Be Near Me

"Be Near Me" is a song by English new wave and synth-pop band ABC. It was released in April 1985 as the second single from their third studio album, How to Be a ... Zillionaire! It peaked at No. 26 on the UK Singles Chart in 1985, and was the only single from the album to reach the UK Top 40. It was more successful in the United States where it reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2][3] The song also went to number-one on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart in September of that year, remaining on top for two weeks.[4]

"Be Near Me"
Single by ABC
from the album How to Be a ... Zillionaire!
B-side"A to Z", "What's Your Destination?"
Released1 April 1985
RecordedDecember 1984
Genre
Length3:38
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Martin Fry
  • Mark White
ABC singles chronology
"(How to Be A) Millionaire"
(1984)		 "Be Near Me"
(1985)		 "Vanity Kills"
(1985)
Music video
"Be Near Me" on YouTube

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Peter Care. and shows the four band members in colorful attire playing toy instruments, against a white background and floor while the camera makes a series of rolling, panning and swooping shots.[5]

Track listing

7" version

US release

  1. "Be Near Me" – 3:38
  2. "A to Z" – 2:50

UK release

  1. "Be Near Me" – 3:38
  2. "A to Z" – 2:50

12" version

US release

  1. "Be Near Me" (Munich Disco Mix) – 5:28
  2. "Be Near Me" (Ecstasy Mix) – 4:45
  3. "What's Your Destination?" (instrumental version of "Be Near Me") – 3:36

UK release

  1. "Be Near Me" (Munich Disco Mix) – 5:27
  2. "A to Z" – 2:50
  3. "What's Your Destination?" (instrumental version of "Be Near Me") – 3:38

Chart performance

See also

References
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "ABC". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  2. "ABC Chart History". Billboard.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 16.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 15.
  5. Be Near Me. MTV.
  6. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  7. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending November 30, 1985". Cash Box Magazine. 30 November 1985. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  8. "Top 100 Hits of 1985/Top 100 Songs of 1985". Music Outfitters. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  9. "Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles". Cash Box. 28 December 1985. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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