Mad About You (song)

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This article is about the Belinda Carlisle song. For the 1990s sitcom, see Mad About You.
“Mad About You”
Single by Belinda Carlisle
from the album Belinda
Released 1986
Format CD single, 7" single, 12" single
Genre Pop rock
Length 3:36
Label I.R.S. Records
Writer(s) Paula Jean Brown, James Whelan, Mitchel Young Evans
Producer Michael Lloyd
Belinda Carlisle singles chronology
"Mad About You"
(1986)		 "I Feel the Magic"
(1986)

"Mad About You" is a pop rock song written by Paula Jean Brown, James Whelan and Mitchel Young Evans, produced by Michael Lloyd for Belinda Carlisle's debut solo album Belinda. It was released as the albums first single in 1986 as a CD single, 7" single and a 12" single. It was her first hit after leaving the Go-Go's, peaking at number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

The year that the song was released, Carlisle married Morgan Mason, who appears with Belinda in the video for "Mad About You". The guitar solo on the song was performed by Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran), who also appears in the video which was directed by Leslie Libman.

The song was actually a Go-Go's reunion of sorts: Paula Jean Brown (who took Jane Wiedlin's spot in the band just before it broke up) co-wrote the song and Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffey sang back-up vocals. In fact, "Mad About You" was one of several songs that was projected to be on the fourth (unrecorded) Go-Go's album that wound up on Belinda instead.

[edit] Track listing

7" single
  1. "Mad About You" (single mix) — 3:30
  2. "I Never Wanted a Rich Man" — 4:12
12" single
  1. "Mad About You" (extended mix) — 5:03
  2. "Mad About You" (single mix) — 3:30
  3. "Mad About You" (instrumental mix) — 3:30

[edit] Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 9
Italy Singles Chart 19
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] 3
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[1] 29
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play[1] 21
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[1] 19
Chart (1988) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[2] 67

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d "Belinda Carlisle - Artist Chart History". All Music Guide. Retrieved March 24, 2007.
  2. ^ Mad About You UK chart run. polyhex. Retrieved March 24, 2007.
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