I Melt with You
"I Melt with You" | ||||
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Single by Modern English | ||||
from the album After the Snow | ||||
Released | May 4, 1982 | |||
Format | 7" Single | |||
Recorded | 1982 | |||
Genre | New wave, post-punk | |||
Length |
3:50 (7" Mix) 4:11 (Album Version) | |||
Label | 4AD, Sire, TVT | |||
Songwriter(s) | Modern English (Robbie Grey, Gary McDowell, Richard Brown, Michael Conroy, Stephen Walker)[1] | |||
Producer(s) | Hugh Jones | |||
Modern English singles chronology | ||||
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"I Melt with You" is a song by the British post-punk/new wave band Modern English. The song, produced by Hugh Jones, was a single from the 1982 album After the Snow.
Reception
The song reached number 7 on Billboard's Top Tracks chart and number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1983.[2] The song gained popularity due to its airplay on MTV in early 1983 and its use in the ending titles and in a "falling in love" montage sequence in Valley Girl the same year. It is ranked number 39 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s and number 7 on VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s.
Subsequent recordings
The band re-recorded it in 1990 for their album Pillow Lips, the re-released version peaking at No. 76 on the Billboard Hot 100. The reformed original line up of the band re-recorded it again in 2010 in a completely reworked style for inclusion in the movie I Melt With You.
Meaning of lyrics
According to vocalist Robbie Grey, the song is about a couple having sex as nuclear bombs fall.[3]
Cover versions
- American rock band Bowling for Soup covered the song as part of the soundtrack to the 2005 Disney film Sky High.
- French band Nouvelle Vague covered the song on their first self-titled album.
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[4] | Gold | 40,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
References
- ↑ "BMI Repertoire Search". BMI. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Modern English - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
- ↑ Interview with vocalist Robbie Grey on Valley Girl 20th anniversary DVD special features, MGM Home Entertainment, 2003.
- ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Modern English – I Melt With You". Music Canada. Retrieved April 28, 2017.