My Obsession (Icehouse song)
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| "My Obsession" | ||||
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| Single by Icehouse | ||||
| from the album Man of Colours | ||||
| B-side | "Your Confession" | |||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
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| Producer | David Lord | |||
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"My Obsession" is a song by Australian rock band Icehouse, which was released in 1987 as the third single from their sixth studio album Man of Colours. The song was written by Iva Davies and Robert Kretschmer, and produced by David Lord. "My Obsession" peaked at No. 12 on Australia's Kent Music Report chart and No. 88 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[1][2]
The song's music video was produced by Paul Flattery and directed by John Jopson.[3] It was filmed in Minneapolis on a sound stage which had the same name as the band.[4] The video achieved breakout rotation on MTV.[5]
Critical reception
On its release, Michael Wellham of The Canberra Times "Pop cliches tarted up with synthesisers. On the flip, 'Your Confession' is an instrumental. The title reveals as little imagination as the track."[6] In a review of the single's release in the US, Billboard described "My Obsession" as "commercially tailored pop for the under-25 crowd".[7] Cash Box praised the song as an "example of pop-rock record making at its best", adding that Davies "has a voice so crystalline, so precise that it grabs and holds you".[8]