Sneaking Out the Back Door

1984 single by Matt Bianco

"Sneaking Out the Back Door"

Single by Matt Bianco

from the album Whose Side Are You On?

B-side

"Matt's Mood"

Released

6 April 1984^[1]

Genre

Sophisti-pop

Length

3:42

Label

WEA

Songwriter(s)

Mark Reilly, Danny White

Producer(s)

Peter Collins

Matt Bianco singles chronology

"Get Out of Your Lazy Bed"
(1984)

"Sneaking Out the Back Door"
(1984)

"Whose Side Are You On?"
(1984)

Music video

"Sneaking Out the Back Door" on YouTube

"Sneaking Out the Back Door" is the second single by British band Matt Bianco, released in 1984. It was written by band members Mark Reilly and Danny White. The song was later included on Matt Bianco's debut album Whose Side Are You On?.

Music video

The accompanying music video was shot in Rome^[2] and directed by Tony van den Ende.^[3]^[4]

Track listings

7" single^[5]

A. "Sneaking Out the Back Door" – 3:42

B. "Matt's Mood" – 4:31

12" single^[5]

A. "Sneaking Out the Back Door" (Extended Version) – 4:49

B. "Matt's Mood" (Extended Version) – 5:28

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Sneaking Out the Back Door"
Chart (1984)	Peak position
Irish Singles Chart (IRMA)^[6]	22
Italy (Musica e dischi)^[7]	15
UK Singles Chart (OCC)^[8]	44

References

^ "News" (PDF). Record Mirror. 7 April 1984. p. 7. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
^ "Role play and the promo video" (PDF). Music Week. 6 October 1984. p. 10. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
^ Matt Bianco (1988). Matt Bianco (VHS). WEA Records. 244111-3.
^ "Matt Bianco: artist videography". mvdbase.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Matt Bianco - discography". discog.info. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
^ "M&D: Classifiche" (in Italian). musicaedischi.it. Retrieved 7 September 2024. (Enter "Matt Bianco" in the "Artista" field and click "cerca".)
^ "MATT BIANCO | Artist". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.