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| caption = Artwork for 1980s UK and US releases
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| border = yes
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| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Eurythmics]]
| artist = [[Eurythmics]]
| album = [[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (album)|Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]
| album = [[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (album)|Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]
| B-side = Monkey Monkey
| released = 8 November 1982<br>28 March 1983 <small>(Re-issue)</small><br>25 February 1991 <small>(2nd Re-issue)</small>
| released = 8 November 1982
| format = {{hlist|[[7"]]|[[12"]]|[[CD single]]}} <small>(1991 release)</small>
| recorded = 1982
| recorded = 1982
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Synthpop]]|[[New wave music|new wave]]}}
| length =
| length = 3:43
| label = [[RCA Records]]
| label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| writer = {{hlist|[[Annie Lennox]]|[[David A. Stewart]]}}
| writer = {{hlist|[[Annie Lennox]]|[[David A. Stewart]]}}
| producer = {{hlist|David A. Stewart|Adam Williams}}
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"'''Love Is a Stranger'''" is the fifth single by the British rock/pop duo [[Eurythmics]]. Originally released in late 1982, the single was commercially unsuccessful, but it was rereleased in 1983 when it became a hit, reaching the UK Top Ten. The single was re-released again in [[1991 in music|1991]], to promote Eurythmics' ''[[Greatest Hits (Eurythmics album)|Greatest Hits]]'' album.
"'''Love Is a Stranger'''" is a song by the British pop duo [[Eurythmics]]. Originally released in late 1982, the single was commercially unsuccessful, but it was re-released in 1983, reaching the UK top 10.<ref>{{cite news |title=Eurythmics: Artist Chart History |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/27723/eurythmics/ |access-date=25 April 2023 |publisher=Official Charts Company}}</ref> The single was re-released again in 1991, to promote Eurythmics' ''[[Greatest Hits (Eurythmics album)|Greatest Hits]]'' album.


==Critical reception==
==Reception==
''[[Cash Box]]'' said that "the commanding vocals of Annie Lennox and hazy, electronically inflected backing combine to make 'Love Is a Stranger' a challenging yet already familiar sound."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Reviews|magazine=Cash Box|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1983/CB-1983-09-17.pdf|date=September 17, 1983|accessdate=2022-07-20|page=8}}</ref> ''[[Stereogum]]'' and ''[[The Guardian]]'' both ranked the song number two on their lists of the greatest Annie Lennox songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1793778/the-10-best-annie-lennox-songs/lists/|title=The 10 Best Annie Lennox Songs|first=Robert|last=Ham|work=[[Stereogum]]|date=15 April 2015|accessdate=26 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/21/annie-lennox-30-greatest-songs-ranked|title=Annie Lennox’s 30 greatest songs – ranked!|first=Alexis|last=Petridis|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=21 April 2022|accessdate=26 August 2022}}</ref>
Originally released in November 1982 in the United Kingdom, the song reached a disappointing #54 on the singles chart.<ref name=occ>{{cite web|title=Eurythmics – Full Official Chart History|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/27723/eurythmics/|website=Official Charts Company|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=21 January 2016}}</ref> Following the huge success of "[[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]" the following year, the song was re-released and reached #6 in April 1983.<ref name=occ/> In the United States, the song was the second single from the ''Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)'' album and it was released just as the title track reached number one. It entered the Billboard Hot 100 at #81 on 17 September 1983 and peaked at #23 on 12 November of that year. The song was in the charts for thirteen weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1983-09-17/hot-100?order=gainer |title=Music:Top 100 Songs |date=17 September 1983 |work=[[Billboard Hot 100]] |accessdate=21 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Hot 100" />

==Commercial performance==
Originally released in November 1982 in the United Kingdom, "Love Is a Stranger" reached number 54 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="UK-1982"/> Following the huge success of "[[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]" the following year, the song was re-released and reached number six in April 1983.<ref name="occ"/> In the United States, the song was the second single from the ''Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)'' album. The single was released just as the album title track reached number one, entering the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at number 81 in September 1983 and peaking at number 23 in November of that year. The song spent 13 weeks on the chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1983-09-17/hot-100?order=gainer |title=Music:Top 100 Songs |date=17 September 1983 |work=[[Billboard Hot 100]] |accessdate=21 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Hot 100" />


==Music video==
==Music video==
The [[1991 in music|1991]] single release was accompanied by a [[music video]] directed by Mike Brady, in which Stewart acts as chauffeur for Lennox, who plays the role of a high-class prostitute. An interesting [[smartphone]] concept, done with special effects at the time, appears in the hand of the Daimler driving chauffeur at about 2:17 into the video. This was of course a few years before smartphones actually existed. Lennox also removes a curly blonde wig to reveal close-cropped, red hair, though in the music video her hair was slicked back rather than being a buzz cut as seen in the subsequent music video, "[[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]". This caused minor controversy in the USA, as some people mistakenly thought Lennox was a male [[transvestite]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BzwKfkQS1QwC&pg=PT201&dq=&#34;love+is+a+stranger&#34; |title=Annie Lennox – The Biography |first=Lucy |last=Ellis |publisher=[[Omnibus Press]] |year=2009 |isbn=9780857121141}}</ref> {{Main article|Jaguar 420 and Daimler Sovereign (1966–69)}}
The single release was accompanied by a [[music video]] directed by Mike Brady, in which Stewart acts as chauffeur for Lennox, who plays the role of a high-class prostitute. Lennox removes a curly blonde wig to reveal close-cropped, red hair, though in the music video her hair was slicked back rather than being a buzz cut as seen in the subsequent music video, "[[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]". This caused minor controversy in the USA, as some people mistakenly thought Lennox was a male [[cross-dresser]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BzwKfkQS1QwC&q=%22love+is+a+stranger%22&pg=PT201 |title=Annie Lennox – The Biography |first=Lucy |last=Ellis |publisher=[[Omnibus Press]] |year=2009 |isbn=9780857121141}}</ref>

==Personnel==
===Eurythmics===
*[[Annie Lennox]] – lead vocals, keyboards, [[synthesizer|synthesisers]]
*[[David A. Stewart]] – keyboards, synthesisers, programming, backing vocals

===Additional personnel===
*[[Robert Crash]] – e-drums, synthesiser, robotic vocals
*[[Adam Williams (musician)|Adam Williams]] – synthesiser
*[[Reynard Falconer]] – synthesisers


==Track listings==
==Track listings==
*'''7-inch single'''
===7"===
*A: "Love Is a Stranger" (LP version) – 3:43
:A. "Love Is a Stranger" (LP version) – 3:43
*B: "Monkey Monkey" (Non-LP track) – 5:20
:B. "Monkey Monkey" (Non-LP track) – 5:20


*'''12-inch single'''
===12"===
*A1: "Love Is a Stranger" (LP version) – 3:43
:A1. "Love Is a Stranger" (LP version) – 3:43
*B1: "Monkey Monkey" (Non-LP track) – 5:20
:B1. "Let's Just Close Our Eyes" (Non-LP track) – 4:19
*B2: "Let's Just Close Our Eyes" (Non-LP track) – 4:19
:B2. "Monkey Monkey" (Non-LP track) – 5:20


"Let's Just Close Our Eyes" is a newly recorded version of "The Walk" with a more synth-oriented instrumentation.
"Let's Just Close Our Eyes" is a newly recorded version of "The Walk" with a more synth-oriented instrumentation.


===7" Single (1991 Reissue)===
*'''7-inch single (1991 reissue)'''
*A: "Love Is A Stranger" (LP version) – 3:43
:A. "Love Is A Stranger" (LP version) – 3:43
*B: "Julia" (Edit) – 4:05
:B. "Julia" (Edit) – 4:05


===12" Single (1991 Reissue)===
*'''12-inch single (1991 reissue)'''
*A1: "Love Is A Stranger" (The Obsession Remix) 6:32
:A1. "Love Is A Stranger" (The Obsession Remix) 6:32
*A2: "Love Is A Stranger" (J.C. Meets The Obsessor) – 6:34
:A2. "Love Is A Stranger" (J.C. Meets The Obsessor) – 6:34
*B1: "Love Is A Stranger" (Cold Cut Remix) – 7:17
:B1. "Love Is A Stranger" (Cold Cut Remix) – 7:17
*B2: "Love Is A Stranger" (The Obsession Instrumental) – 6:07
:B2. "Love Is A Stranger" (The Obsession Instrumental) – 6:07
*B3: "Love Is A Stranger" (LP version) – 3:43
:B3. "Love Is A Stranger" (LP version) – 3:43


===CD Single (1991 Reissue)===
*'''CD single (1991 reissue)'''
#"Love Is A Stranger" (LP version) – 3:43
#"Love Is A Stranger" (LP version) – 3:43
#"There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)" – 5:23
#"There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)" – 5:23
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#"Love Is A Stranger" (The Obsession Remix) – 6:30
#"Love Is A Stranger" (The Obsession Remix) – 6:30


==Personnel==
==Chart performance==
===Eurythmics===
*[[Annie Lennox]] – lead vocals, keyboards, synthesisers
*[[David A. Stewart]] – keyboards, synthesisers, programming, backing vocals


===Original release===
===Additional personnel===
*Robert Crash – e-drums, synthesiser, robotic vocals
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*Adam Williams – synthesiser
|-
*Reynard Falconer – synthesisers
!Chart (1982)

!Peak<br>position
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Love Is a Stranger" (original release)
! scope="col"| Chart (1982)
! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
|-
|-
{{single chart|UK|54|date=19821128|rowheader=true|access-date=4 June 2020|refname="UK-1982"}}
|align="left"|UK Singles Chart<ref name="occ"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|54
|}
|}


{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
===1983 release===
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Love Is a Stranger" (1983 release)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col"| Chart (1983)
! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |author-link=David Kent (historian) |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |edition=illustrated |location=St Ives, N.S.W. |publisher=Australian Chart Book |year=1993 |page=105 |isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>
!Chart (1983)
| 17
!Peak<br>position
|-
|-
{{single chart|Flanders|6|artist=Eurythmics|song=Love Is a Stranger|rowheader=true|access-date=19 June 2015}}
|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite book|first=David|last=Kent|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives|year=1993|page=105|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] between 1983 and 19 June 1988.</ref>
|align="center"|17
|-
|-
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|15|chartid=4390|rowheader=true|date=12 November 1983}}
{{singlechart |Flanders |6 |artist=Eurythmics |song=Love Is a Stranger |accessdate=19 June 2015}}
|-
|-
{{single chart|Ireland2|4|song=Love Is a Stranger|rowheader=true|access-date=19 June 2015}}
{{singlechart |Canadatopsingles |15 |chartid=4390 |date=12 November 1983}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart |Dutch100 |12 |artist=Eurythmics |song=Love Is a Stranger |accessdate=19 June 2015}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|13|artist=Eurythmics|rowheader=true|access-date=4 June 2020}}
|-
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|12|artist=Eurythmics|song=Love Is a Stranger|rowheader=true|access-date=19 June 2015}}
|align="left"|France ([[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Bilan_E.php |title=InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste |publisher=Infodisc.fr |accessdate=19 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629100704/http://www.infodisc.fr/Bilan_E.php |archivedate=29 June 2012 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|51
|-
|-
{{singlechart |Germany |12 |artist=Eurythmics |accessdate=19 June 2015}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|20|artist=Eurythmics|song=Love Is a Stranger|rowheader=true|access-date=19 June 2015}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"| South Africa ([[Springbok Radio]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(E).html |title=SA Charts 1965–1989 (As presented on Springbok Radio/Radio Orion) – Acts E |website=The South African Rock Encyclopedia |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623090543/http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(E).html |archive-date=23 June 2018}}</ref>
{{singlechart |Ireland2 |4 |song=Love Is a Stranger |accessdate=19 June 2015}}
| 2
|-
|-
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|6|artist=Eurythmics|artistid=27723|rowheader=true|access-date=4 June 2020|refname="occ"}}
|align="left"|Japanese Singles Chart{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
| style="text-align:center;"|60
|-
|-
{{singlechart |New Zealand |20 |artist=Eurythmics |song=Love Is a Stranger |accessdate=19 June 2015}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|23|artist=Eurythmics|access-date=19 June 2015|rowheader=true|refname="Hot 100"}}
|-
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|7|artist=Eurythmics|rowheader=true|access-date=4 June 2020}}
|align="left"|South African Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web|author=Brian Currin |url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_%28E%29.html |title=South African Rock Lists Website – SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (E) |publisher=Rock.co.za |date= |accessdate=23 June 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|-
|-
! scope="row"| US ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' Top 100 Singles<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19831126.html |title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending November 26, 1983 |work=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]] |access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref>
{{singlechart |UKsinglesbyname |6 |artist=Eurythmics |song=Love Is a Stranger |accessdate=19 June 2015}}
| 24
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|-
{{singlechart |Billboardhot100 |23 |artist=Eurythmics |accessdate=19 June 2015 |refname="Hot 100"}}
{{single chart|West Germany|12|songid=14378|artist=Eurythmics|song=Love Is a Stranger|rowheader=true|access-date=4 June 2020}}
|-
|align="left"|US Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs Chart<ref>{{cite web|author=Eurythmics |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/eurythmics-p4207/charts-awards/billboard-singles |title=Eurythmics – Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=23 June 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|7
|}
|}


{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
===1991 Reissue===
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Love Is a Stranger" (1991 reissue)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col"| Chart (1991)
! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://i.imgur.com/DkGCr8v.jpg |title=Fw: ARIA Chart peaks (response from ARIA to chart inquiry, received 5 June 2015) |access-date=22 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605213523/http://i.imgur.com/DkGCr8v.jpg |archive-date=5 June 2015 |via=[[Imgur]]}}</ref>
!Chart (1991)
| 156
!Peak<br>position
|-
|-
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|46|artist=Eurythmics|artistid=27723|rowheader=true|access-date=4 June 2020|refname="occ"}}
|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA Chart]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/DkGCr8v.jpg |title=Fw: ARIA Chart peaks (response from ARIA to chart inquiry, received 5 June 2015) |publisher=imgur.com |accessdate=22 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605213523/http://i.imgur.com/DkGCr8v.jpg |archivedate=5 June 2015 }}</ref>
|}
|align="center"|156
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for "Love Is a Stranger"
! scope="col"| Chart (1983)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
|-
! scope="row"| West Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1983 |title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 1983 |language=German |publisher=GfK Entertainment |access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref>
|align="left"|UK Singles Chart<ref name=occ/>
| 47
| style="text-align:center;"|46
|}
|}
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== References ==
==References==
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tsort.info/music/hs491m.htm |title=Song artist 244 – The Eurythmics |publisher=Tsort.info |date= |accessdate=23 June 2012}}</ref>
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{YouTube|xwDlfDdum8s|"Love Is a Stranger (Remastered Version)"}}
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*{{YouTube|uDlksKb49hg|"Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Love Is a Stranger (Peacetour Live)"}}
* {{MetroLyrics song|eurythmics|love-is-a-stranger}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
*{{YouTube|9cFzKPdImjo|"Love Is a Stranger (2018 Remastered)"}}
*{{YouTube|GF_LSzevDiQ|"Love Is a Stranger"}}
*{{YouTube|5s_x6h5yFls|"Love Is A Stranger (Coldcut Remix / Remastered Version)"}}
*{{YouTube|KguHA0NCizY|"Love Is A Stranger (Live)"}}
*{{YouTube|M-ZMCS9tE-Y|"Love Is a Stranger"}}
*{{YouTube|dd0F13Ygm9I|"Love Is A Stranger (Live)"}}


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Revision as of 05:57, 29 August 2024

"Love Is a Stranger"
Picture sleeve of original 1980s UK and US releases
Single by Eurythmics
from the album Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
B-side"Monkey Monkey"
Released8 November 1982
Recorded1982
GenreSynth-pop[1]
Length3:43
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • David A. Stewart
  • Adam Williams
Eurythmics singles chronology
"The Walk"
(1982) 		"Love Is a Stranger"
(1982) 		"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
(1983)
Eurythmics singles chronology
"(My My) Baby's Gonna Cry"
(1990) 		"Love Is a Stranger"
(1991) 		"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
(1991)
Audio sample
"Love Is a Stranger"
Music video
"Love Is a Stranger" on YouTube

"Love Is a Stranger" is a song by the British pop duo Eurythmics. Originally released in late 1982, the single was commercially unsuccessful, but it was re-released in 1983, reaching the UK top 10.[2] The single was re-released again in 1991, to promote Eurythmics' Greatest Hits album.

Critical reception

Cash Box said that "the commanding vocals of Annie Lennox and hazy, electronically inflected backing combine to make 'Love Is a Stranger' a challenging yet already familiar sound."[3] Stereogum and The Guardian both ranked the song number two on their lists of the greatest Annie Lennox songs.[4][5]

Commercial performance

Originally released in November 1982 in the United Kingdom, "Love Is a Stranger" reached number 54 on the UK Singles Chart.[6] Following the huge success of "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" the following year, the song was re-released and reached number six in April 1983.[7] In the United States, the song was the second single from the Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) album. The single was released just as the album title track reached number one, entering the Billboard Hot 100 at number 81 in September 1983 and peaking at number 23 in November of that year. The song spent 13 weeks on the chart.[8][9]

Music video

The single release was accompanied by a music video directed by Mike Brady, in which Stewart acts as chauffeur for Lennox, who plays the role of a high-class prostitute. Lennox removes a curly blonde wig to reveal close-cropped, red hair, though in the music video her hair was slicked back rather than being a buzz cut as seen in the subsequent music video, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)". This caused minor controversy in the USA, as some people mistakenly thought Lennox was a male cross-dresser.[10]

Track listings

  • 7-inch single
A. "Love Is a Stranger" (LP version) – 3:43
B. "Monkey Monkey" (Non-LP track) – 5:20
  • 12-inch single
A1. "Love Is a Stranger" (LP version) – 3:43
B1. "Let's Just Close Our Eyes" (Non-LP track) – 4:19
B2. "Monkey Monkey" (Non-LP track) – 5:20

"Let's Just Close Our Eyes" is a newly recorded version of "The Walk" with a more synth-oriented instrumentation.

  • 7-inch single (1991 reissue)
A. "Love Is A Stranger" (LP version) – 3:43
B. "Julia" (Edit) – 4:05
  • 12-inch single (1991 reissue)
A1. "Love Is A Stranger" (The Obsession Remix) 6:32
A2. "Love Is A Stranger" (J.C. Meets The Obsessor) – 6:34
B1. "Love Is A Stranger" (Cold Cut Remix) – 7:17
B2. "Love Is A Stranger" (The Obsession Instrumental) – 6:07
B3. "Love Is A Stranger" (LP version) – 3:43
  • CD single (1991 reissue)
  1. "Love Is A Stranger" (LP version) – 3:43
  2. "There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)" – 5:23
  3. "Julia" (Edit) – 4:05
  4. "Love Is A Stranger" (The Obsession Remix) – 6:30

Personnel

Eurythmics

Additional personnel

  • Robert Crash – e-drums, synthesiser, robotic vocals
  • Adam Williams – synthesiser
  • Reynard Falconer – synthesisers

Charts

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Eurythmics - Greatest Hits (1991) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Eurythmics: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 17 September 1983. p. 8. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  4. ^ Ham, Robert (15 April 2015). "The 10 Best Annie Lennox Songs". Stereogum. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  5. ^ Petridis, Alexis (21 April 2022). "Annie Lennox's 30 greatest songs – ranked!". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "Eurythmics: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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