Confusion (ELO song)

Confusion is the title of a song recorded by the Electric Light Orchestra. Written and produced by Jeff Lynnne, the song featured on the 1979 album Discovery and was also released as a double A-side single with another Discovery track Last Train to London.

According to Lynne the song was based entirely on the sound made by a recently acquired Yamaha CS-80 polyphonic analogue synthesiser.

Single release
The double A-side single was the fourth to be released from Discovery and the fourth consecutive top 10 UK hit, reaching no.8 in late November 1979.

Initial copies of the single came in a picture sleeve, with artwork featuring the ELO 'spaceship' as made famous through their previous album Out of the Blue, and also included a large 'ELO' logo sticker. Oddly, the artwork does not reflect that of the parent album or previous singles which used the 'arab' leitmotif (see Shine a Little Love, Don't Bring Me Down).

Tracklisting
A. Confusion (3:42)

AA. Last Train to London (4:31)

Note: In the US and some other territories Confusion was released as a regular 7" single with a track called Poker as B side.

Promo video

 * The promo video features the four-piece ELO in a mimed performance of the song in a studio setting. The performance is precede by a short scene with the young Arab man apparently 'discovering' the ELO logo as a glowing colourful 'jewel' as depicted on the album sleeve.