Paul R Brown), in which a modern-day Blunt strolls among '70s street scenes, reflects the song's nostalgic tone. "The '70s sound like they were a time of excess and great flamboyance", he says, "but a sense of fun as well." The video was shot in the Universal Studios Lot in Los Angeles. Track listings CD 1 "1973" – 4:44 "Dear Katie" – 2:20 CD 2 "1973" – 4:44 "Annie" (Live from The Garden Shed) – 3:26 "So Happy" – 3:36 "1973" (video) – 3:58 7" vinyl "1973" – 4:44 "So Happy" – 3:36 Reception Billboard reviewer Chuck Taylor said that the song's "[m]idtempo pacing" resembles 10,000 Maniacs's "Trouble Me", a song from the band's 1989 album Blind Man's Zoo. Chart performance The song debuted at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart, then peaked at number four, making it Blunt's third top 10 single and his fifth-released single debuting in the UK Singles Chart. In Switzerland, the song debuted at number one, making it his second top 10 hit, and also reached number one in Venezuela, Austria, the Wallonia region of Belgium, Slovakia, and Turkey. In the U.S., the song first appeared on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, where it peaked at number two. After the song's parent album All the Lost Souls was released on 14 September 2007, the song debuted and peaked at number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of 6 October 2007, spending just three consecutive weeks on the chart before exiting at number 100. The song peaked at number 60 on the Pop 100. From number 86, the song made a jump to number two on Billboards Eurochart Hot 100 Singles, then peaked at number one on 29 September and 6 October 2007. Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References 2007 singles James Blunt songs Number-one singles in Austria Ultratop 50 Singles (Wallonia) number-one singles European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles Number-one singles in Slovakia Number-one singles in Switzerland Number-one singles in Turkey Record Report Pop Rock General number-one singles Songs written by Mark Batson Songs written by James Blunt Songs about nostalgia 2007 songs Song recordings produced by Tom Rothrock