Respectable (Mel and Kim song)

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For other uses, see Respectable (disambiguation).
"Respectable"
Song
B-side"From A Whisper To A Scream"

"Respectable" is a Mel and Kim song written and produced by Stock/Aitken/Waterman that became a UK number one single for one week in March 1987.[2] It was the second UK number one single produced by Stock/Aitken/Waterman, following Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" in 1985, and the first UK number one single that Stock/Aitken/Waterman had written themselves. The single also topped the charts in Germany,[3] Switzerland,[4] the Netherlands,[5] Belgium,[6] Finland,[7] Australia[8] and New Zealand[9] in 1987.

UK releases

7" (SUPE 111)
  1. "Respectable"
  2. "Respectable" (instrumental)
12" (SUPE T 111 / RCA PT 41220)
  1. "Respectable" (Club/Extended mix)
  2. "Respectable" (7” version)
  3. "Respectable" (Extra Beats version [vocal])
12" picture disc (SUPE TP 111)
  1. "Respectable" (The Tabloid mix)
  2. "Respectable" (7” version)
  3. "Respectable" (Extra Beats version [vocal])
12" remix (SUPE TX 111)
  1. "Respectable" (The Tabloid mix)
  2. "Respectable" (7” version)
  3. "Respectable" (Extra Beats version [vocal])
12" remix (SUPE TZ 111)
  1. "Respectable" (Shop mix)
  2. "Respectable" (7” version)
  3. "Respectable" (Extra Beats version [vocal])

Official mixes

A promo release of Respectable
  • Album version 5:41
  • 7” version 3:22
  • Instrumental 4:05
  • Club/Extended mix 6:15
  • The Tabloid mix 7:53
  • Extra Beats version [vocal] 8:08
  • Extra Beats version [instrumental] 6:11
  • Shop mix
  • Remixable 6:41 – by Peter Slaghuis for DMC 1987

Cover versions

Girl band Girls@Play released a cover version of "Respectable" in 2001 which peaked at number 29 in the UK.[10]

Sampling

The song was sampled in Pop Will Eat Itself's song, "Hit the Hi-Tech Groove" on their 1987 album Box Frenzy.

Charts and sales

Chart successions

Preceded by Dutch Top 40 number-one single
21 March 1987 – 4 April 1987 		Succeeded by
"Sailing Home" by Piet Veerman
Preceded by UK number-one single
28 March 1987 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
"Reality" by Richard Sanderson
 Swiss number-one single
5 April 1987 – 26 April 1987
Preceded by
"Stay" by Pierre Cosso and Bonnie Bianco
 German number-one single
10 April 1987 – 17 April 1987 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
4 July 1987 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Australian (ARIA) number-one single
20 July 1987 		Succeeded by
New Zealand RIANZ number-one single
24 July 1987 – 21 August 1987 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ a b "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for Mel & Kim". Imgur.com (original source published by British Phonographic Industry). Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Official Charts > Mel & Kim". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Mel & Kim - Respectable (single) (in German)". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  4. ^ a b "hitparade.ch > Mel & Kim - Respectable (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  5. ^ a b "dutchcharts.nl > Mel & Kim - Respectable (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  6. ^ a b "ultratop.be > Mel & Kim - Resectable (in Dutch)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  7. ^ a b Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  8. ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 197. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
  9. ^ a b "charts.org.nz > Mel & Kim - Respectable (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Official Charts > Girls At Play". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  11. ^ "austriancharts.at > Mel & Kim - Respectable (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  12. ^ "lescharts.com > Mel & Kim - Respectable (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  13. ^ "Screen shot of search results for 'Mel and Kim' from http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement". Fireball Media. Retrieved 25 November 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  14. ^ "I singoli più venduti del 1987 (in Italian)". HitParadeItalia. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  15. ^ "norwegianchats.com > Mel & Kim - Respectable (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  16. ^ http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(M).html Retrieved 15 May 2015
  17. ^ "swedishcharts.com > Mel & Kim - Respectable (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  18. ^ Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved 10 April 2008)
  19. ^ "Single top 100 over 1987" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  20. ^ "Scweizer Jahrehitparade 1987(in German)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  21. ^ Dutch certifications nvpi.nl (Retrieved 9 December 2008)
  22. ^ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved 7 September 2008)
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