"Making Your Mind Up" | ||||
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Single by Bucks Fizz | ||||
from the album Bucks Fizz | ||||
B-side | "Don't Stop" | |||
Released | March 1981 | |||
Genre | Rock and roll[1] | |||
Length | 2.39 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Composer(s) | John Danter | |||
Lyricist(s) | Andy Hill | |||
Producer(s) | Andy Hill | |||
Bucks Fizz singles chronology | ||||
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"Making Your Mind Up" on YouTube | ||||
Eurovision Song Contest 1981 entry | ||||
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Language | English | |||
Composer(s) | John Danter | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 1st | |||
Final points | 136 | |||
Entry chronology | ||||
◄ "Love Enough for Two" (1980) | ||||
"One Step Further" (1982) ► |
"Making Your Mind Up" is a song by the British pop group Bucks Fizz with music composed by John Danter and lyrics written by Andy Hill. Released in March 1981, it was Bucks Fizz's debut single, the group having been formed just two months earlier. It represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, held in Dublin, winning the contest.
Following its win in the contest, the song reached No. 1 in the UK and several other countries, eventually selling in excess of four million copies. It launched the career of the group, who went on to become one of the biggest selling acts of the 1980s and featured on their debut, self-titled album. From 2004 to 2007 the BBC used the name Making Your Mind Up for their Eurovision selection show in honour of the song.