Don't Lose My Number
| Don't Lose My Number | |
|---|---|
| Phil Collins | |
| publication | July 1, 1985 |
| length | 4:46 (7 "single) 4:11 (edit) 6:36 (extended mix) |
| Genre (s) | Pop , pop-rock |
| Author (s) | Phil Collins |
| Producer (s) | Phil Collins, Hugh Padgham |
| Label | Atlantic Records , Virgin Records |
| album | No jacket required |
Don't Lose My Number is a 1985 Phil Collins song , written by him and produced with Hugh Padgham .
Chart successes
The track was released internationally in July 1985, and the song was a commercial success particularly in the United States, New Zealand and the Netherlands. In the USA, the single Don't Lose My Number / We Said Hello Goodbye reached number four in the singles charts and stayed in the top 100 for 18 weeks , also reaching number two in the airplay charts , the radio hit parade of the USA and it hit number seven on the Billboard sales charts. On July 20, 1985, the single was the highest-ranked new entry on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 46 and reached number 4 on the Billboard charts on September 28, 1985.
The song is 4:48 minutes long and first appeared on the album No Jacket Required . On the B-side of the single is the song We said Hello Goodbye .
The drums use the gated reverb effect characteristic of the era , which Collins himself was involved in inventing.
reception
When writing the song, Collins based himself on his early works from the Face Value album . The content is about the singer summoning a certain Billy to get in touch with him and run for his life; Collins confessed in interviews that he himself did not understand the meaning of the song. In his review, Stephen Holden of the New York Times wrote that the text was too vague .
In 1998 the song was used as the B-side for Collins' cover version of the Cyndi Lauper classic True Colors .
Music video
Collins couldn't think of a suitable plot for the music video. As a result, a clip was made in which Collins discussed a plot for a video with various directors, with allusions to videos by Michael Jackson , Elton John , The Police , The Cars and David Lee Roth . The clip was directed by Jim Yukich .
Cover versions
- 2001: Terrance Quaites
- 2002: Ray J
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Stephen Holden: Phil Collins: Pop Music's Answer to Alfred Hitchcock , New York Times . April 7, 1985. Retrieved November 1, 2008.
- ↑ a b http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Phil+Collins&titel=Don't+Lose+My+Number&cat=s
- ↑ https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Phil+Collins&titel=Don't+Lose+My+Number&cat=s
- ↑ Atlantic Records - Order No. 89536
- ^ Joel Whitburn: Top Pop Singles 1955-1993 . Menomonee Falls / Wisconsin: Record Research Inc., 1994, p. 126
- ^ Joel Whitburn: Billboard's Top 10 Charts 1958-1995 . Menomonee Falls / Wisconsin: Record Research Inc, 1995, p. 497
- ↑ discogs.com Single Don't lose my number
- ↑ a b c d November 26, 2004 - Phil Collins Q&A . philcollins.co.uk. Retrieved on September 19, 2008. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ discogs.com Single True Colors
- ↑ a b Jon Pareles: HOME VIDEO; Recent Releases Of Video Cassettes: Photos and 'White Suit' , New York Times . November 2, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2008.
