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"I.O.U."
Song
B-side"I Dub U"
"We Got the Jazz"

"I.O.U." is a song from 1983 by British musical group Freeez, their most successful hit. The song "IOU", was written & produced by Arthur Baker and remixed by Jellybean Benitez & Arthur Baker.

The song scored #2 in the UK Singles Chart[1] earlier in 1983 before reaching the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the U.S.,[2] giving them their only chart-topping single on any chart in America. It then became the 20th best-selling single of 1983 in the United Kingdom. "I.O.U." was used for the 1984 breakdance movie, Beat Street. The chorus is often erroneously sung by listeners as "A-E, A-E I-O-U, and sometimes Y", referring to the vowels of the alphabet. It is actually "A-E, A-E, I-O-U, U, I sometimes cry" and "A-E, A-E, I-O-U, U, I sometimes lie".

During 1986 a 12" single was released in the US by the Criminal Records company, with new remixes. Some of these remixes were given a re-release during 1987 in the UK for the Citybeat label as "I.O.U. (The Ultimate Mixes '87)", however, it only scored #23 in the UK Singles Chart this time.[3]Dancer in video Michael o'shaughnessy

Samples

The song has been sampled multiple times. Cutfather and Joe used a sample for their remix of Brandy's 2002 single "Full Moon"; Cheryl Cole for the song "Let's Get Down" from her 2010 album Messy Little Raindrops as does Wawa for the remix of StoneBridge's 2007 single S.O.S. Jamie xx uses a vocal sample for the song "Girl", which closes his debut solo album In Colour.

Track listings

1983 releases

7" vinyl
  • UK: Beggars Banquet / BEG 96
  • Germany, Netherlands: Virgin / 105 535
  • US: Streetwise / SWRL-1110
  • Australia: Powderworks / POW 0146
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."I.O.U."3:48
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."I Dub U"4:38
  • Japan: Victor / VIPX-1742
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."I.O.U." 
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Pop Goes My Love" 
12" vinyl
  • UK: Beggars Banquet / BEG 96(T)
  • Germany, France: Virgin / 600 902
  • Australia: Powderworks / POWT 0146
  • Spain: Beggars Banquet / F-600902
  • Canada: Vertigo / SOVX 2327
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."I.O.U." (Megamix)8:43
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."I Dub U"7:37
2."We Got the Jazz"4:04
  • UK: Beggars Banquet / BEG 96TA
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."I.O.U." (Megamix)8:43
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."I.O.U." (Accapella Mix)4:03
2."We Got the Jazz"4:04
  • US: Streetwise / SWRL 2210 (some with second track on side two)
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."I.O.U."7:50
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."I. Dub. U."7:49
2."Acapella U." (not on all releases)2:50

1986 releases

12" vinyl
  • US: Criminal / CRIM 00007
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."I.O.U." (Ultimate Club, Vocal Mix)8:00
2."I.O.U." (Ultimate Drumapella)4:10
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."I.O.U." (Ultimate Shakedown Gogo, Vocal Mix)6:37
2."I.O.U." (Ultimate Club, Dub Mix)6:50

1987 releases

7" vinyl
  • UK: City Beat / CBE 709
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."I.O.U." (Club Vocal Edit)3:55
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."I.O.U." (Shakedown Vocal Edit)3:55
  • Sweden: City Beat / BB 7105
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."I.O.U." (Shakedown)3:55
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."I.O.U." (Club)4:00
12" vinyl
  • UK: City Beat / CBE 1209
  • France: Virgin / 80291
  • Germany: Virgin / 608 897
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."I.O.U." (Ultimate Club Dub Mix)6:32
2."I.O.U." (Ultimate Club Vocal Mix)6:02
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."I.O.U." (Ultimate Shakedown Vocal Mix)6:37
2."I.O.U." (Ultimate Shakedown Instrumental Mix)5:18
  • Sweden: City Beat / BB 8105
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."I.O.U." (Ultimate Shakedown Vocal Mix)6:40
2."I.O.U." (Ultimate Shakedown Instrumental Mix)5:25
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."I.O.U." (Ultimate Club Vocal Mix)6:10
2."I.O.U." (Ultimate Club Dub Mix)6:35

Chart performance

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report[4] 3
UK Singles Chart[1] 2
Dutch GfK chart[5] 2
Dutch Top 40[6] 2
Irish Singles Chart[7] 5
Swedish Singles Chart[8] 12
Swiss Singles Chart[9] 5
US Billboard Black Singles[2] 13
US Billboard Club Play Singles[2] 1
Chart (1987) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[3] 23
Irish Singles Chart[7] 26
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[2] 37
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play[2] 18

Personnel

additional personnel for 1986/87 versions
  • Richard Scher – co-production
  • Graeme Durham – editor
  • Tim Palmer – editor
  • Arthur Baker – remix
  • Jay Burnett – remix
  • John Rocca – remix
  • Latin Rascals – remix
  • Raul Soto – remix

References

  1. ^ a b "Chart Stats - Freeez - IOU". Retrieved 31 July 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Freeez > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Chart Stats - Freeez - IOU {1987}". Retrieved 31 July 2009.
  4. ^ Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Freeez - I. O. U." (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 July 2009.
  6. ^ "De Nederlandse Top 40 - week 33, 1983" (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 July 2009.
  7. ^ a b "irishcharts.ie search results". Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "swedishcharts.com - Freeez - I. O. U." Retrieved 31 July 2009.
  9. ^ "Freeez - I. O. U. - hitparade.ch" (in German). Retrieved 31 July 2009.

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