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Recorded
  
1983

Length
  
3:55

Genre
  
Pop rock

B-side
  
Passion Planet Leopard Ray (UK 12")

Released
  
23 March 1984 (UK) 2 August 1984 (U.S.)

Format
  
7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, picture discs, cassette single

"You Take Me Up" is a song by the British pop group Thompson Twins. It was the third single to be taken from their 1984 album Into the Gap and was released in the UK on 23 March 1984. It was written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway, and prominently features harmonica and a melodica solo. The single peaked at #2 in the UK, making it their highest chart position for a song, and spent eleven weeks on the chart. In addition to the regular 7" and multiple 12" releases, Arista Records also released four different shaped picture discs for the single, three of which were part of a jigsaw.

Contents

In the US the single spent nine weeks on the Billboard 100, peaking at #44. The promotional music video for this single was directed by Dieter Trattmann.

The B-side of the single was a non-album track entitled "Passion Planet".

Formats

7" UK vinyl single (Arista TWINS 4)

Side A

  1. "You Take Me Up" – 4:04

Side B

  1. "Passion Planet" – 3:43
12" UK vinyl single (Arista TWINS 124)

Side One

  1. "You Take Me Up" (Machines Take Me Over) – 7:33
  2. "Down Tools" – 4:18

Side Two

  1. "Leopard Ray" – 3:50
  2. "Passion Planet" – 3:44
12" UK vinyl single (Arista TWINS 224) [U.S. 12" Remix, Strictly Limited Edition]

Side One

  1. "You Take Me Up" (High Plains Mixer) – 8:30

Side Two

  1. "You Take Me Up" (Instrumental) – 6:20
  2. "Passion Planet" – 3:44
4 UK shaped picture discs

(Arista TWISD 4) [Round shape with globe and spaceships]

(Arista TWIJ P14) [Part 1 of a 3-part "jigsaw" of a logo/globe map]

(Arista TWIJ P24) [Part 2 of a 3-part "jigsaw" of a logo/globe map]

(Arista TWIJ P34) [Part 3 of a 3-part "jigsaw" of a logo/globe map]

Side A

  1. "You Take Me Up" – 4:04

Side B

  1. "Passion Planet" – 3:43
7" U.S. vinyl single (Arista AS1-9244)

Side A

  1. "You Take Me Up" – 3:55

Side B

  1. "Passion Planet" – 3:42
12" U.S. vinyl single promo (Arista ADP-9250)

Side One

  1. "You Take Me Up" (Club Mix) – 8:27

Side Two

  1. "You Take Me Up" (Album Version) – 4:23
7" U.S. vinyl single promo (Arista AD1-9244)

Side One

  1. "You Take Me Up" (Special Edit) – 4:09

Side Two

  1. "You Take Me Up" (Album Version) – 3:55
Australian cassette single (Arista C14069/X14069/CX14069)

Side One

  1. "You Take Me Up/Machines Take Me Over"
  2. "Down Tools"

Side Two

  1. "You Take Me Up" (U.S. Dance Mix) – 8:30
  2. "Passion Planet" – 3:44

Personnel

Written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie, and Joe Leeway.

  • Tom Bailey – vocals, synthesizer, contrabass, harmonica, melodica, drum programmes
  • Alannah Currie – lyrics, marimba, xylophone, backing vocals, percussion
  • Joe Leeway – backing vocals, congas, Prophet V
  • Produced by Alex Sadkin with Tom Bailey
  • Recorded and mixed by Phil Thornalley
  • Photography – Paul Cox
  • Artwork/Design – Satori (Andie Airfix)
  • Art Direction – Alannah and Nic Marchant

    • References

    You Take Me Up Wikipedia
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