Warm Leatherette

This article is about the Daniel Miller song. For the Grace Jones album of the same name, see Warm Leatherette (album).
"Warm Leatherette"
Single by The Normal
A-side "T.V.O.D."
Released November 1978
Genre Post-punk, electronic, industrial
Length 6:15
Label Mute
Writer(s) Daniel Miller
Producer(s) Daniel Miller

"Warm Leatherette" is a song by Daniel Miller's project The Normal, released in 1978.

The Normal original

Overview

The lyrics of "Warm Leatherette" reference J.G. Ballard's controversial 1973 novel Crash, which had heavily influenced Daniel Miller.[1] Together with his college friend, he had worked on a film script based on the book, but after the project was abandoned, Miller decided to "write a song encapsulating [the script] in 2 and a half minutes".[2] The song was recorded in Miller's apartment using 2 Revox B-77 tape machines. Series of sawtooth waves were recorded on a $150 Korg 700S synthesizer.

Miller went with the record to a few independent music shops, including Rough Trade in London, where it would be played to customers.[2] "Warm Leatherette" was released as the B-side to "T.V.O.D.", the only single by Miller's musical project The Normal, and the very first release on his Mute Records label. However, since it was "Warm Leatherette" that gained more public attention,[3] it was featured as the lead song on subsequent single re-releases. Although Miller did not expect the single to be successful,[4] it sold thirty thousand copies.[5]

The single was an early example of the then-burgeoning industrial music genre, emerging on a wave of numerous electronic pop experiments of the late 1970s in the UK.[6] It has since been described as having "revolutionised electronic music with its punk aesthetic, stark sound and dark subject matter"[2] and has been covered by numerous artists.[4]

Track listing

A. "T.V.O.D." – 2:51
B. "Warm Leatherette" – 3:20
A. "Warm Leatherette" – 3:24
B. "T.V.O.D." – 2:52

Grace Jones version

"Warm Leatherette"
Single by Grace Jones
from the album Warm Leatherette
Released 1980
Format 12"
Genre New wave
Length 4:25
Label Island
Writer(s) Daniel Miller
Producer(s) Chris Blackwell, Alex Sadkin
Grace Jones singles chronology
"The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game"
(1980)
"Warm Leatherette"
(1980)
"Breakdown"
(1980)

Grace Jones recorded "Warm Leatherette" for her 1980 album of the same name. The song was released as a promotional only 12" single. In 1981 it became the opening song on her A One Man Show tour.

Track listing

A1. "Warm Leatherette" – 4:25
A2. "Love Is the Drug" – 7:15
B1. "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" – 3:50
B2. "Bullshit" – 5:20

Chart performance

Chart Peak
position
United States (Dance Music/Club Play)[10] 20

Other cover versions

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