Just An Illusion - Wikipedia Just An Illusion This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2010 ) `` Just an Illusion '' Single by Imagination from the album In the Heat of the Night Released 1982 Format 7 '' 12 '' Genre Post-disco soul Length 8 : 12 ( 12 '' version ) 6 : 27 ( album version ) 3 : 55 ( single version ) Label R&B Songwriter ( s ) Steve Jolley Tony Swain Ashley Ingram Leee John Imagination singles chronology `` Flashback '' ( 1981 ) `` Just an Illusion '' ( 1982 ) `` Music and Lights '' ( 1982 ) `` Flashback '' ( 1981 ) `` Just an Illusion '' ( 1982 ) `` Music and Lights '' ( 1982 ) `` Just an Illusion '' is a song by the British trio Imagination. Co-written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Ashley Ingram and Leee John, the song was a major European hit, peaking at number 2 in the group 's native UK. In the United States, `` Just an Illusion '' went to number 27 on the Black chart. The song also peaked at number 15 on the dance charts. Contents 1 Track listing 2 Chart performance 2.1 Weekly charts 2.2 Year - end charts 2.3 Certifications and sales 3 Sample 4 References Track listing 7 '' Single `` Just an Illusion '' -- 3 : 55 `` Just an Illusion '' ( Instrumental ) -- 3 : 40 Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1982 ) Peak position Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 6 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 9 France ( IFOP ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) 7 Ireland ( IRMA ) 8 Italy ( FIMI ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 8 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 12 Norway ( VG - lista ) South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) Spain ( AFYVE ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot Black Singles 27 US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 15 Year - end charts Chart ( 1982 ) Position Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 65 France ( IFOP ) 7 Italy ( FIMI ) 13 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 87 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 83 South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) 9 Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units / Sales France ( SNEP ) Gold 1,060,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Silver 250,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Preceded by `` Eye in the Sky '' by The Alan Parsons Project Spanish number - one single 13 September 1982 -- 11 October 1982 ( 5 weeks ) Succeeded by `` No Sucederá Más '' by Claudia Mori Sample `` Get Your Number '', co-written by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Johntá Austin and Bryan - Michael Cox and recorded by Carey for her album The Emancipation of Mimi ( 2005 ), samples the song. References ^ Jump up to : `` In the Heat of the Night -- Awards ''. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 6 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Imagination -- Just An Illusion '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 31 August 2013. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Imagination -- Just An Illusion '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 August 2013. Jump up ^ `` Accès direct aux Artistes ( I ) ''. InfoDisc ( in French ). Select `` Imagination '' from the artist drop - down menu. Retrieved 1 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Imagination -- Just An Illusion ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 31 August 2013. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- Just an Illusion ''. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 June 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` I singoli più venduti del 1982 '' ( in Italian ). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 6 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Imagination - Just An Illusion search results '' ( in Dutch ) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 31 August 2013. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Imagination -- Just An Illusion '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved 31 August 2013. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Imagination -- Just An Illusion ''. VG - lista. Retrieved 31 August 2013. Jump up ^ `` South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 -- 1989 Acts ( I ) ''. Rock.co.za. Retrieved 6 May 2015. Jump up ^ Salaverri, Fernando ( September 2005 ). Sólo éxitos : año a año, 1959 -- 2002 ( in Spanish ) ( 1st ed. ). Spain : Fundación Autor - SGAE. ISBN 84 - 8048 - 639 - 2. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Imagination -- Just An Illusion ''. Singles Top 100. Retrieved 31 August 2013. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Imagination -- Just An Illusion ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 August 2013. Jump up ^ `` Archive Chart : 1982 - 04 - 03 '' UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 August 2013. Jump up ^ `` Jaaroverzichten 1982 '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` TOP -- 1982 '' ( in French ). Top-france.fr. Retrieved 29 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 - Jaaroverzicht van 1982 '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 29 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` Jaaroverzichten -- Single 1982 '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` Top 20 Hit Singles of 1982 ''. Rock.co.za. Retrieved 29 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` French single certifications -- Imagination -- Just an Illusion '' ( in French ). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Jump up ^ `` Les Singles / Titres Certifiés `` Or '' ``. InfoDisc ( in French ). Retrieved 1 May 207. Check date values in : access - date = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- Imagination -- Just an Illusion ''. British Phonographic Industry. Enter Just an Illusion in the search field and then press Enter. Jump up ^ Walters, Barry ( 21 April 2005 ). `` Mariah Carey -- The Emancipation Of Mimi ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 29 January 2014. Imagination Leee John Ashley Ingram Errol Kennedy Studio albums Body Talk ( 1981 ) In the Heat of the Night ( 1982 ) Scandalous ( New Dimension ) ( 1983 ) Trilogy ( 1986 ) Closer ( 1987 ) `` Best of '' albums Night Dubbing ( 1983 ) Imagination - All The Hits ( 1989 ) Singles `` Body Talk '' `` Flashback '' `` Just an Illusion '' `` Music and Lights '' `` In the Heat of the Night '' `` Burnin ' Up '' `` Changes '' `` Looking at Midnight '' `` New Dimension '' `` State Of Love '' `` Shoo Be Doo Da Dabba Doobee '' `` Thank You My Love '' `` Instinctual '' Book This 1980s pop song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. 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Question: who sings the song it's just an illusion
Answer: the British trio Imagination