank and a top 10 hit in several European countries and in Australia. A faster version with a dance beat was released in 2006 on Never Say Never.

"View from a Bridge"
Single by Kim Wilde
from the album Select
B-side	"Take Me Tonight"
Released	5 April 1982
Recorded	1981
Genre	New wave[1]
Length	3:32
Label	RAK
Songwriter(s)	Ricky Wilde, Marty Wilde
Producer(s)	Ricky Wilde
Kim Wilde singles chronology
"Cambodia" (1981) "View from a Bridge" (1982) "Child Come Away" (1982)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1982) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 7 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 10 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 4 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 5 Ireland (IRMA)[6] 16 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 5 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 7 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 4 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 2 UK Singles (OCC)[11] 16 West Germany (GfK)[12] 6

Year-end charts Chart (1982) Position Australia (Kent Music Report)[13] 33 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 37 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 55 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 71 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 14 West Germany (Official German Charts)[18] 51

Certifications

France (SNEP) Gold +250.000