I Predict
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| "I Predict" | ||||
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| Single by Sparks | ||||
| from the album Angst in My Pants | ||||
| B-side | "Moustache" | |||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genre | New wave[1] | |||
| Length | 2:56 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ron Mael, Russell Mael | |||
| Producer(s) | Mack | |||
| Sparks singles chronology | ||||
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"I Predict" is a song by the Los Angeles new wave band Sparks. It was released in 1982 as the only single from Angst in My Pants, although an effort was made to release "Eaten by the Monster of Love" as a second single. The group promoted the single with a typically eclectic performance on Saturday Night Live. They also performed "Mickey Mouse", another Angst in My Pants track.
Video
A music video made to accompany the single featured Ron Mael in drag doing a striptease in a Los Angeles nightclub while Russell lip syncs the lyrics to the song. The music video is sometimes erroneously credited to David Lynch,[2] but the book Talent is an Asset: The Story of Sparks credits the video to be done by Steve and Doug Martin in the style of Lynch.[3]
Track listing
- "I Predict" — 2:56
- "Moustache" — 3:32
Personnel
- Russell Mael - Vocals
- Ron Mael - Keyboards and Synthesizers
- Leslie Bohem - Bass guitar and additional background vocals.
- Bob Haag - Guitar and additional background vocals.
- David Kendrick - Drums.
- James Goodwin - Synthesizers
- Mack - Synthesizer programming
Chart positions
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 60 |
Notes
- ^ "Sparks - I Predict". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ Thompson, David. "I Predict". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ Easlea 2009, p. 185.
References
- Easlea, Daryl (2009). Talent Is An Asset: The Story of Sparks. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978 1 84772 781 7.
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