"Headline News" is a song by British band Everyday People, which was released in 1990 as the lead single from their only studio album You Wash... I'll Dry.[2] It was written by Shaun Ward and Desi Campbell, and produced by Stewart Levine. "Headline News" reached No. 99 on the UK Singles Chart.[3]
"Headline News" | ||||
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Single by Everyday People | ||||
from the album You Wash... I'll Dry | ||||
B-side | "Keep Away from Love" | |||
Released | 12 March 1990[1] | |||
Length | 4:01 (single version) 5:00 (album version) 7:07 (extended version) | |||
Label | SBK Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Shaun Ward Desi Campbell | |||
Producer(s) | Stewart Levine | |||
Everyday People singles chronology | ||||
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On its release, Chris Wells of New Musical Express wrote: "See for once here we are dealing with a trio of musicians whose main concern [is] how well they can write, perform and record a song based purely on musical talent. That's why "Headline News" sounds as refreshingly organic as it does."[4] Billboard listed the single under their "new and noteworthy" section and described the song as "an uplifting and sophisticated midtempo R&B/pop jam glimmering with subtle vintage Motown nuances."[5]
In a review of You Wash... I'll Dry', CD Review wrote: "Songs like "Headline News" fuse a strong, bouncing beat, a beboppin' brass/sax backup section and triadic vocal harmonizing (characteristic of the 1960s Motown sound) with syncopated polyrhythms and a prominent, jerky bass line (popularized in 1970s funk)."[6] Scott Benarde of The Palm Beach Post described the song as "snappy" and "crackling".[7]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Headline News" | 4:01 |
2. | "Keep Away from Love" | 3:19 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Headline News (12" Version)" | 7:07 |
2. | "Headline News (Accapella)" | 4:57 |
3. | "Keep Away from Love" | 3:19 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Headline News (7" Version)" | 4:05 |
2. | "Headline News (12" Version)" | 7:07 |
3. | "Headline News (Dub)" | 4:54 |
4. | "Keep Away from Love" | 3:19 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Headline News (Single Edit)" | 3:56 |
2. | "Headline News (7" Version)" | 4:01 |
3. | "Headline News (12" Version)" | 7:07 |
4. | "Headline News (Album Version)" | 5:00 |
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Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[8] | 140 |
Dutch Singles Chart[9] | 83 |
German Singles Chart[10] | 53 |
UK Singles Chart[3] | 99 |