title: San Francisco Bay (Smokie song)
text: # San Francisco Bay (Smokie song)
  
  "San Francisco Bay" is a song by the British rock band Smokie from their 1979 studio album The Other Side of the Road. It was the album's third and final single.
  
  ## Background and writing
  
  The song was written by Chris Norman and Smokie drummer Pete Spencer and produced by Smokie.
  
  ## Commercial performance
  
  The song reached no. 9 in Germany.
  
  ## Charts
  
  | Chart (1979) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) | 10 |
  | Germany | 9 |
  | Netherlands (Single Top 100) | 36 |
  