Released 22 August 1983 Recorded 1983 | Format 7", cassette single Length 3:44 | |
B-side "Wish You Were Here Tonight" Genre Dance-pop, new wave, synthpop | ||
"Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)" is a dance/pop single recorded by Scottish singer Sheena Easton, the first single released from her fourth album, 1983's Best Kept Secret. In November 1984 Easton added "Telefono" to her Spanish album "Todo Me Recuerda A Ti" for the Latin markets. The song was Grammy nominated in 1983 for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
The song reached a disappointing number eighty-four in Easton's native UK. It was most successful in the US, where it became Easton's fourth top 10 hit, peaking at number nine for two weeks in late October and early November 1983.
The music video, shot in black & white, featured Easton in a haunted house and a cemetery, being pursued by Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and the Hunchback of Notre Dame before being rescued by King Kong.
In Mexico, the popular teen group Timbiriche released the same Spanish version. In the 2012 South Korean film Dancing Queen Uhm Jung-hwa sang a cover of the song titled as "Call My Name".