Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)

"Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)"
"Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)"
Single by Sheena Easton
from the album Best Kept Secret
B-side	"Wish You Were Here Tonight"
Released	August 17, 1983
Recorded	1983
Genre	Synthpop; dance-pop;
Length	3:41
Label	EMI America; RT Industries (current);
Songwriter(s)	Greg Mathieson; Trevor Veitch;
Producer(s)	Greg Mathieson
Sheena Easton singles chronology
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"Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)" is a dance/pop single recorded by Scottish singer Sheena Easton, the first single released from her fourth album, 1983's Best Kept Secret. In November 1984, Easton added "Telefono" to her Spanish album Todo Me Recuerda a Ti for the Latin markets. The song was nominated for a Grammy in 1983 for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

The song was most successful in the United States, where it became Easton's fourth top 10 hit, peaking at number nine for two weeks in October and November 1983. The song was less successful in Easton's native United Kingdom where it reached number 84.^[2]

The music video, shot in black and white, featured Easton in a haunted house and a cemetery, being pursued by Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and the Hunchback of Notre Dame before being rescued by King Kong.

In Mexico, the popular teen group Timbiriche released the same Spanish version. In the 2012 South Korean film Dancing Queen. Uhm Jung-hwa sang a cover of the song titled as "Call My Name".

Charts[]

Chart (1983–84)	Peak position
Canada Singles Chart	8
UK Singles Chart	84
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	9
U.S. Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay Chart^[3]	9
U.S. Billboard Dance/Disco Top 80	9
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	15

References[]

^ "Sheena Easton - Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)" – via www.45cat.com.
^ "Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
^ "Sheena Easton". wweb.uta.edu.

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[1] "Sheena Easton - Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)" – via www.45cat.com.

[2] "Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.

[3] "Sheena Easton". wweb.uta.edu.

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Studio albums	Take My Time You Could Have Been with Me Madness, Money & Music Best Kept Secret Todo Me Recuerda a Ti A Private Heaven Do You No Sound But a Heart The Lover in Me What Comes Naturally No Strings My Cherie Freedom Home Fabulous
Singles	"Modern Girl" "9 to 5" "One Man Woman" "For Your Eyes Only" "You Could Have Been with Me" "We've Got Tonite" "Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)" "Almost Over You" "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" "Strut" "Sugar Walls" "Swear" "Jimmy Mack" "U Got the Look" "The Lover in Me" "101" "The Arms of Orion" "What Comes Naturally"
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