Too shy
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Too Shy is a 1983 song by Kajagoogoo , written by the band and appeared on the album White Feathers .
history
Duran-Duran keyboardists Nick Rhodes and Colin Thurston were responsible for producing the song ; the latter also produced Duran Duran's first two studio albums.
The publication took place in January 1983. The synth pop / new wave song became a number one hit in the UK, Ireland, Germany and Japan . When the music video aired on MTV , the song achieved its success on the Billboard Hot 100 . In 2006, the song reached # 27 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's and # 9 on 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80's . The song runs in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories for Playstation Portable and Playstation 2 on the game's own radio station Wave 103.
Music video
In the plot of the video, Kajagoogoo play the song on a stage in a nightclub at a party and are watched by a waitress until the stage is cleaned up. The waitress in the video played Ali Espley (future wife of Dennis Miller ).
Awards for music sales
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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France (SNEP) | gold | 893,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | gold | 500,000 |
All in all |
2 × gold |
1,393,000 |
Cover versions
- 1983: Ed Starink
- 1992: Limahl (Too Shy'92)
- 1994: Fish mob (hash and rock)
- 1999: Rio Reiser
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sources for chart placements: AT / CH / UK , accessed on March 16, 2011.
- ↑ release date
- ↑ Rock On The Net: VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's: 1-50
- ↑ 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders Of The 80s: Read the List - VH1 Blog
- ↑ Music video on Dailymotion.com
- ↑ BPI Awards. bpi.co.uk, accessed July 22, 2018 .