| The Only Way Out | |
| Cover: | The_Only_Way_Out_(Cliff_Richard_single_cover).jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Cliff Richard |
| Album: | Now You See Me, Now You Don't |
| Released: | 2 July 1982[1] |
| Recorded: | January 1982 |
| Genre: | Pop rock |
| Length: | 3:24 |
| Label: | EMI Records |
| Producer: | Cliff Richard, Craig Pruess |
| Prev Title: | Daddy's Home |
| Prev Year: | 1981 |
| Next Title: | Where Do We Go from Here |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
"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 and reached the top 20 in Australia, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
| Chart (1982) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 14 | |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[4] | 3 | |
| Denmark (Hitlisten)[5] | 28 | |
| Finland (IFPI Finland)[6] | 20 | |
| US Cash Box Top 100[7] | 69 |
. Australian Chart Book 1970 – 1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W . 1993. 0-646-11917-6. Kent Music Report.