<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Signs" (1971) </Td> <Td> "Absolutely Right" (1971) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Signs" is a song by the Canadian rock group Five Man Electrical Band . It was written by the band's frontman, Les Emmerson and popularized the relatively unknown band, who recorded it for their second album, Good - byes and Butterflies, in 1970 . "Signs" was originally released that year as the B - side to the relatively unsuccessful single "Hello Melinda Goodbye" (#55 Canada). </P> <P> Re-released in 1971 as the A-side, "Signs" reached No. 4 in Canada and No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart . Billboard ranked it as the No. 24 song for 1971 . It became a gold record . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <H3> Weekly charts (edit) </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1971) </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canadian RPM Top Singles </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Cash Box Top 100 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <P> </P> </Td> <Td> <H3> Year - end charts (edit) </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1971) </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 55 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Cash Box Top 100 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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