Released 18 February 1987 Recorded 1987 Length 3:21 | Format 7" single, 12" maxi | |
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B-side From A Whisper To A Scream |
"Respectable" is a Mel and Kim song written and produced by Stock/Aitken/Waterman that became a UK number one single for one week in March 1987. It was the second UK number one single produced by Stock/Aitken/Waterman, following Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" in 1985, and the first UK number one single that Stock/Aitken/Waterman had written themselves. The single also topped the charts in Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Australia and New Zealand in 1987.
Contents
UK releases
- "Respectable"
- "Respectable" (instrumental)
- "Respectable" (Club/Extended mix)
- "Respectable" (7” version)
- "Respectable" (Extra Beats version [vocal])
- "Respectable" (The Tabloid mix)
- "Respectable" (7” version)
- "Respectable" (Extra Beats version [vocal])
- "Respectable" (The Tabloid mix)
- "Respectable" (7” version)
- "Respectable" (Extra Beats version [vocal])
- "Respectable" (Shop mix)
- "Respectable" (7” version)
- "Respectable" (Extra Beats version [vocal])
Official mixes
Cover versions
Girl band Girls@Play released a cover version of "Respectable" in 2001 which peaked at number 29 in the UK.
Sampling
The song was sampled in Pop Will Eat Itself's song, "Hit the Hi-Tech Groove" on their 1987 album Box Frenzy.
References
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