You Take Me Up
1984 single by Thompson Twins
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"You Take Me Up" is a song by British pop group Thompson Twins, released as the third single from their fourth studio album, Into the Gap (1984), on 19 March 1984. It was written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway and prominently features the harmonica and a melodica solo. In addition to the regular 7-inch and multiple 12-inch releases, Arista Records also released four different shaped picture discs for the single, one of which was a mostly circular globe style disc, and three of which formed an interconnecting oval-shaped jigsaw.[citation needed]
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| Single by Thompson Twins | ||||
| from the album Into the Gap | ||||
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| Released | 19 March 1984[1] | |||
| Length | 3:55 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriters | Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie, Joe Leeway | |||
| Producers | Alex Sadkin, Tom Bailey | |||
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| " You Take Me Up" on YouTube | ||||
The single peaked at number two in the United Kingdom, making it their highest-charting song, and spent 11 weeks on the chart. It was the UK's 57th-highest-selling single of 1984 and was certifified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) the same year. In the United States, the single spent nine weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 44 in October 1984. The promotional music video for this single was directed by Dieter Trattmann.[2]
"Passion Planet"
Track listings
- A. "You Take Me Up" – 3:55
- B. "Passion Planet" – 3:42
UK 12-inch single[6]
- A1. "You Take Me Up" (Machines Take Me Over) – 7:33
- A2. "Down Tools" – 4:18
- B1. "Leopard Ray" – 3:50
- B2. "Passion Planet" – 3:05
UK limited-edition 12-inch single[7]
- A1. "You Take Me Up" (High Plains Mixer) – 8:30
- B1. "You Take Me Up" (instrumental) – 6:20
- B2. "Passion Planet" – 3:44
Australian cassette single[8]
- A1. "You Take Me Up / Machines Take Me Over" – 8:26
- A2. "Down Tools" – 3:25
- B1. "You Take Me Up" (U.S. dance mix) – 8:30
- B2. "Passion Planet" – 3:44
Personnel
Thompson Twins
- Tom Bailey – writing, vocals, synthesizer, contrabass, harmonica, melodica, drum programming
- Alannah Currie – writing, percussion, marimba, xylophone, backing vocals, lyrics
- Joe Leeway – writing, congas, Prophet V, backing vocals
Other
- Produced by Alex Sadkin with Tom Bailey
- Recorded and mixed by Phil Thornalley
- Photography by Paul Cox
- Artwork/Design by Satori (Andie Airfix)
- Art Direction by Alannah Currie and Nic Marchant
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[19] | Silver | 250,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||