Respectable (Mel and Kim song)

"Respectable" is a song by English musical duo Mel and Kim from their only studio album, F.L.M. (1987). It was released on 18 February 1987 as the album's second single.[1] The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for one week in March 1987,[2] becoming the second UK number-one single produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, following Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (1985), and the first UK number one that the trio had written themselves. The single also topped the charts in Australia, Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland and West Germany.[3][4][5]

"Respectable"
Single by Mel and Kim
from the album F.L.M.
Released18 February 1987
Recorded1987
GenreDance-pop
Length3:21
LabelSupreme
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Mel and Kim singles chronology
"Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)"
(1986)		 "Respectable"
(1987)		 "F.L.M."
(1987)

Cover versions and sampling

Girl band Girls@Play released a cover version of "Respectable" in 2001, which peaked at number 29 in the United Kingdom.[6] Australian actor and singer Tim Campbell covered the song on his 2018 album Electrifying 80s.

The song was sampled in Pop Will Eat Itself's song "Hit the Hi-Tech Groove" from the 1987 album Box Frenzy. The Pop Will Eat Itself song, which skewers Stock/Aiken/Waterman-style manufactured pop, has in its chorus the line "you don't need respectability."[7]

Track listings
A Danish promotional 12-inch vinyl of "Respectable", released by Mega Records
  • 7-inch single
A. "Respectable" – 3:22
B. "Respectable" (instrumental) – 4:04
  • Japanese 7-inch single
A. "Respectable" – 3:22
B. "Respectable" (dub version) – 4:09
  • 12-inch single
A. "Respectable" (club mix) – 6:15
AA1. "Respectable" (7″ version) – 3:22
AA2. "Respectable" (Extra Beats version) – 8:08
  • UK 12-inch single (remix)
  • UK limited-edition 12-inch picture disc
  • German 12-inch maxi single (special remix)
A. "Respectable" (The Tabloid mix) – 7:50
AA1. "Respectable" (7″ version) – 3:22
AA2. "Respectable" (Extra Beats version) – 8:08
  • UK 12-inch single (remix)
A. "Respectable" (Shop mix)
AA1. "Respectable" (7″ version) – 3:22
AA2. "Respectable" (Extra Beats version) – 8:08
  • US and Canadian 12-inch single
A. "Respectable" (vocal/club mix) – 6:15
B. "Respectable" (The Tabloid mix) – 7:50

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[35] Gold 75,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[1] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
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