A Simple Game

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"A Simple Game" is a 1968 song by the progressive rock band The Moody Blues. Written by Mike Pinder, it was released as a non-album B-side to "Ride My See-Saw", a track from the album In Search of the Lost Chord. The song was produced by Tony Clarke and arranged by Arthur Greenslade. The track was covered by The Four Tops and issued as a single in 1972, reaching #90 on the Billboard Hot 100, but hit #3 in the UK.

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Four Tops version

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The Four Tops released a cover version in the UK in 1971. The single peaked at position three on the chart. The song's B-side for the UK release was "You Stole My Love", a song written by Justin Hayward and Tony Clarke.

The song was released as a single in the U.S. in 1972, stalling on the chart at position 90. The B-side, which differed from its UK counterpart, was a song called "L.A. (My Town)".

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Chart history

Chart (1971/72) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[1] 3
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles[2] 34
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 90

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