Red Tape (song)

"Red Tape" is a song by French singer Amanda Lear released in 1981 by Ariola Records as the single from her album Incognito.

"Red Tape"
Single by Amanda Lear
from the album Incognito
B-side"New York"
Released1981
GenrePop
Length3:55
LabelAriola
Songwriter(s)Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear
Producer(s)Anthony Monn
Amanda Lear singles chronology
"Nymphomania"
(1981)		 "Red Tape"
(1981)		 "Hollywood Is Just a Dream When You're Seventeen"
(1981)

Song information

"Red Tape" was composed and produced by Anthony Monn, Lear's long-time collaborator, and is a pop song with rock influences. In the song's lyrics, Amanda Lear criticises the so-called "red tape", complaining about its inquisitiveness and the lack of privacy it imposes. She sings: "I want to keep my privacy, Big Brother is watching me". On its parent album, where every song stands for a "deadly sin", "Red Tape" represents bureaucracy.

The song was released as the single only in France, with a French-language version of "New York" on side B, which was not available on the album. The single did not chart.

In the 2017 book Europe's Stars of '80s Dance Pop, the song is mentioned as one of Lear's "noteworthy tracks" from the 80s.[1]

Music video

The music video pictures Amanda clad in a futuristic outfit and sunglasses, playing Rubik's Cube.

Track listing
A. "Red Tape" – 3:55
B. "New York" – 4:28

References
  1. Arena, James (2017). Europe's Stars of '80s Dance Pop. McFarland. p. 225. ISBN 9781476630144. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  2. "RED TAPE 1981 France". amandalear_singoli.tripod.com. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  3. "Amanda Lear - Red Tape / New-York (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
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