Just an Illusion

"Just an Illusion"
Single by Imagination
from the album In the Heat of the Night
Released	1982
Format	7" 12"
Genre	Post-disco soul
Length	8:12 (12" version) 6:27 (album version) 3:55 (single version)
Label	R&B
Writer(s)	Steve Jolley Tony Swain Ashley Ingram Leee John
Certification	Silver (BPI) Gold (SNEP)
Imagination singles chronology
"Flashback" (1981) "Just an Illusion" (1982) "Music and Lights" (1982)

"Just an Illusion" is a song by the British trio Imagination. Co-written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Ashley Ingram and Leee John, the song was a major European hit, peaking at number 2 in the group's native UK. In the United States, "Just an Illusion" went to number 27 on the Black chart.^[1] The song also peaked at number 15 on the dance charts.^[1]

Track listing

7" Single

1. "Just an Illusion" – 3:55
2. "Just an Illusion" (Instrumental) – 3:40

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1982) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 6 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 9 Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[4] 12 France (IFOP)[5] 3 Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 7 Ireland (IRMA)[7] 8 Italy (FIMI)[8] 2 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 8 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 12 Norway (VG-lista)[11] 5 South Africa (Springbok Radio)[12] 3 Spain (AFYVE)[13] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 3 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 2 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16] 2 US Billboard Hot Black Singles[1] 27 US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[1] 15 Year-end charts Chart (1982) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[17] 65 France (IFOP)[18] 7 Italy (FIMI)[8] 13 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 87 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 83 South Africa (Springbok Radio)[21] 9 Certifications and sales Region Certification Sales/shipments France (SNEP)[22] Gold 1,060,000[23] United Kingdom (BPI)[24] Silver 250,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone Cover version, samples and other uses The song is used in the dance sequence of Sharon Cuneta and William Martinez in the 1982 Philippine motion picture, Forgive & Forget. It is played over the closing credits of the 1986 motion picture, F/X. The song "Gotta Be ... Movin' on Up" by Prince Be of P.M. Dawn featuring John Forte & Ky-Mani Marley, which was included in the closing credits for the 1998 film Senseless. Destiny's Child covered the song on their self-titled debut album (1998). "Get Your Number", co-written by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Johntá Austin and Bryan-Michael Cox and recorded by Carey for her album The Emancipation of Mimi (2005).[25] Duo505 released a cover version of "Just an Illusion" on the 2008 album Another Illusion.[26] References "In the Heat of the Night – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 6 May 2015. "Austriancharts.at – Imagination – Just An Illusion" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 31 August 2013. "Ultratop.be – Imagination – Just An Illusion" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 August 2013. "Radio 2 Top 30 : 5 juni 1982" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 31 August 2013. "InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Imagination" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 31 July 2013. "Offiziellecharts.de – Imagination – Just An Illusion". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 31 August 2013. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Just an Illusion". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 June 2013. "I singoli più venduti del 1982" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 6 May 2015. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Imagination - Just An Illusion search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 31 August 2013. "Dutchcharts.nl – Imagination – Just An Illusion" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 31 August 2013. "Norwegiancharts.com – Imagination – Just An Illusion". VG-lista. Retrieved 31 August 2013. "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (I)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 6 May 2015. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. "Swedishcharts.com – Imagination – Just An Illusion". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 31 August 2013. "Swisscharts.com – Imagination – Just An Illusion". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 August 2013. "Archive Chart: 1982-04-03" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 August 2013. "Jaaroverzichten 1982" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2014. "TOP – 1982" (in French). Top-france.fr. Retrieved 29 January 2014. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1982" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 29 January 2014. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1982" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2014. "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1982". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 29 January 2014. "French single certifications – Imagination – Just an Illusion" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. "Les Singles en Or" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 29 January 2014. "British single certifications – Imagination – Just an Illusion". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Just an Illusion in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search Walters, Barry (21 April 2005). "Mariah Carey – The Emancipation Of Mimi". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 29 January 2014. "Duo505 – Another Illusion (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved 31 August 2013.