Simply Irresistible (song)
"Simply Irresistible" | ||||
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Single by Robert Palmer | ||||
from the album Heavy Nova | ||||
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Recorded | Lugano, Switzerland, 1987 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 4:14 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Robert Palmer | |||
Producer(s) | Robert Palmer | |||
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"Simply Irresistible" is the first single released by English rock singer Robert Palmer from the 1988 studio album Heavy Nova and is presented in one of the most distinctive and memorable music videos of the 1980s.
In 1988, the song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for three weeks.[1] It also earned Palmer his second Grammy Award the following year, and the song was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Single.[2]
Music video[]
The iconic music video was directed by renowned British fashion photographer Terence Donovan. The video shows Palmer surrounded by enigmatic women, styled in the manner of the artist Patrick Nagel. The video featured the leading supermodels and leading dancers that he met while visiting the Kentucky Derby (Karen Aubrey McElfresh, Kim Jones and Cheryl Day); Donovan's lighting and direction set the style for that era of music videos.
Charts[]
Weekly charts[]
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[3] | 1 |
West Germany (Official German Charts)[4] | 57 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] | 6 |
UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 44 |
US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 2 |
Year-end charts[]
Chart (1988) | Position |
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United States (Billboard)[8][9] | 23 |
References[]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (July 2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 479. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
- ^ BRITs Profile: Robert Palmer Archived 2014-06-23 at the Wayback Machine. Brits.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2012
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – Robert Palmer – Simply Irresistible". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Robert Palmer – Simply Irresistible". GfK Entertainment Charts.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Robert Palmer – Simply Irresistible". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Robert Palmer Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "1988 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 100 (52): Y-20. December 24, 1988.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1988". Retrieved October 3, 2016.
External links[]
- Simply Irresistible at Discogs
- Simply Irresistible on YouTube
- How to make a Robert Palmer Girl costume and make up
- Robert Palmer (singer) songs
- 1988 singles
- 1989 singles
- Number-one singles in Australia
- Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
- Songs written by Robert Palmer (singer)
- 1987 songs
- EMI Records singles
- Manhattan Records singles