AMERICAN PIE HITS THE CHARTS 40 YEARS ON

Don McLean’s original recording of American Pie returned to the UK charts on February 12th, 40 years after its first release. In 1972 the song peaked at number 2; in 1991 it’s official re-release saw it climb into the UK top-10 and in 2000 Madonna’s version reached number 1. The song also charted in the UK top-40 in 1994 with Just Luis’s remix.