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Situation by Yazoo
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Artist Biography For Yazoo
Yazoo Aka "Yaz" In The United States Was An English Synthpop Duo From Basildon UK. Yazoo Were Formed In Early 1982 By Former Depeche Mode Songwriter Vince Clarke Synthesizers And English Singer Alison Moyet Vocals And Signed To Mute Records In The United Kingdom. Their Debut Single "Only You" Was Released On 15 March 1982 And Rose To Number 2 On The UK Charts. They Also Released Two Studio Albums Upstairs At Eric's In 1982 And You And Me Both In 1983. Shortly After The Release Of The Second Album Moyet And Clarke Decided To Break Up. Moyet Pursued A Solo Career While Clarke First Founded The Short Lived The Assembly Followed By The Successful Erasure. Vince Clarke And Alison Moyet Briefly Reunited In 2008 And Toured Europe And The United States As Yazoo For The First Time In Twenty-Five Years. Also In 2008 Their Record Company Issued A 4-Disc Box Set Called In Your Room Containing Remastered Editions Of Both Of Their Original Albums A Disc Of B-Sides And Remixes Imaginitively Titled B-Sides And Remixes And A DVD Containing Promotional Videos Interviews Etc. Official Website Is At Www.Yazooinfo.Com
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Situation
Yazoo - Only You
"Situation" Is The Title Of A 1982 Single By The British Synthpop Band Yazoo. The Song Was Originally Released In The UK As The B-Side To Yazoo's Debut Single "Only You" Which Went To Number Two On The UK Singles Chart. Released As A Single In Its Own Right In The U.S. The Song Peaked At Number 73 On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart. However It Became Yazoo's First Song To Top The Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart In The Late Summer Of 1982 And It Remained At Number One On This Chart For Four Weeks And Even Crossed Over To The R&B Chart Peaking At #31 There. The Song Features A Memorable Synthesizer Hook By Vince Clarke Similar To The Work He Had Done With His Previous Band Depeche Mode Combined With The Vocals By Alison Moyet Including Her Laughter Which Has Since Been Sampled In Countless Other Songs Including The International Dance Hit "Macarena" . The Song Has Been Featured On Various 1980s Compilation Albums As Well As An Appearance In A Commercial For Classic NES Series. Its Most Famous Version Is The American 12-Inch Remix By François Kevorkian. This Version Was Included On The U.S. Version Of Yazoo's Album Upstairs At Eric's And Is The Version Of The Song Which Receives The Most Radio Airplay In The United States Where The Song Despite Its Modest Showing On The Hot 100 Is Still Played On Alternative Variety-Hits And Dance-Oriented Radio Stations . It Was Covered By Welsh Singer Tom Jones In 1994 On His Album The Lead And How To Swing It. The Song Was Featured In The 2002 Film The Rules Of Attraction. In 1990 And Again In 1999 The Song Was Remixed By Various Noted DJs Including Peter Rauhofer And Richard "Humpty" Vission. The 1999 Remixes Were Released To Dance Clubs And This Renewed Interest In The Song Sent "Situation" To #1 On The Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart For A Second Time In October Of That Year.
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Biography - Yazoo
Yazoo Aka "Yaz" In The United States Was An English Synthpop Duo From Basildon UK. Yazoo Were Formed In Early 1982 By Former Depeche Mode Songwriter Vince Clarke Synthesizers And English Singer Alison Moyet Vocals And Signed To Mute Records In The United Kingdom. Their Debut Single "Only You" Was Released On 15 March 1982 And Rose To Number 2 On The UK Charts. They Also Released Two Studio Albums Upstairs At Eric's In 1982 And You And Me Both In 1983. Shortly After The Release Of The Second Album Moyet And Clarke Decided To Break Up. Moyet Pursued A Solo Career While Clarke First Founded The Short Lived The Assembly Followed By The Successful Erasure. Vince Clarke And Alison Moyet Briefly Reunited In 2008 And Toured Europe And The United States As Yazoo For The First Time In Twenty-Five Years. Also In 2008 Their Record Company Issued A 4-Disc Box Set Called In Your Room Containing Remastered Editions Of Both Of Their Original Albums A Disc Of B-Sides And Remixes Imaginitively Titled B-Sides And Remixes And A DVD Containing Promotional Videos Interviews Etc. Official Website Is At Www.Yazooinfo.Com
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"Situation" is the title of a 1982 single by the British synthpop band Yazoo. The song was originally released in the UK as the B-side to Yazoo's debut single, "Only You", which went to number two on the UK Singles Chart. Released as a single in its own right in the U.S., the song peaked at number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. However, it became Yazoo's first song to top the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the late summer of 1982, and it remained at number one on this chart for four weeks, and even crossed over to the R&B chart, peaking at #31 there. The song features a memorable synthesizer hook by Vince Clarke (similar to the work he had done with his previous band, Depeche Mode) combined with the vocals by Alison Moyet (including her laughter, which has since been sampled in countless other songs including the international dance hit "Macarena"). The song has been featured on various 1980s compilation albums, as well as an appearance in a commercial for Classic NES Series.
Its most famous version is the American 12-inch remix by François Kevorkian. This version was included on the U.S. version of Yazoo's album Upstairs at Eric's, and is the version of the song which receives the most radio airplay in the United States (where the song, despite its modest showing on the Hot 100, is still played on alternative, variety-hits, and dance-oriented radio stations).
It was covered by welsh singer Tom Jones in 1994 on his album The Lead and How To Swing It.
The song was featured in the 2002 film The Rules of Attraction.
In 1990 and again in 1999, the song was remixed by various noted DJs, including Peter Rauhofer and Richard "Humpty" Vission. The 1999 remixes were released to dance clubs, and this renewed interest in the song sent "Situation" to #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for a second time in October of that year. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.