A World of Our Own explained

"A World of Our Own" is a 1965 single written by Tom Springfield and was an international hit for the Seekers. The single peaked at number 19 on the Hot 100 and number 2 on the Easy Listening charts. It reached number 3 in the U.K. and number 2 in Australia.

Three years later, "A World of Our Own" was recorded by Sonny James. It was his sixth number one in a row, and 26th hit on the U.S. country music chart. The single spent three weeks at number one and a total of 15 weeks on the chart.^[2]

In 1994 the single was re-released in the UK. The four track CD contained the original recording, a new recording of the song, and two B-sides - When the Stars begin to fall (originally the B-side of Morningtown Ride and the newly-recorded Keep a dream in your pocket.^[3]

Chart performance

The Seekers

Chart (1965)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4]	2
Canada RPM Top Singles	5
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[5]	4
Ireland IRMA	2
UK Singles Chart	3
Singapore [6]	2
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[7]	1
Malaysia [8]	9
Netherlands Single Top 100[9]	19
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[10]	2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11]	19
Rhodesia Lyons Maid Hits Of The Week [12]	1

Sonny James

Chart (1968)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100	118
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Hong Kong Christian version

The song was translated into Cantonese and became a popular Christian song in Hong Kong as "Can't forget God's love" (主爱永难忘).^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Seekers - A World Of Our Own. April 9, 2019.
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 172.
3. Web site: The Seekers - A World of Our Own. 1994 4 Track Cd Single.
4. Billboard Magazine, June 5, 1965 . Billboard. 5 June 1965 .
5. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1965-07-12 . 2019-06-03.
6. Billboard Magazine, July 31, 1965 . Billboard. 31 July 1965 .
7. Web site: SA Charts 1965–March 1989. 5 September 2018.
8. Billboard Magazine, June 17, 1965 . Billboard. 17 July 1965 .
9. Billboard Magazine, June 12, 1965 . Billboard. 12 June 1965 .
10. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Joel Whitburn . 2002 . Record Research . 218.
11. Book: Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Top 40 Hits . Billboard . 1989 . 585 .
12. Web site: Springbok Top 20. Radio Orion.
13. https://www.zanmeishi.com/tab/1046.html Cantonese hymn version