Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)
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| Single by Sheena Easton from the album Best Kept Secret |
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| Released | 1983 | ||||
| Format | 7", cassette single | ||||
| Recorded | 1983 | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 3:44 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Greg Mathieson, Trevor Veitch | ||||
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Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) is a dance/pop single recorded by Scottish singer Sheena Easton, the first single released from her fourth album, 1983's Best Kept Secret.
The song was most successful in the US, where it became Easton's fourth top 10 hit, peaking at number nine. The video [1], shot in black & white, featured Easton in a haunted house and a cemetery, being pursued by Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, King Kong and the Hunchback of Notre Dame.
In Mexico, the popular teen group Timbiriche released a Latin version, titled Teléfono.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 15 |
| UK Singles Chart | 84 |
| Canada Singles Chart | 8 |
