In Demand (Texas song)

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“In Demand”
“In Demand” cover
Single by Texas
from the album The Greatest Hits
Released 2 October 2000
Format CD single
Recorded 2000
Genre Pop
Texas singles chronology
"When We Are Together"
(1999)		 "In Demand"
(2000)		 "Inner Smile"
(2000)

In Demand is the nineteenth single released in the UK by Scottish band Texas as well as being their 9th top ten hit in the UK Charts. It was released in October 2000 and also made the top ten in Spain as well as the lower end of the French charts.

[edit] Releases/Track listing

The single was released on 2 October 2000 in the UK on two separate discs, one being the regular single and the other being a single of remixes. The tracklisting is as follows:

First CD

  1. "In Demand"
  2. "Early Hours"
  3. "Like Loves (Holding on)"
  4. "In Demand (Video)"

Second CD

  1. "In Demand (US Mix)"
  2. "In Demand (Sunship Mix)"
  3. "In Demand (Wookie Mix)"
  4. "In Demand (Sunship Dub)"

Both the original song and the Subship mix were also released on Texas's compilation album The Greatest Hits (indeed it was the headline single for that album) although it did not appear on any of the band's studio albums.

[edit] Theme

The song "In Demand" is a swipe by its protagonist (represented in the first person) at a former lover who once dated and then dumped her, but has made a concerted effort to win her back after she has found both fame and the love of another - now that she is "in demand." The singer makes it clear that she does not trust the ex's motives, thinking that he only wants her back because he is jealous now that she is not his.

It is not on public record as to whether or not this a true reflection of the feelings of Sharleen Spiteri (or any other member of Texas) towards a real person.

[edit] Video

The single was accompanied by a thought-provoking video which, alongside Spiteri, also starred Alan Rickman. In it Spiteri is seen wrapped up in a parker jacket being driven through the night by a uniformed chauffeur in the back of a Bentley Azure while being caressed and comforted by a suited Rickman while helicopters and motorbikes photograph them. When the car pulls in for petrol the parker jacket is taken off Spiteri by Rickman to reveal an evening dress underneath and she dances the tango with him on the station forecourt. In the early morning the car drives them into a seaside town and parks up outside a run down apartment block, where it is revealed that - contrary to what the scenario and the song lyrics have so far lead us to believe - Spiteri's character is not a passenger in Rickman's Bentley, it is in fact the other way around - for as Rickman (a mere hitchiker) hauls a shabby backpack out of the boot and enters the building, Spiteri is driven away by her chaufeur, which apparently doesn't exist.