"Hummingbird" is a song by American

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Seals and Crofts Seals and Crofts were an American soft rock duo formed in Los Angeles, California in 1969 by James Eugene Seals (October 17, 1942 – June 6, 2022) and Darrell George "Dash" Crofts (born August 14, 1938). They are best known for their hits " Su ...

, released as a single in 1973. It was the second single from their fourth studio album, '' Summer Breeze'', the follow-up to the LP's title track.

Background

The “hummingbird” in the song’s lyrics is a metaphor for Baha'u'llah, Prophet of the Baha'i Faith. The album version contains a prologue that is omitted from the shorter radio edit. The song reached No. 20 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990'' - and number 15 on the ''

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'' Top 100. "Hummingbird" was a bigger Adult Contemporary hit, reaching number 12 on the U.S. chart and number three in Canada.Adult Contemporary playlist, April 28, 1973
/ref> Harvey Brooks played bass on this song and talks about it in this interview for No Treble.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

* 1973 singles Seals and Crofts songs Songs written by James Seals 1972 songs Warner Records singles Hummingbirds in popular culture {{1970s-single-stub