Universal Daddy
Universal Daddy is the sixth single by Alphaville, and their second from their album Afternoons in Utopia. It was released only in Europe.
"Universal Daddy" | ||||
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Single by Alphaville | ||||
from the album Afternoons in Utopia | ||||
B-side | "Next Generation" | |||
Released | June 1986 | |||
Recorded | March 1986 | |||
Studio | Hansa Tonstudio, Berlin | |||
Genre | Synth-pop, new wave | |||
Length | 3:57 (7" version) 6:01 (Aquarian Dance Mix) | |||
Label | Atlantic / WEA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Marian Gold Bernhard Lloyd Ricky Echolette | |||
Producer(s) | Peter Walsh | |||
Alphaville singles chronology | ||||
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Reviews
This song was described as one of the album's best songs and reminiscent of the kind of music that their contemporaries the Pet Shop Boys might produce.[1] Despite the praise, the song is one of singer Marian Gold's least favorite Alphaville songs ever, saying simply that "the lyrics are the most embarrassing ones I've ever written".[2]
Track listings
- 7" single
- "Universal Daddy" — 3:57
- "Next Generation" — 3:58
- 12" single
- "Universal Daddy (Aquarian Dance Mix)" — 6:16
- "Next Generation" — 3:58
- The writing credit for "Next Generation" is listed as "Gold/Lloyd/Echolette/Ryan"
- The B-side also appears on the US single release of "Red Rose", and a new remix of the song appears on 1999's Dreamscapes
- US Promotional 12" single (PR-978)
- "Universal Daddy (Vocal/Extended Remix)" — 6:15
- "Universal Daddy (Vocal/LP Version)" 3:54
- The "Vocal/Extended Remix" is the same as the UK's "Aquarian Dance Mix"
- In 2014, the "Aquarian Dance Mix" and the unaltered b-side "Next Generation" were released for the first time on CD on so80s presents Alphaville.
Charts
Chart | Peak position |
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Switzerland Singles Chart | 26[3] |
Other releases
One demo of this song was released on the album Dreamscapes, and another on the fan-only release History.
Notes
- "Afternoons in Utopia". AllMusic.
- so80s presents Alphaville (CD liner notes). Alphaville. Blank & Jones (So 80s). 2014. SC0344.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Australian Charts (Alphaville: Universal Daddy (Song)), retrieved 23 October 2013
External links
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