Respectable (Mel and Kim song)

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“Respectable”
Single by Mel and Kim from the album F.L.M.
B-side	Instrumental
Released	1987
Format	7" single 12" maxi
Recorded	1987
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	3:2&
Label	Supreme
Writer(s)	Stock Aitken Waterman
Producer	Stock Aitken Waterman
Mel and Kim singles chronology
"Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend)" (1986) "Respectable" (1987)

"Respectable" was a UK number one single for one week in March 1987 for Mel and Kim. Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman it was the team's second number one. It was also number one in New Zealand for five weeks spanning July and August, and in Germany, Switzerland, and The Netherlands. The song was sampled in Pop Will Eat Itself's song, "Hit the Hi-Tech Groove" on their 1987 album Box Frenzy.

A memorable feature of the song is the electronically-created "stutter" on the first line of the chorus, "Tay-tay-tay-ay-tay-ay, T-t-t-t-t-tay-ay-ta-ay, Take or leave us...".

[edit] Track listings

7" single

1. "Respectable" (3:21)
2. "Respectable" (instrumental) (4:05)

12" maxi

1. "Respectable" (the tabloid mix) (7:53)
2. "Respectable" (7" version) (3:20)
3. "Respectable" (extra beats version) (8:08)

Other 12" versions were subtitled "Club Mix" and "Shop Mix", each of which had the same 7" and extra beats versions on their respective B sides. The "tabloid mix" focused not on the familiar "Tay tay" hook but on repeating the line "give us the the music".

[edit] Charts

Chart (1987)[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	1
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	1
Austrian Singles Chart	7
Dutch Singles Chart[6]	1
French Singles Chart	14
German Singles Chart	1
Irish Singles Chart	2
New Zealand Singles Chart	1
Norwegian Singles Chart	2
Swedish Singles Chart	5
Swiss Singles Chart	1
UK Singles Chart	1

Preceded by "Everything I Own" by Boy George	UK number one single March 22, 1987	Succeeded by "Let It Be" by Ferry Aid
Preceded by "Reality" by Richard Sanderson	Swiss number one single April 5, 1987 - April 26, 1987	Succeeded by "Let It Be" by Ferry Aid
Preceded by "Stay" by Pierre Cosso and Bonnie Bianco	German number one single April 10, 1987 - April 17, 1987	Succeeded by "You're the Voice" by John Farnham
Preceded by "Diamonds" by Herb Alpert	Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number one single July 4, 1987	Succeeded by "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston
Preceded by "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston	Australian (ARIA) number one single July 20, 1987	Succeeded by "He's Gonna Step On You Again" by The Party Boys
Preceded by "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston	New Zealand number one single July 24 - August 21, 1987 (five weeks)	Succeeded by "La Bamba" by Los Lobos

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