Tightrope (Electric Light Orchestra song)

"Tightrope"
Song by Electric Light Orchestra
from the album A New World Record
Released1976
Recorded1976
GenreArt rock
Length5:03
LabelJet Records, United Artists
Songwriter(s)Jeff Lynne
Producer(s)Jeff Lynne
A New World Record track listing
9 tracks
Side one
  1. "Tightrope"
  2. "Telephone Line"
  3. "Rockaria!"
  4. "Mission (A World Record)"
Side two
  2. "So Fine"
  3. "Livin' Thing"
  4. "Above the Clouds"
  5. "Do Ya"
  6. "Shangri-La"

"Tightrope" is the opening track to A New World Record by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO).

Recorded in 1976 at Musicland, Munich, West Germany, the song features a dramatic orchestral opening before transforming into an upbeat rock song. Although never released as a single, the song was a fan favorite and was performed live at every ELO concert including the Zoom tour in 2001. It had been remastered in 2000 and included on the box set Flashback. It is the opening number of set four on the 2016 Alone in the Universe tour. When inducting ELO into the Rock and Hall of Fame, Dhani Harrison made several references to the song, saying "Someone had actually thrown me down a line, and my life was changed."[1]

  1. ^ Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (17 June 2017). Dhani Harrison Inducts ELO into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - 2017. Event occurs at 7:41. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 19 January 2021.