music.wikisort.org - Composition"Situation" is a 1982 single by British synth-pop 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 North America, the song peaked at number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US, and hit the top 40 in Canadian charts, peaking at number 31. In late-summer 1982 it became Yazoo's first song to top the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, remaining at number one on this chart for four weeks. It also crossed over to the Black Singles chart, peaking at number 31.
1982 single by Yazoo
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"Situation" |
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 Artwork for 1982 US release |
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A-side | "Only You" |
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B-side | "Remix (12-inch)" |
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Released | 1982 |
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Length | - 2:22 (UK B-side)
- 3:44 (US 7-inch single)
- 5:40 (US 12-inch single)
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Songwriter(s) | |
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Producer(s) | - Eric Radcliffe
- Daniel Miller
- Vince Clarke
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A 19-second sample of "Situation" demonstrating the synthesizer hook and the laugh that has been sampled by other artists.
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Its most well-known version is the US 12-inch remix by François Kevorkian. This version was included on the US version of Yazoo's debut album, Upstairs at Eric's (1982), 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).
In 1990, and again in 1999, the song was remixed by several noted DJs, including Peter Rauhofer and Richard "Humpty" Vission. The 1999 remixes were released to dance clubs. In October of that same year, this renewed interest in the song sent "Situation" to number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for a second time.
In 2006, Slant Magazine ranked the song at number 64 in their list of the "100 Greatest Dance Songs".[3]
The song was heavily sampled for The Saturdays' 2008 debut single "If This Is Love".
Versions
The original version's first chorus does not have the response lyrics. The 7-inch version skips to the verses before the first chorus with response lyrics.
Track listings
1982 release
- UK 7-inch single (Mute Records 7MUTE020)
- "Only You" – 3:11
- "Situation" – 2:22
- UK 12-inch single (Mute 12MUTE020)
- "Only You" – 3:11
- "Situation (Extended Version)" – 5:18
- US 7-inch single (Sire Records 7-29953)
- "Situation" – 3:44
- "Situation (Dub Version) – 3:13
- US 12-inch single (Sire 0-29950)
- "Situation" – 5:40
- "Situation (Dub Version)" – 5:45
1990 remixes
- 7-inch single (Mute Records YAZ4)
- "Situation (Deadline Mix Edit)"
- "State Farm (Madhouse Mix Edit)"
- 12-inch single (Mute 12YAZ4 / Sire/Warner Bros. 21812-0)
- "Situation (The Aggressive Attitude Mix)"
- "Situation (Deadline Mix)"
- "State Farm (Madhouse Mix)"
- CD single (Mute CDYAZ4 / Sire/Warner Bros. 21812-2)
- "Situation (Single Remix)"
- "State Farm (Madhouse Mix Edit)"
- "Situation (The Aggressive Attitude Mix)"
- "Situation (Space Dub)"
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1999 remixes
- 12-inch single (Mute 12YAZ6)
- "Situation (Club 69 Speed Mix)"
- "Situation (Richard "Humpty" Vission Visits The Dub)"
- "Situation (Richard "Humpty" Vission Instrumental)"
- 12-inch single (Mute L12YAZ6)
- "Situation (Dave Ralph's Tea Freaks English Breakfast Mix)
- "Situation (Club 69 Speed Dub)"
- CD single (Mute CD YAZ 6)
- "Situation (Club 69 Radio Mix)"
- "Situation (Club 69 Speed Mix)"
- "Situation (Richard 'Humpty' Vission Visits The Dome Mix)"
- "Situation (Dave Ralph's Tea Freaks English Breakfast Mix)"
- "Situation (Deadline Mix)"
- "State Farm (Madhouse Mix)"
- "Situation (Daniel Miller/Mark Saunders 12-inch Mix)"
- "State Farm (Play-Doh Dub)"
- "Situation (Original US Dub)"
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Accolades
Year |
Publisher |
Country |
Accolade |
Rank |
1982 |
The Village Voice |
United States |
"Singles of the Year" (26)[4] |
20 |
2005 |
Blender |
United States |
"Top 500 Songs of the 80s-00s"[5] |
417 |
2006 |
Slant Magazine |
United States |
"100 Greatest Dance Songs"[3] |
64 |
2011 |
Robert Dimery |
United Kingdom |
"1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die"[6] |
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2011 |
Treble |
United States |
"Top 200 Songs of the '80s"[7] |
168 |
(*) indicates the list is unordered.
Charts
Original version
Weekly charts
Chart (1982) |
Peak position |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] |
7 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] |
31 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] |
16 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] |
16 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] |
18 |
US Billboard Hot 100[13] |
73 |
US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)[13] |
31 |
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[13] |
1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1982) |
Position |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] |
88 |
US Top Disco/Dance Singles/Albums (Billboard)[15] |
6 |
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Situation '90
Chart (1990–1991) |
Peak position |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[16] |
38 |
France (SNEP)[17] |
40 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[18] |
36 |
UK Singles (OCC)[19] |
14 |
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[13] |
46 |
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[13] |
28 |
1999 Mixes
Chart (1999) |
Peak position |
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[20] |
17 |
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[13] |
1 |
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[13] |
8 |
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See also
- List of number-one dance singles of 1982 (U.S.)
- List of number-one dance singles of 1999 (U.S.)
References
- "On Stage > Alison Moyet – Old Vic Theater, London – Dec. 1" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 51. 21 December 2002. p. 37. ISSN 0006-2510.
Situation," followed by "Don't Go," two synth-pop dance jams from the singer's Yazoo days that, sadly, sounded out of place
- Marotta, Michael (17 February 2021). "Deco do it again by taking Arctic Monkeys back to Yazoo's '80s dancefloor". Vanyaland. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- Slant Staff (30 January 2006). "100 Greatest Dance Songs". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- "Village Voice - Pazz & Jop Lists > Singles - 1982". The Village Voice. Retrieved 27 March 2014 – via Rocklist.net.
- Old Forums (4 April 2012). "Blender (USA) - Top 500 Songs of the 80s-00s (2005)". Blender. Retrieved 27 March 2014 – via Acclaimed Music.
- Dimery, Robert (2011). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. Octopus Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-8440-3717-9.
- Strain, Anthony (13 February 2011). "The Top 200 Songs of the '80s: Part One". Treble. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- "Yazoo – Situation" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6168." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Yazoo". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 285. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 47, 1982" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- "Yazoo – Situation" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- "Yazoo – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- "Jaaroverzichten 1982" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- "Top Disco/Dance Singles/Albums". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 51. 25 December 1982. p. 36. ISSN 0006-2510.
- "Yazoo – Situation (Remix)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- "Yazoo – Situation (Remix)" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- "Yazoo – Situation (Remix)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- "Yazoo – Don't Go 1999 Mix" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
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[de] Situation (Lied)
Situation ist ein Song der britischen Synthie-Pop-Band Yazoo. Geschrieben und komponiert wurde er von Vince Clarke und Sängerin Alison Moyet.
- [en] Situation (song)
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