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Only Time Will Tell (song)

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Wikipedia article




"'Only Time Will Tell'" is the second single released by the rock band Asia from their successful first album, 'Asia' (1982).

The song was the band's third top 10 success on the US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, also reaching number 17 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart. It peaked at #54 in the UK.

Background



Singer John Wetton said, "Its fairly self explanatory. Its my lyrics again; a very personal one about the end of a relationship, and its my verse, Geoffs chorus (Heat of the Moment is the other way around). I had been stockpiling songs during the leadup to Asia, and a lot of my lyrics were about personal experienceJoni Mitchell is one of my all-time heroes, and she is undisputed queen of the confessional."

Reception



'Cash Box' said that "its a multi-layered progressive rock production with a simple, easily flowing melody at its core, thus providing a little something for both the rock and pop fan."

Track listing



;US 7" Single

;UK 7" single

Chart performance



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



In popular culture



The song was used in the television series 'Cold Case' third-season episode "The River", the series 'Family Guy' eighth-season episode, "The Splendid Source", some of the foreign versions of the 1982 Japanese anime 'Future War 198X', and in the 2015 video game 'Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain'.

References




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