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"Tenderness" is a song by English new wave band General Public, released as a single in May 1984 from their debut studio album All the Rage (1984) by I.R.S. Records.
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| Single by General Public | ||||
| from the album All the Rage | ||||
| Released | May 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Genre | New wave[1] | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | I.R.S. | |||
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| "Tenderness" on YouTube | ||||
Content
The song's lyrics tell about a man who really needs tenderness to feel like a man. It was one of the band's first singles. The single cover of the extended versions has a sentence reading "words like conviction can turn into a sentence".
Popular Culture
This song was featured in Clueless (1995) during the bouquet-catching scene at the end of the movie. It was also used in the John Hughes movies Sixteen Candles and Weird Science. It has also been featured in the tv show The Goldbergs.
Charts
| Chart (1984–1985) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 50 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 11 |
| UK Singles Chart[3] | 95 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 27 |
| US Billboard Dance/Disco[5] | 15 |
| US Billboard Top Rock Tracks | 39 |
References
- "Oberhofer Talks Totally Tubular Covers of Cars, Cyndi Lauper, Wang Chung for 'Table 19' Soundtrack"."...a mixtape of classic 1980s new wave tunes from Cyndi Lauper, A Flock of Seagulls, General Public and Modern English"
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 333.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 109.
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