Wild Wind

"Wild Wind" is a song by English singer John Leyton, released as a single in September 1961. It became his second top-ten hit and also earned him his second silver disc for sales of over 250,00 copies.

Release
Released as the follow up to his number-one hit "Johnny Remember Me", "Wild Wind" follows a similar formula. It was written by Geoff Goddard, produced by Joe Meek, and features the Outlaws on backing, all of whom had also done the same for "Johnny Remember Me". There were significant advance orders of "Wild Wind", which according to the record company EMI (who owned Top Rank), would normally be expected for the established stars such as Cliff Richard and Elvis Presley.

"Wild Wind" was released at the end of September 1961 whilst "Johnny Remember Me" was still in the charts. It quickly went to number two in the charts, spending two weeks there, unable to displace Helen Shapiro's "Walkin' Back to Happiness".