"Hello World" is a song written by Tony Hazzard. It was recorded and released as a single by The Tremeloes in March 1969 and peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. Hazzard wrote the song at the suggestion of his publisher for the Eurovision Song Contest 1969. He conceived "Hello World" as an "obvious title" and intended it for Cliff Richard, who recorded Britain's entry "Congratulations" for the 1968 contest. The song was rejected in the first round by the Music Publishers Association. The Tremeloes recorded the song as they were fans of Hazzard's previous hit songs. Peaking at number 14 on 22 April 1969, it returned the band to the UK top twenty after the relative failure of "I Shall Be Released", which peaked at number 29 in December 1968. In an April 1969 edition of Record Mirror, bandmember Alan Blakley revealed he didn't want it to be released, saying "I didn't expect "Hello World" to be even a top twenty hit, I didn't really like it. "I Shall Be Released", on the other hand, was not a commercial proposition, but it was a worthwhile record and was better than the things we usually do".
Hello World (Tremeloes song)

Hello World (The Tremeloes song)

Hello World
"Hello World" is a song written by Tony Hazzard. It was recorded and released as a single by The Tremeloes in March 1969 and peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. Hazzard wrote the song at the suggestion of his publisher for the Eurovision Song Contest 1969. He conceived "Hello World" as an "obvious title" and intended it for Cliff Richard, who recorded Britain's entry "Congratulations" for the 1968 contest. The song was rejected in the first round by the Music Publishers Association.