Self Control (song)
"Self Control" | ||||
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Single by Laura Branigan | ||||
from the album Self Control | ||||
B-side | "Silent Partners" | |||
Released |
April 2, 1984 1992 Germany remix 1999 South Africa remixes | |||
Format |
7", 12" (1984) 12", CD maxi single (1992) CD maxi single (1999) | |||
Recorded | 1983 | |||
Genre | Italo disco | |||
Length |
4:06 (album version) 5:01 (original extended version) 3:43 (radio edit) | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Writer(s) | Giancarlo Bigazzi, Steve Piccolo, Raffaele Riefoli | |||
Producer(s) | Jack White, Robbie Buchanan | |||
Certification |
Gold (Germany, Finland) Silver (UK) | |||
Laura Branigan singles chronology | ||||
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"Self Control" is the name of an international hit song recorded in 1984 by Laura Branigan, as well as the album on which it appears. The song was recorded earlier that same year with the same English lyrics by Italian singer Raf, who co-wrote the song with Giancarlo Bigazzi and Steve Piccolo. Branigan's version first hit #1 in Germany on June 15, 1984. Raf's version first hit #1 in Italy on June 23, 1984. Branigan's version was the most popular song across Europe during much of the summer of 1984 and was the most successful single of the year in Switzerland. Branigan's version peaked at #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and also went to #2 on the dance chart.[1]
The song has become one of the defining pop songs of the 1980s, with a number of remakes recorded each year. Notable covers include Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin in 1993, a hit dance remake by Branigan in 2004 and two 2006 versions that hit the Top 5 in various European enclaves, by Danish dance group Infernal and Spanish singer Soraya Arnelas.
History
Branigan's first major hit had also been co-written by Bigazzi. "Gloria" (1982) was an English-language song written over a 1979 Italian song recorded by Umberto Tozzi. The following year Branigan recorded another new English song written over a Tozzi and Bigazzi song, "Mama", which was an album track on 1983's Branigan 2. Branigan chose two more Italian songs for her third album: one, "Ti Amo", featured new lyrics by Diane Warren over a song originally written by Tozzi and Bigazzi that had been a 1977 single for Tozzi. The other would become the title track to the album and her biggest international hit. "Self Control" was the only one of the four Italian songs recorded by Branigan which had been written with English lyrics, and Branigan chose to record the song as written. Also unlike the other songs, Branigan's version was contemporaneous with that of its co-writer.
The Branigan recording was arranged by Giorgio Moroder protégé Harold Faltermeyer with Robbie Buchanan and produced by Buchanan with Jack White in Germany and Los Angeles. A keyboard hook in the Raf version was changed to a guitar riff for Branigan's version and a vocal break from the (Raf) Raffaele Rieffoli's version was repeated and paired with a sharper and repeated percussive element.
Music video and television performances
Branigan was one of the first artists of the video era to work with an Academy Award-winning film director on a music video when William Friedkin (The French Connection, The Exorcist) directed the clip. Filmed in New Jersey and New York City, the video was produced by Fred Caruso and first aired in April 1984.[2]
The video depicts Branigan, sitting in her bedroom while her lover sleeps. Tempted by the allure of the city at night, she gets dressed up and goes out. Brief encounters with a mysterious man in a full-face white mask lead Branigan from the dance floor of a night club to an underground room where the masked man stands in the midst of an orgiastic gathering that he beckons her to join. Branigan allows herself to be led into the group, but ultimately flees in fright. Returning home, Branigan finds that the masked man and some of his throng are, somehow, now in her bedroom. The masked man lowers Branigan to her couch, and she surrenders herself to him. The masked man, standing over Branigan, now lying unconscious on the floor, turns and walks towards the bedroom window, fading away in the morning light. Branigan, consumed by guilt, gets up and turns out the light. The final scene shows Branigan lying awake in bed, when her lover turns to face her, his face hidden behind a familiar white mask.
The video ultimately drew controversy, as it was considered so shockingly steamy that MTV required some edits before it could air.[3] Entertainment Tonight aired a segment on the network's reaction to the clip, which was being played in late-night slots on other networks. Though Branigan resisted at first, her record company convinced her to allow a minor alteration and the video was aired on MTV, though by this time the single had peaked on the charts. Branigan would go on to be nominated for a 1985 American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Video Artist.[4] Branigan's fellow nominees were Tina Turner and Cyndi Lauper, who won the award.
Branigan performed the song live in her debut on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on April 27, 1984.[5] She also promoted the song during appearances on The Merv Griffin Show, Solid Gold (May 12, 1984),[6] Dick Clark's American Bandstand (June 9, 1984)[7] and the syndicated Dick Clark television special Rock Rolls On, which she also co-hosted.
Worldwide chart success
Branigan's recording was a worldwide multi-format hit. In the US, the song became Branigan's 4th consecutive top 10 hit on a Billboard chart in a year and a half, following "Gloria", "Solitaire" and "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You". "Self Control" peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, #4 on the Hot 100 and #5 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[8] In Canada, the track hit #1 on both the pop and AC charts. Both the Raf original and the Branigan version of "Self Control" entered the German Top 20 in May 1984: on June 15 the Branigan single assumed the #1 position where it remained for six weeks while the Raf version was relegated to a #2 peak.[9] Branigan's "Self Control" also entered the Italian charts although the dominance of the Raf version in his native Italy predicated a comparatively low peak Italian chart peak of #29 for Branigan's version.
"Self Control" afforded Laura Branigan a #1 hit in Austria, Sweden[10] and South Africa[11] and was also a smash hit for Branigan in Norway (#2),[10] Ireland (#3),[12] Australia (#3) and the UK (#5).[13] Branigan's album Self Control went Silver, Gold or Platinum in several countries and yielded subsequent charting singles, though not of the title track's magnitude, in "The Lucky One", "Ti Amo" and "Satisfaction".
Branigan's version of "Self Control" was featured on a November 1984 episode of the hit NBC series Miami Vice and was featured in the fact-based 1989 TV movie The Preppie Murder and a 2007 episode of the series Cold Case. In 2002 the Branigan recording was used as a track on the fictional radio station Flash FM in thevideo game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and it appears on the CD collection Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Official Soundtrack Box Set as well as numerous other hits collections. It was often used as bumper music by late night radio talk show host Art Bell when he hosted Coast to Coast AM in the 1990s.
Switzerland's most successful single of 1984
Raf's version exceeded the success of Branigan's only in his native Italy. The only other territory where Raf topped the charts was in Switzerland. His single debuted in the Swiss Top 30 at number 7 on June 17, the same week Branigan's version debuted at number 24. The following week, Raf's single had climbed to number 2. Branigan's single, however, had leapt to number 1. In their 3rd week, Raf's version supplanted Branigan's at number 1, but she regained the top spot in the 4th week and the two versions would remain there, Branigan at number 1 and Raf at number 2, for 3 more weeks.
In their 7th week on the charts, Raf fell to number 3, below "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham!, while Branigan held at number 1. Their 8th week on the charts saw Raf regain the number 2 spot behind Branigan. The following week the Wham! single moved back to number 2 and Raf fell three spaces, but Branigan held firm. In their 10th week on the charts, Wham! fell to number 5, Raf fell two more spots, and Branigan maintained pole position.
Finally on the week of August 26, "Such a Shame" by Talk Talk moved Branigan out of the number one spot, though she would remain in the top 5 for another 3 weeks. Branigan's record was in the Swiss top 30 for a total of 16 weeks, including 12 weeks in the top 5 and 8 weeks at number 1.[10] It was joined by her follow-up single, "The Lucky One (Like a Wild Bird of Pray)", as it was erroneously subtitled in Europe, which charted in the top 30 for 7 weeks.[14] Raf's version spent 14 weeks in the top 30, including eight in the top five and one at number one.
Branigan's version was the most successful single of 1984 in Switzerland, earning Branigan the number one spot on the year-end charts.[15]
Theme
The song narrates the singer's slip into the world of nightlife, the allure of which has it "livin' only for the night" and deeming itself to "live among the creatures of the night". Rather than actually invoking more self-control, the singer repeatedly declares to a phantom protagonist that "you take my self, you take my self-control".
Track listings
- 7" single
- "Self Control" — 4:08
- "Silent Partners" — 3:58
- 12" maxi
- "Self Control" (extended version) — 5:00
- "Silent Partners" (extended version) — 4:10
Charts and sales
Peak positions
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Year-end charts
Sales and certifications
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Chart successions
Preceded by "Send Me an Angel" by Real Life |
German Singles Chart number-one single June 15, 1984 – July 20, 1984 |
Succeeded by "Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood |
Preceded by "Hello" by Lionel Richie "Self Control" by Raf |
Swiss number-one single June 24, 1984 July 8, 1984 – August 18, 1984 |
Succeeded by "Self Control" by Raf "Such a Shame" by Talk Talk |
Preceded by "I Want to Break Free" by Queen |
Austrian number-one single July 1, 1984 – August 1, 1984 |
Succeeded by "Fürstenfeld" by S.T.S. |
Preceded by "Oh Sherrie" by Steve Perry |
Canadian Singles Chart number-one single July 21, 1984 |
Succeeded by "Sister Christian" by Night Ranger |
Preceded by "Just Another Woman in Love" by Anne Murray |
Canadian Adult Contemporary number one single July 21, 1984 – July 28, 1984 |
Succeeded by "If Ever You're in My Arms Again" by Peabo Bryson |
Preceded by "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! "Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood |
Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single July 21, 1984 August 18 – September 8, 1984 |
Succeeded by "Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood "High Energy" by Evelyn Thomas |
Preceded by "Big in Japan" by Alphaville |
Swedish number-one single August 3, 1984 |
Succeeded by "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! |
Preceded by "I Want To Break Free" by Queen |
South African number-one single September 14, 1984 – October 5, 1984 |
Succeeded by "Manuel Goodbye" by Audrey Landers |
Preceded by "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara |
Switzerland number-one Single of the Year 1984 |
Succeeded by "Live Is Life" by Opus |
Re-releases
"Self Control 2004" | ||||
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Single by Laura Branigan | ||||
Released | January 19, 2004 | |||
Format | CD, 12" | |||
Recorded | 2003 | |||
Genre | Dance, Hi-NRG | |||
Length | 3:21 | |||
Label | Dance Street | |||
Writer(s) | Giancarlo Bigazzi, Steve Piccolo, Raffaele Riefoli | |||
Laura Branigan singles chronology | ||||
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Branigan's "Self Control" was paired with follow-up single "The Lucky One" for an "oldies series" release in the US. In the UK a similar release paired the song with her earlier hit, "Gloria". In 1992, the original single mix of "Self Control" was re-released on CD single and 12" vinyl by Atlantic/WEA in Germany featuring two new remixes. One of those, the 'Classic Summer Mix', appeared on the European greatest hits album The Very Best of Laura Branigan. In 1999, four new remixes of "Self Control" were commissioned for a South African collection called Back in Control, on Atlantic/Gallo.[31] "Self Control '99" was released as a CD single there. In the mid 2000s (decade), several trance music remixes featuring samples of various lengths from the 1984 Branigan original surfaced from various entities including Crooklyn Clan, Imperial Machine, and SK featuring Laura Branigan. None of these mixes were done with Branigan's participation.
As of 2010, the Self Control album remains in print and the original version can also be heard on The Best of Branigan (1993), and in remastered versions on The Essentials: Laura Branigan (2002) and The Platinum Collection (2006).
2004 version
Branigan sought to reclaim her career after years away from the music industry first to take care of her ailing husband and then to mourn his loss. She re-recorded her two biggest club hits for the 20th anniversary of "Self Control" and they were released in a slew of remixes as "Gloria 2004" and "Self Control 2004". The latter track hit the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales chart following Branigan's sudden death from an aneurysm in August of that year.
Track listings
- CD maxi single
- "Self Control 2004" [Mindworkers Radio Mix] — 3:21
- "Self Control 2004" [Flip & Fill Remix] — 6:45
- "Self Control 2004" [Mindworkers Remix] — 7:07
- "Self Control 2004" [Force Four Remix] — 7:45
- "Self Control 2004" [Kenny Hayes Club Mix] — 6:07
- "Self Control 2004" [Mindworkers Instrumental] — 7:05
Charts
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales Chart | 10 |
Raf's original version
"Self Control" | ||||
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Single by Raf | ||||
from the album Raf | ||||
B-side |
"Self Control" (Part Two) (7") "Running Away" (12") | |||
Released | 1984 | |||
Format | 7", 12" | |||
Recorded | 1984 | |||
Genre | Italo disco, synthpop, new wave[32] | |||
Length |
4:21 (7") 6:08(12") | |||
Label | Carrere Records | |||
Producer(s) | Giancarlo Bigazzi | |||
Raf singles chronology | ||||
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Born as Raffaele Riefoli and later known as Raf, he co-wrote the song "Self Control" with Giancarlo Bigazzi and Steve Piccolo. Raf's version of "Self Control" which peaked at No.1 in Italy, was more popular at his home country of Italy than the version released later by Laura Branigan.[33] Raf's version also notably edged into No.1 in Switzerland between runs at the top spot by Branigan, and Raf peaked at No.2 in Germany, No.7 in Austria and at No.40 in France.[34][35] Like Branigan, Raf released an extended dance mix of the song, but Raf's version featured a rap (performed by two other rap-vocalists), relatively rare for a white artist at the time.
He would release several more tracks in English and re-release his debut 1984 album Raf in 1987 under the title Self Control featuring two of these tracks. Although, his English-language album and especially the singles proved to be quite successful in Italy and outside, he began releasing his later albums in his native-language with almost all of which having been received better in Italy than the former, lot of them entered Italy's Top-10 album-chart.[36]
Charts
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[ 1] | 7 |
France (SNEP)[ 1] | 40 |
Germany (Media Control)[35] | 2 |
Italy (FIMI)[33] | 1 |
Poland (Polish Singles Chart)[37] | 32 |
Spain (AFYVE)[38] | 6 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 1] | 1 |
Preceded by "I treni di Tozeur" by Alic & Franco Battiato |
Italian Singles Chart number-one single (Raf version) June 23, 1984 – August 18, 1984 |
Succeeded by "Fotoromanza" by Gianna Nannini |
Preceded by "Self Control" by Laura Branigan |
Swiss number-one single July 1, 1984 |
Succeeded by "Self Control" by Laura Branigan |
Ricky Martin version
"Que Dia Es Hoy" | ||||
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Single by Ricky Martin | ||||
from the album Me Amarás | ||||
B-side | Que Dia Es Hoy (Remix) | |||
Released | May 3, 1993 | |||
Format | CD single | |||
Recorded |
1992-93 (New York, New York), (Madrid, Spain) | |||
Genre | Dance-pop, Latin pop | |||
Length | 4:25 | |||
Label | CBS International, Sony Music Mexico | |||
Writer(s) | Giancarlo Bigazzi, Steve Piccolo, Raffaele Riefoli, Juan Carlos Calderón, Mikel Herzog | |||
Producer(s) | Juan Carlos Calderón, Mikel Herzog | |||
Ricky Martin singles chronology | ||||
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In 1993, Ricky Martin recorded a Spanish-language cover of "Self Control", titled "Que Dia Es Hoy" (English: "What Day Is Today"). With lyrics by producer Juan Carlos Calderón and Mikel Herzog, the song was released as single from Martin's second studio solo album, Me Amarás, on May 3, 1993. The single featured a remixed version of the track.
A music video was also released.
In 2008, the remixed version was included on CD and DVD, called 17.
Charts
Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot Latin Songs[39] | 26 |
Royal Gigolos version
"Self Control" / "Somebody's Watching Me" | ||||
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Single by Royal Gigolos | ||||
from the album Musique Deluxe | ||||
Released | August 8, 2005 | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Genre | Dance | |||
Royal Gigolos singles chronology | ||||
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In 2005, the German dance band the Royal Gigolos recorded a cover of the song. It appeared on a maxi CD along with their cover of the 1984 Rockwell hit "Somebody's Watching Me". The song's most notable success were Top 20 chartings in Denmark and Finland.
Track listings
- CD maxi
- "Self Control" (D.O.N.S. single mix) – 3:42
- "Self Control" (single version) – 3:46
- "Self Control" (extended version) – 5:05
- "Self Control" (D.O.N.S. remix) – 6:18
- "Self Control" (Swen G° remix) – 6:32
- "Somebody's Watching Me" (single version) – 3:17
- "Somebody's Watching Me" (extended version) – 4:27
- "Somebody's Watching Me" (DJ Tyson club mix) – 6:36
- "Self Control" (video)
Charts
Chart (2005–2006) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[ 1] | 42 |
Denmark (Tracklisten)[ 1] | 17 |
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[ 1] | 49 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[ 1] | 14 |
Germany (Media Control AG)[ 1] | 67 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 1] | 90 |
Infernal version
"Self Control" | ||||
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Single by Infernal | ||||
from the album From Paris to Berlin (UK) | ||||
Released | October 24, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2006 | |||
Genre | Dance | |||
Length |
3:16 (UK Radio Edit) 3:40 (Radio Edit) | |||
Label | Universal, Central Station and MRA | |||
Infernal singles chronology | ||||
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In 2006, the Danish dance band Infernal, best known for the club hit "From Paris to Berlin", released a cover of the song on November 6 in the UK. The song debuted in the chart at #61 based on downloads only. The track was also released in Australia, as a Double A-side with "I Won't Be Crying", though it did not chart there. Their recording was notably Top 10 in Finland and their native Denmark.
Formats and track listings
- 2-track CD single
- "Self Control" [Radio Edit] — 3:40
- "From Paris to Berlin" [DJ Aligator Remix] — 6:37
- 7-track enhanced promo single
- "Self Control" [Radio Edit] — 3:40
- "Self Control" [Extended Version] — 6:00
- "Self Control" [Soul Seekerz Remix] — 7:40
- "Self Control" [Robbie Rivera Juicy Mix] — 6:14
- "Self Control" [Europeanz Remix] — 7:09
- "Self Control" [Weekend Wonderz Club Mix] — 6:13
- "Self Control" [Video] — 3:48
- 12" single
- "Self Control" [Soul Seekerz Remix] — 7:41
- "Self Control" [Extended Version] — 6:00
- "Self Control" [Robbie Rivera Juicy Mix] — 6:14
Charts
Chart (2006) | Peak |
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Denmark (Tracklisten)[ 1] | 3 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[ 1] | 6 |
Ireland (IRMA)[12] | 14 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[ 1] | 18 |
Other versions
1984 • Paul Mauriat on his album Piano ballade[40]
- • Meiju Suvas as "Viet itsekontrollin" Finnish (single):
- included on Suvas' 1985 album Tottakai[41]
- • Leena Vanamo (fi) as "Viet Itsekontrollin" Finnish (single):
- included on Vanamo's album Sua Kaipaan[42]
1985 • Harry Holland & Dieter Reith (de) on their album Magic Accordion[43]
- • Helena Vondráčková on her album I'm Your Song:[44]
- Vondráčková also recorded a Czech-language cover (see below).
- • Helena Vondráčková as "Ty máš tu moc fajn moc" Czech (single):
- bonus track on 2004 re-issue of Vondráčková's album Sprint:[45]
- Vondráčková also covered the English-language original (see above).
1988 • Foolish Mind: Serge Ramaekers (nl) & Dominic Sas - see T-Spoon -
- featuring Ellice (single)[46]
1994 • Cardenia: Tommy Schleh & Enrico Zabler - see Masterboy -
- on their album Memory featuring vocalist Viola Egler[47]
1999 • Sheila: her album Dense features remake of original
- plus French-language rendering also entitled "Self Control"[48]
2001 • Fun Factory on their album ABC of Music[49]
- • JamX & De Leon as "Can U Dig It" (single): instrumental version of
- "Self Control" featuring vocal sample from the movie The Warriors[50]
- • Paralysed Age on their album Into the Ice[51]
2004 • Antoine Clamaran featuring Lulu Hugues (fr) as "Feel It" (single):
- song based on riff from "Self Control" credited to original's composers with additional composer credits to Antoine Clamaran, Laurent Pautrat, Lulu Hugues (fr)[53][54]
- • Replicant featuring Marc Almond on their EP Face Control[55]
2006 • Soraya on her album Ochenta's[56]
2007 • Caramelle (de) featuring Nitro (single)[57]
2008 • Dim Chris (fr) & Thomas Gold (single)[58]
• Anke Pietrangeli on her album Tribute to the Great Female Vocalists [59]
2009 • The Bloodsugars on their album Guilt by Association Vol 2[60]
- • Paffendorf (single)[63]
2010 • Sunday Girl (single)[64]
2011 • Antonia aus Tirol (de) on her album Lebendig[65]
2012 • Black Light Discipline (fi) on their album Against Each Other[66]
- • Laura Pausini in "Medley New Year's Eve"
- recorded at PalaLottomatica concert December 31, 2011
- released on her album Inedito (Special Edition)[67][68]
- • Paulina Vereti (de) as "Es ist so schön, dass ich ein Mädchen bin"
- German (single): included on Vereti's album Pure Sehnsucht produced by Jack White [69]
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