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| “Searchin' (I Gotta Find a Man)” |
|
Single by Hazell Dean
from the album Heart First |
| Released |
1983, 1984 (reissue) |
| Genre |
Dance |
| Label |
Protone |
| Writer(s) |
Ian Anthony Stephens |
| Hazell Dean singles chronology |
"Stay in My Life"
(1983) |
"Searchin' (I Gotta Find a Man)"
(1983) |
"Jealous Love"/"Evergreen"
(1984) |
|
"Searchin' (I Gotta Find a Man)" is a dance song written by Ian Anthony Stephens, and a Top-Ten hit on the UK Pop and U.S. Dance/Disco charts for Hazell Dean in 1984. It was covered by Aussie girl group Young Divas in 2007.
[edit] Hazell Dean version
The song was recorded by Hazell Dean for her second album, Heart First. The single was initially released in 1983 and peaked at number seventy-six in the UK Singles Chart. After hitting the U.S. Dance charts, it was re-issued in the UK in 1984 and managed to reach number six in the UK Singles Chart, becoming one of her most successful singles to date.[1]
[edit] Charts (Hazell Dean)
| Chart (1983) 1 |
Peak
position |
| UK Singles Chart[1] |
76 |
| U.S. Billboard Club Play Singles[2] |
8 |
| Chart (1984) 2 |
Peak
position |
| UK Singles Chart[1] |
6 |
[edit] Young Divas version
It was covered by Australian group Young Divas from their first album Young Divas. Dispensing with Dean's parenthetical subtitle, "Searchin'" was released as a single on March 17, 2007 and debuted and peaked at number forty in the ARIA Singles Chart. [3] The video premiered on the February 24, and shows the girls dancing in a nightclub with men.
[edit] Track listing (Young Divas)
- "Searchin'"
- "Searchin'" (Pop Embassy Remix)
- "Searchin'" (Kc Baker tj Mix)
- "Searchin'" (Radio andrea)
[edit] Charts (Young Divas)
| Chart (2007) |
Peak
position |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[4] |
40 |
[edit] References
