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Drama!

Drama!
"Drama!"
Single by Erasure
from the album Wild!
B-side "Sweet Sweet Baby", "Paradise"
Released September 19, 1989
Format 12", 7", CD, 3" CD
Recorded 1989
Genre Synthpop
Length 4:08
Label Mute (UK)
Sire (U.S.)
Writer(s) Vince Clarke, Andy Bell
Producer Gareth Jones, Mark Saunders, Erasure
Erasure singles chronology
"Stop!"
(1989)		 "Drama!"
(1989)		 "You Surround Me"
(1989)

"Drama!" is the first single released by Erasure from their fourth studio album Wild!. It was issued by Mute Records in the UK and Sire Records in the U.S.

Written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, the synth pop song begins with a low-key keyboard line and a subdued vocal from Bell. As the song progresses, the instrumentation and vocals become more hectic, ultimately ending as a full-blown dancefloor anthem. "Drama!" is known for its mob-shouted "Guilty!" exclamation throughout and Bell's intricate, multi-layered background vocals. Lyrically the song addresses a person who could be considered a drama queen, experiencing "one psychological drama after another" about everyday struggles that are universal and are easily dealt with by most people. Lines such as "your shame is never-ending!" are directed at the subject of the song. The mob's vocals were added to by The Jesus and Mary Chain, who happened to be recording in the studio next door.

Released prior to Wild!, "Drama!" continued Erasure's winning streak on the UK singles chart, peaking at number four. In Germany the single also fared well, hitting number twelve. "Drama!" did not continue Erasure's chart success in the United States, where it failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100. It did, however, climb to number ten on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

Contents

Track listings

7" single (MUTE89) / Cassette Single (CMUTE89)

  1. "Drama!"
  2. "Sweet Sweet Baby"

12" single (12MUTE89) / CD single (CDMUTE89)

  1. "Drama!" (Act 2)
  2. "Sweet Sweet Baby" (The Moo-Moo Mix)
  3. "Paradise"

Limited 12" single (L12MUTE89) / Limited CD single (LCDMUTE89)

  1. "Drama!" (Krucial Mix)
  2. "Sweet Sweet Baby" (Medi Mix)
  3. "Paradise" (Lost and Found Mix)

U.S. maxi-single (21356-2)

  1. "Drama!" (Krucial Mix)
  2. "Drama!" (7" Version)
  3. "Sweet Sweet Baby" (Medi Mix)
  4. "Paradise" (Lost and Found Mix)
  5. "Drama!" (Act 2)
  6. "Sweet Sweet Baby" (The Moo-Moo Mix)
  7. "Paradise"
  8. "Sweet Sweet Baby" (7" Mix)

Chart performance

Chart (1989) Peak
position		 Total
weeks
German Singles Chart[1] 12 17
Irish Singles Chart[2] 5 8
New Zealand Singles Chart[3] 35 3
Swiss Singles Chart[4] 15 8
UK Singles Chart[5] 4 11
US Dance/Club Play Singles[6] 10 10
US Hot Dance Music Sales[7] 13

References

  1. ^ http://www.musicline.de/
  2. ^ http://www.irishcharts.ie/
  3. ^ http://charts.org.nz/
  4. ^ http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Erasure&titel=Drama!&cat=s
  5. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/
  6. ^ http://www.billboard.com/
  7. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/
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Vince Clarke · Andy Bell
Albums
EPs
Crackers International · Abba-esque · Rain: Plus · Moon and the Sky: Plus · Boy EP · Storm Chaser · Pop! Remixed · Erasure.Club  · Phantom Bride EP
Compilations
The Two Ring Circus · Pop! The First 20 Hits · Hits! The Very Best of Erasure · Pop! Remixed  · Total Pop! The First 40 Hits · Pop2! The Second 20 Hits  · 10 Great Songs
Live album
The Erasure Show · Acoustic Live · Live at the Royal Albert Hall · Live at the Roundhouse
Box Sets
EBX 1 · EBX 2 · EBX 3 · EBX 4
Singles

"Who Needs Love Like That" · "Heavenly Action" · "Oh L'amour" · "Sometimes" · "It Doesn't Have to Be" · "Victim of Love" · "The Circus" · "Ship of Fools" · "Chains of Love" · "A Little Respect" · "Stop!" · "Drama!" · "You Surround Me"/"Supernature" · "Blue Savannah" · "Star" · "Chorus" · "Love to Hate You" · "Am I Right?" · "Breath of Life" · "Take a Chance on Me" · "Who Needs Love Like That" (Hamburg Mix) · "Always" · "Run to the Sun" · "I Love Saturday" · "Stay with Me" · "Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" · "Rock Me Gently" · "In My Arms" · "Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me" · "Rain" · "Freedom" · "Moon & the Sky" · "Solsbury Hill" · " Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" · "Oh L'amour" (August Mix) · "Breathe" · "Don't Say You Love Me" · "Here I Go Impossible Again" · "All This Time Still Falling Out of Love" · "Boy" · "I Could Fall in Love with You" · "Sunday Girl" · "Storm in a Teacup" · "Always 2009" · "Phantom Bride" · "A Little Respect" (HMI Redux)" · When I Start To (Break It All Down) · Be With You
Video/DVD
Live at the Seaside · Innocents · Wild! · Abba-esque · Pop! The First 20 Hits · The Tank, the Swan and the Balloon · The Tiny Tour · Sanctuary - the EIS Christmas Concert 2002 · Hits! the Videos · The Erasure Show - Live in Cologne · On the Road to Nashville · Live at the Royal Albert Hall
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