Temptation (Heaven 17 song)
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| Single by Heaven 17 | ||
| from the album The Luxury Gap | ||
| B-side(s) | "We Live So Fast", "Who'll Stop the Rain" | |
| Released | 16 April 1983 | |
| Format | 7", 12", 3" CD | |
| Recorded | 1983 | |
| Genre | Synthpop | |
| Length | 3:08 (7"), 4:37 (12") | |
| Label | Virgin Records | |
| Writer(s) | Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh, Martyn Ware | |
| Producer(s) | B.E.F., Greg Walsh | |
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| Heaven 17 singles chronology | ||
| "Let Me Go" (1982) |
"Temptation" (1983) |
"Crushed by the Wheels of Industry" (1983) |
"Temptation" is a single by Sheffield band Heaven 17, originally released in April 1983, peaking at number 2 in the UK charts. It was the second single to be taken from their second album The Luxury Gap, after November 1982's "Let Me Go" which peaked at number 41.
The guest vocals are provided by Carol Kenyon, who continued to work with the band on the Pleasure One and Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho albums. The song also featured an orchestra, which was additionally used for "Come Live with Me" and "Let Me Go".
Heaven 17 were featured on Top of the Pops's 1000th edition in 1983, performing this track. In 1992, the song was remixed and re-released by the Brothers in Rhythm, whose new mix charted at number 4 in the UK Top 40, and hitting the top spot in the UK dance charts.
In September 2006, black metal band Cradle of Filth released their cover of "Temptation" as the lead single to the album Thornography.
[edit] Video
The original Heaven 17 video, directed by Steve Barron (who also directed Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" that same year) featured the band dressed in black, in drab, grey surroundings and had segments of - what looks like - an abstract office interview of some kind between vocalists Glenn Gregory and Carol Kenyon interspersed throughout.
| Heaven 17 |
| Glenn Gregory | Ian Craig Marsh | Martyn Ware |
| Discography |
| Albums Penthouse and Pavement | The Luxury Gap | How Men Are | Pleasure One | Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho | Bigger Than America | Before After |
| Compilation and live albums Endless | Higher and Higher | The Remix Collection | Executive Summary | Retox/ Detox | How Live Is | Live at Scala, London | Sight & Sound: Greatest Hits |
| Singles (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang | I'm Your Money | Play To Win | Penthouse and Pavement | At The Height of The Fighting (He La Hu) | Let Me Go | Temptation | Come Live With Me | Crushed By The Wheels of Industry | Sunset Now | This Is Mine | And That's No Lie | Contenders | The Foolish Thing To Do | Trouble | The Ballad of Go Go Brown | Train of Love In Motion | Temptation (Brothers in Rhythm Remix) | (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (Rapino Remix) | Penthouse and Pavement (Tommy D's Master Remix) | Designing Heaven | We Blame Love | (With This Ring) Let Me Go | Hands Up To Heaven (DJ mixes) |
| Related pages |
| Honeyroot | The Human League |
