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Showdown (Electric Light Orchestra song)
1973 single by Electric Light Orchestra
"Showdown" is a 1973 song written by Jeff Lynne and recorded by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO).
It was the band's last contemporary recording to be released on the Harvest label. The song was released as a single and reached No 12 in the UK Singles Chart, in the week beginning 28 October, and No 9 on the Norwegian chart VG-lista.
Release
In the US the song was included on the album On the Third Day (1973), while in the UK the song was omitted from that album but featured a year later on the band's first compilation album, also entitled Showdown.
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In 2006 the remastered issue of On the Third Day would feature the song on the album in both countries for the first time. [citation needed]
The song showed a change of style for ELO, with a funkier backbeat beneath the band's trademark sweeping strings, and the inclusion of a clavinet.
The record was a favourite of John Lennon'