In the Year 2525

"2525", "3535", "4545", "6565", "7510", "8510", and "9595" redirect here. For the year 2525, see 3rd millennium § 26th century. For generic points in time, see Timeline of the far future.
"In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)"
RCA release
Single by Zager and Evans
from the album 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
B-side"Little Kids"
Released1969 (Truth label)
April 1969 (RCA label)[1]
Recorded1969, Odessa, Texas
Genre
Length3:10 (Truth label)
3:15 (RCA label)
LabelTruth; RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Rick Evans
Producer(s)Zager and Evans
Zager and Evans singles chronology
"In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)"
(1969) 		"Mr. Turnkey"
(1969)
Alternative release
Artwork for the German vinyl single
Artwork for the German vinyl single

"In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" is a 1969 hit song by the American pop-rock duo of Zager and Evans. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks commencing July 12, 1969.[4] It peaked at No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in August and September that year.[5] The song was written and composed by Rick Evans in 1964 and released on Truth Records in 1968.[6] It was picked up by RCA Records. Zager and Evans disbanded in 1971.

Their follow-up single on RCA Victor, "Mr. Turnkey", reached No. 48 in the Canadian pop charts and number 41 in the Canadian AC chart.[7][8] Another single, "Listen to the People", charted at No. 100 and No. 96 in Canada.[9]

  1. ^ "Zager And Evans - In The Year 2525 (Exordium And Terminus)". Retrieved March 23, 2020 – via www.45cat.com.
  2. ^ "Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525". Discogs. 1969. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  3. ^ Breihan, Tom (November 28, 2018). "The Number Ones: Zager & Evans' "In The Year 2525"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 15, 2023. ...the #1 song in America was a massively goofy folk-rock sci-fi novelty song about the dangers of technology.
  4. ^ The Hot 100, Week of July 12, 1969 – Billboard.
  5. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 236. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  6. ^ Miller, Nathaniel (19 August 2011). "Hit song of 1969 recorded in Odessa". News OK. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  7. ^ "RPM Top 50 Adult - November 8, 1969" (PDF).
  8. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 8, 1969" (PDF).
  9. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - January 10, 1970" (PDF).