Roundabout (Yes song)

This article is about the Yes song. For the Connie Francis song, see Roundabout (Connie Francis song).
"Roundabout"
Cover of the Dutch release of the single.
Single by Yes
from the album Fragile
B-side"Long Distance Runaround"
Released4 January 1972 (US)[1][2]
RecordedAugust–September 1971[3]
StudioAdvision, Fitzrovia, London
GenreProgressive rock[4][5]
Length
  • 8:29 (album version)
  • 3:27 (single version)
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Yes singles chronology
"Your Move"
(1971) 		"Roundabout"
(1972) 		"America"
(1972)

"Roundabout" is a song by the English progressive rock band Yes from their fourth studio album Fragile, released in November 1971. It was written by singer Jon Anderson and guitarist Steve Howe and produced by the band and Eddy Offord. The song originated when the band were on tour and travelled from Aberdeen to Glasgow, and went through many roundabouts on the way.

The song was released as an edited single in the US in January 1972 with "Long Distance Runaround", another track from Fragile, as the B-side. It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 10 on the Cash Box Top 100 singles charts.[6] In 1973, Anderson and Howe won a BMI Award for writing the song.

  1. ^ "Roundabout".
  2. ^ Welch, Chris (2003). Close to the Edge: The Story of Yes (2 ed.). Omnibus Press. p. 293. ISBN 0-7119-9509-5.
  3. ^ "Classic Tracks: Yes". 6 January 2018.
  4. ^ Kevin Holm-Hudson (18 October 2013). Progressive Rock Reconsidered. Routledge. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-135-71022-4.
  5. ^ Popoff, Martin (January 5, 2024). "The Top 20 unlikely Progressive Rock hits, ranked". Goldmine. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles". 22 April 1972. Retrieved 18 December 2015.