Tenderness (song)
"Tenderness" is a song by General Public from their 1984 album All the Rage, produced by I.R.S. Records.
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| Single by General Public | ||||
| from the album All the Rage | ||||
| Released | May 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Genre | New wave[1] | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | I.R.S. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mickey Billingham, Ranking Roger, Dave Wakeling | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Tenderness" on YouTube | ||||
Content
The song's lyrics tell about a man who really needs tenderness to feel like a man. It was one of the band's first singles. The single cover of the extended versions has a sentence reading "words like conviction can turn into a sentence".
Charts
| Chart (1984–1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 50 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 11 |
| UK Singles Chart[3] | 95 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 27 |
| US "Billboard" Dance/Disco[5] | 15 |
| US Billboard Top Rock Tracks | 39 |
References
- "Oberhofer Talks Totally Tubular Covers of Cars, Cyndi Lauper, Wang Chung for 'Table 19' Soundtrack"."...a mixtape of classic 1980s new wave tunes from Cyndi Lauper, A Flock of Seagulls, General Public and Modern English"
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 333.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 109.
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