Situation (song)
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| Single by Yazoo | ||||
| from the album Upstairs at Eric's | ||||
| B-side | "Only You" (7") Remix (12") |
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| Released | 1982 1990 |
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| Format | 12" maxi, 7" single CD maxi (1992) |
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| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop, New Wave | |||
| Length | 2:22 (UK Mix) 5:40 (US Mix) |
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| Label | Mute Records Sire Records |
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| Writer(s) | Alison Moyet Vince Clarke |
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| Producer | Eric Radcliffe Daniel Miller Vince Clarke |
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"Situation" is the title of a 1982 single by the British synthpop band Yazoo. The song was originally released in the UK as the B-side to Yazoo's debut single, "Only You", which went to number two on the UK Singles Chart. Released as a single in its own right in the U.S., the song peaked at number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. However, it became Yazoo's first song to top the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the late summer of 1982, and it remained at number one on this chart for four weeks, and even crossed over to the R&B chart, peaking at #31 there. The song features a memorable synthesizer hook by Vince Clarke (similar to the work he had done with his previous band, Depeche Mode) combined with the vocals by Alison Moyet (including her laughter, which has since been sampled in countless other songs including the international dance hit "Macarena"). The song has been featured on various 1980s compilation albums, as well as an appearance in a commercial for Classic NES Series.
Its most famous version is the American 12-inch remix by François Kevorkian. This version was included on the U.S. version of Yazoo's album Upstairs at Eric's, and is the version of the song which receives the most radio airplay in the United States (where the song, despite its modest showing on the Hot 100, is still played on alternative, variety-hits, and dance-oriented radio stations).
It was covered by welsh singer Tom Jones in 1994 on his album The Lead and How To Swing It.
The song was featured in the 2002 film The Rules of Attraction.
In 1990 and again in 1999, the song was remixed by various noted DJs, including Peter Rauhofer and Richard "Humpty" Vission. The 1999 remixes were released to dance clubs, and this renewed interest in the song sent "Situation" to #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for a second time in October of that year.
The song is sometimes titled "Situation (Move Out)" due to the words "move out" being repeated several times in the chorus.
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[edit] Sampling
The song has been sampled numerous times for its synthesized beat. The following artists have sampled "Situation" :
- The Saturdays - "If This Is Love"
- Heidi Montag - "Body Language"
- Flying Steps - "In Da Arena (Situation)"
- Charli Baltimore - "Lose It"
- Snoop Dogg - "Boom"
[edit] Track listings
[edit] 1982 release
[edit] 1990 remixes
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[edit] 1999 Remixes
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[edit] Charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| Dutch Mega Top 100[1] | 18 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[2] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Black Singles[2] | 31 |
| Chart (1990–1991) 1 | Peak position |
| French SNEP Singles Chart[3] | 40 |
| German Singles Chart[4] | 36 |
| UK Singles Chart[5] | 14 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[2] | 46 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[2] | 28 |
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[2] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[2] | 8 |
1 Remix
| Preceded by "So Fine" by Howard Johnson |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number one single August 21, 1982 - September 11, 1982 (4 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Walking on Sunshine" by Rockers Revenge featuring Donnie Calvin |
| Preceded by "All or Nothing" by Cher |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number one single October 9, 1999 - October 23, 1999 (3 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Waiting for Tonight" by Jennifer Lopez |
[edit] External links
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Situation", Dutch Mega Top 100 Lescharts.com (Retrieved January 15, 2009)
- ^ a b c d e f Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved January 15, 2009)
- ^ "Situation" (remix), French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved January 15, 2009)
- ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved January 15, 2009)
- ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved January 15, 2009)
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