Strike Me Pink

"Strike Me Pink"
Single by Deborah Harry
from the album Debravation
Released	1993
Recorded	1993
Genre	Pop
Length	4:02
Label	Chrysalis Records (UK)
Writer(s)	Deborah Harry, Anne Dudley, Jonathan Bernstein
Deborah Harry singles chronology
"I Can See Clearly" (1993) "Strike Me Pink" (1993) "I Want That Man (Remix)" (1999)
Music sample Strike Me Pink

"Strike Me Pink" is a 1993 song by the American singer Debbie Harry, released as the second single from her fourth solo album Debravation.

Song information

"Strike Me Pink" peaked at #46 in the UK and to date is Harry's last solo single to chart on the UK Singles Chart. The single did not chart in the U.S.

The accompanying promo video for the single was controversial as it suggested depictions of a man being drown. The video was banned from several music television channels.

The single also marked Harry's final release with Chrysalis Records and the end of her long tenure with the company (she had originally signed with Chrysalis in the mid 1970s as part of Blondie). This would also be Harry's last solo single for fourteen years until she released "Two Times Blue" in 2007.

Track listing

UK CD #1

1. "Strike Me Pink" (Bernstein, Dudley, Harry) - 4:02
2. "On A Breath" (Lee Foxx) - 4:31
   • Non-album track. Produced by Chris Stein.
3. "Sweet and Low" (Phil Harding 7" Mix) (Deborah Harry, Toni. C) - 3:46
   • Original version appears on 1989 album Def, Dumb and Blonde.

UK CD #2

1. "Strike Me Pink" (Bernstein, Dudley, Harry) - 4:02
2. "8¹⁄₂ Rhumba" (Nino Rota) - 2:46
   • Non-album track. Arranged and produced by Chris Stein.
3. "Dreaming" (Deborah Harry, Chris Stein) - 3:22
   • Blondie: original 1979 version from Eat to the Beat.

UK Cassette

1. "Strike Me Pink" (Bernstein, Dudley, Harry) - 4:02
2. "8¹⁄₂ Rhumba" (Nino Rota) - 2:46

UK 12" Picture Disc

1. "Strike Me Pink" (Bernstein, Dudley, Harry) - 4:02
2. "8¹⁄₂ Rhumba" (Nino Rota) - 2:46
3. "Dreaming" (Deborah Harry, Chris Stein) - 3:22
4. "Sweet and Low" (Phil Harding 7" Mix) (Deborah Harry, Toni. C) - 3:46

Chart positions

Debbie Harry Studio albums KooKoo (1981) Rockbird (1986) Def, Dumb & Blonde (1989) Debravation (1993) Necessary Evil (2007) Compilations Once More into the Bleach (1988) The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie (1991) Most of All: The Best of Deborah Harry (1999) Singles "Backfired" "The Jam Was Moving" "Chrome" "Rush Rush" "Feel the Spin" "French Kissin" "In Love with Love" "Free to Fall" "Liar, Liar" "I Want That Man" "Kiss It Better" "Brite Side" "Sweet and Low" "Maybe for Sure" "Well, Did You Evah!" (with Iggy Pop) "I Can See Clearly" "Strike Me Pink" "New York, New York" (with Moby) "Two Times Blue" "If I Had You" "Fit Right In" Related articles Discography Blondie The Wind in the Willows Chris Stein Book:Blondie