In the Year 2525
| "In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" | ||||
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RCA release | ||||
| Single by Zager and Evans | ||||
| from the album 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) | ||||
| B-side | "Little Kids" | |||
| Released | 1969 (Truth label) April 1969 (RCA label) | |||
| Recorded | 1969, Odessa, Texas | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:10 (Truth label) 3:15 (RCA label) | |||
| Label | Truth; RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rick Evans | |||
| Producer(s) | Zager and Evans | |||
| Zager and Evans singles chronology | ||||
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| Alternative release | ||||
Artwork for the German vinyl single | ||||
"In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" is a 1969 hit song by the American pop-rock duo of Zager and Evans. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks commencing July 12, 1969. It peaked at No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in August and September that year. The song was written and composed by Rick Evans in 1964 and released on Truth Records in 1968. It was picked up by RCA Records.
Their follow-up single on RCA Victor, "Mr. Turnkey", reached No. 48 in the Canadian pop charts and number 41 in the Canadian AC chart. Another single, "Listen to the People", charted at No. 100 and No. 96 in Canada.