"Hummingbird" is a song by American soft rock duo Seals and Crofts, released as a single in 1973. It was the second single and opening track 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 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - and number 15 on the Cash Box 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
Harvey Brooks played bass on this song and talks about it in this interview for No Treble.
Chart performance
Weekly charts Chart (1973) PeakpositionCanada RPM Top Singles 40Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 3U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 12U.S. Cash Box Top 100 15U.S. Billboard Hot 100 20
Year-end charts Chart (1973)RankU.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)145
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