Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)

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"Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)"
Jimmy Somerville-Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough).jpg
Single by Jimmy Somerville
from the album Read My Lips
Released1989
GenrePop, synthpop
LabelLondon Recordings
Songwriter(s)Jimmy Somerville
Producer(s)Pascal Gabriel
Jimmy Somerville singles chronology
"You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
(1990) 		"Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)"
(1989) 		"To Love Somebody"
(1990)

"Read My Lips" is a song written and performed by Scottish singer-songwriter Jimmy Somerville (formerly of the bands Bronski Beat and The Communards) from his 1989 début solo album Read My Lips. The song discusses the need for increased funding to fight HIV/AIDS.

Released in 1990 as Somerville's third solo single from the album Read My Lips, the song didn't chart as well as the previous single, "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)", a cover of the Sylvester original, which hit number 5 earlier the same year. However, it did chart inside the Top 40, peaking at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart, and was featured on Now That's What I Call Music! volume 17.[1]

Track listing[]

12" Vinyl Single - London Recordings (UK Release)
  1. "Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)"
  2. "Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)"
  3. "Strangers "

Chart performance[]

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[2] 64
Ireland (IRMA)[3] 13
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4] 26

References[]

  1. ^ "Now 17". Now That's What I Call Music!. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 7 April 1990. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know - Read My Lips". IRMA. 21 November 2020.
  4. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Read My Lips by Jimmy Somerville Search". The Official Charts Company. 19 June 2013.


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