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Animal Magic (song)

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Released
  
1987

Genre
  
New wave, synthpop

Label
  
Parlophone Records

Format
  
7" single, 12" single

Length
  
4:33

Writer(s)
  
Belouis Some, Guy Fletcher

"Animal Magic" is a 1987 single by British new wave artist Belouis Some, from his 1987 self-titled second album. The song reached #6 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart. A popular club remix appeared on the U.S. 12" release on Capitol Records, with remix and additional production by Justin Strauss and Murray Elias.

On the CD compilation Retro:Active7 - Rare & Remixed (2010), Strauss and Elias mention in the liner notes how they thought the vocal delivery of "Animal Magic" was kind of New Order-ish and that "Bizarre Love Triangle" was dominating the clubs at the time, so they tried to bring that sound to the remix.

Track listing

UK 12"
A. "Animal Magic" (Extended Version) B1. "Animal Magic" (Radio Version) B2. "Aware of You"
U.S. 12"
A1. "Animal Magic" (Dance Vocal) (Remix, additional production: Justin Strauss & Murray Elias) - 6:58 A2. "Animal Magic" (Jungle Mix) (Remix, additional production: Justin Strauss & Murray Elias) - 7:10 B1. "Animal Magic" (Dub) (Remix, additional production: Justin Strauss & Murray Elias) - 6:10 B2. "Aware of You" (Producer: Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero) - 3:42

References

Animal Magic (song) Wikipedia
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