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Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)

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B-side
  
"System"

Format
  
7" single, 12" single

Genre
  
Dance-pop

Released
  
4 September 1986

Recorded
  
1986

Length
  
3:33

"Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)" is the debut single released by sister duo Mel and Kim in 1986.

Contents

The single's B-side, "System", was originally intended to be the duo's debut release, but after getting to know the sisters, Pete Waterman felt that the song was too soft for their personalities, and halted the single's pressing. Mike Stock then wrote "Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)" for the duo, influenced by the Chicago garage house sound.

The single peaked at #3 in the UK in November 1986, and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry for sales exceeding 250,000 copies. "Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)" reached #1 in Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Belgium.

UK releases

7" (SUPE 107)
  1. "Showing Out"
  2. "System" (House mix [edit]) 3:47
12" (SUPE T 107 / RCA PT 40990)
  1. "Showing Out" (Extended mix)
  2. "System" (House mix) 9:00
12" remix (SUPE TX 107)
  1. "Showing Out" (The Mortgage mix)
  2. "System" (House mix) 9:00
12" remix (SUPE TZ 107)
  1. "Showing Out" (The Freehold mix)
  2. "System" (House mix) 9:00

Official mixes

  • Album version 5:12
  • 7" version 3:33
  • Extended mix 7:15
  • Extended mix edit 4:51
  • The Mortgage mix 6:30
  • The Freehold mix 4:36 — Mortgage mix edit
  • Italo House remix 6:07 — by Alan Coulthard 1990
  • Italo House remix edit 3:25 — by Alan Coulthard 1990
  • "Struttin' Out" 7:16 — includes samples of Frantique's "Strut Your Funky Stuff"; by Ben Liebrand for Hot Tracks remix service 1987

    • References

    Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend) Wikipedia
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