Picture This (song)

"Picture This"
Single by Blondie
from the album Parallel Lines
B-side"Fade Away and Radiate"
ReleasedAugust 1978
Recorded1978
Genre
Length2:59
LabelChrysalis (UK)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mike Chapman
Blondie singles chronology
"(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear"
(1978)
"Picture This"
(1978)
"I'm Gonna Love You Too"
(1978)
Audio sample
Picture This
Music video
"Picture This" on YouTube

"Picture This" is a 1978 song by the American rock band Blondie, released on their third album, Parallel Lines. Written by Chris Stein, Debbie Harry and Jimmy Destri, the song features evocative lyrics that producer Mike Chapman surmised were written by Harry about Stein.

"Picture This" was released as the debut single from Parallel Lines in the UK and Europe. The single reached number 12 in the UK and appeared in the top 20 in Ireland and Sweden. It has since seen critical acclaim and has appeared on several compilations.

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