Hypnotize (Scritti Politti song)
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| Single by Scritti Politti | ||||
| from the album Cupid & Psyche 85 | ||||
| B-side | "Hypnotize (Short)" | |||
| Released | November 1984 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
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"Hypnotize" is a song by the British pop band Scritti Politti. It was released as a single in November 1984 by Virgin Records, and would later be included on the band's second studio album Cupid & Psyche 85 (1985). It peaked at number 68 on the UK singles chart,[1] as well as number 43 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Disco chart.[2] The music video was directed by the English director Peter Care.[3]
Brian Chin of Billboard described the song as "his third and most oblique comment on American funk, swinging the pendulum way back past 'Wood Beez' after the clearly pop-minded 'Absolute.'"[4] He added, "We hope his exemplary electronic creations will find an audience here despite an apparently unreceptive radio environment."[4] In a review of Scritti Politti's compilation album Absolute (2011), Jude Clarke of MusicOMH wrote, "Although released as a single, it failed to make much impact in the UK or US charts: a shame, as its slightly harder-edge and interesting way of playing fast-and-loose with melody and rhythm make it one of the most textured and enjoyable inclusions on this album – as it was on Cupid… back in the '80s."[5]
Track listing
12-inch single
- Side A
- "Hypnotize (Long)" – 4:26
- "Hypnotize (Short)" – 3:36
- Side B
- "Hypnotize (Version)" – 6:32
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.[6]
Scritti Politti
- Green Gartside – vocals, production
- David Gamson – keyboards, production
- Fred Maher – drums, production
Others
- Nick Moroch – guitar
- B. J. Nelson – backing vocals
- EBN (Ned Liben) – Fairlight CMI programming
- Ray Bardani – engineering
- Gary Langan – mixing