You Take Me Up

"You Take Me Up" is a song by the British pop group Thompson Twins. It was the third single to be taken from their 1984 album Into the Gap and was released in the UK on 23 March 1984.[1] It was written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway, and prominently features harmonica and a melodica solo. The single peaked at #2 in the UK, making it their highest chart position for a song, and spent eleven weeks on the chart.[2] In addition to the regular 7" and multiple 12" releases, Arista Records also released four different shaped picture discs for the single, three of which were part of a jigsaw.

"You Take Me Up"
Single by Thompson Twins
from the album Into The Gap
B-side
  • Passion Planet
  • Leopard Ray (UK 12")
Released23 March 1984 (UK)
2 August 1984 (U.S.)
Recorded1983
GenrePop rock
Length3:55
LabelArista Records
Songwriter(s)Tom Bailey
Alannah Currie
Joe Leeway
Producer(s)Alex Sadkin & Tom Bailey
Thompson Twins singles chronology
"Doctor! Doctor!"
(1984)		 "You Take Me Up"
(1984)		 "Sister Of Mercy"
(1984)

In the US the single spent nine weeks on the Billboard 100, peaking at #44.[3] The promotional music video for this single was directed by Dieter Trattmann.

"Passion Planet"

The B-side of the single was a non-album track entitled "Passion Planet". This song became especially popular in Los Angeles, CA, receiving "heavy" rotation on several radio stations (e.g., KROQ-FM) which preferred it instead of "You Take Me Up". It became one of the top songs of 1984 in Los Angeles.[4]

Formats
7" UK, US vinyl single
  1. "You Take Me Up" – 4:04
  2. "Passion Planet" – 3:43
12" UK vinyl single
  1. "You Take Me Up" (Machines Take Me Over) – 7:33
  2. "Down Tools" – 4:18
  3. "Leopard Ray" – 3:50
  4. "Passion Planet" – 3:44
12" UK vinyl single [U.S. 12" Remix, Strictly Limited Edition]
  1. "You Take Me Up" (High Plains Mixer) – 8:30
  2. "You Take Me Up" (Instrumental) – 6:20
  3. "Passion Planet" – 3:44
7" U.S. vinyl single promo
  1. "You Take Me Up" (Special Edit) – 4:09
  2. "You Take Me Up" (Album Version) – 3:55
12" U.S. vinyl single promo
  1. "You Take Me Up" (Club Mix) – 8:27
  2. "You Take Me Up" (Album Version) – 4:23
Australian cassette single
  1. "You Take Me Up/Machines Take Me Over"
  2. "Down Tools"
  3. "You Take Me Up" (U.S. Dance Mix) – 8:30
  4. "Passion Planet" – 3:44

Official versions
Version Length Comment
Album version 4:23 Found on the album Into The Gap, and on the majority of the various greatest hits compilation CDs.
7" single version 3:55* Only found on the 7" vinyl singles (Arista TWINS 4) and (Arista AS1-9244). *Listed track times varied between 3:55, 4:04, 4:08. Not available on CD.
Machines Take Me Over 7:33 Found on the UK 12" vinyl single (Arista TWINS 124), the Australian cassette single, and the double CD reissue of Into The Gap (2008 Edsel Records).
High Plains Mixer/U.S. 12" Remix/Club Mix/U.S. Dance Mix 8:30 Found on the UK 12" Limited Edition vinyl single (Arista TWINS 224), the Australian cassette single, and on the compilation The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes and double CD reissue of Into The Gap (2008 Edsel Records).
Instrumental 6:20 Found on the UK 12" Limited Edition vinyl single (Arista TWINS 224) and the double CD reissue of Into The Gap (2008 Edsel Records).
"Down Tools" 4:18 Instrumental remix version of "You Take Me Up" found on the UK 12" vinyl single (Arista TWINS 124), the Australian "You Take Me Up" cassette single & longplay cassette for Into The Gap, and the double CD reissue of Into The Gap (2008 Edsel Records).
Machines Take Me Over 7:25 Shorter version that fades out, found on the double CD reissue of Into The Gap (2008 Edsel Records).
Special Edit 4:09 Only found on the U.S. 7" vinyl single promo (Arista AD1-9244).

Personnel

Written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie, and Joe Leeway.

Thompson Twins
  • Tom Bailey – vocals, synthesizer, contrabass, harmonica, melodica, drum programming
  • Alannah Currie – percussion, marimba, xylophone, backing vocals, lyrics
  • Joe Leeway – congas, Prophet V, backing vocals
Other
  • Produced by Alex Sadkin with Tom Bailey
  • Recorded and mixed by Phil Thornalley
  • Photography – Paul Cox
  • Artwork/Design – Satori (Andie Airfix)
  • Art Direction – Alannah and Nic Marchant

Chart performance
Chart (1984) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[5] 2
Australian Singles Chart 47
Canadian RPM Top Singles 28
Dutch Singles Chart[6] 50
German Singles Chart[7] 24
Irish Singles Chart 5
Italian Singles Chart 42
New Zealand Singles Chart[8] 24
US Billboard 100[9] 44

References
  1. "Record News". NME. London, England: IPC Media: 36. 17 March 1984.
  2. "Thompson Twins – UK chart history". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  3. "Thompson Twins – You Take Me Up". Billboard.com. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAI8NHUitXU
  5. "Thompson Twins – UK chart history". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  6. "Thompson Twins – You Take Me Up". DutchCharts.nl. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  7. "Thompson Twins – German Chart History". Musicline.de. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  8. "Thompson Twins – You Take Me Up". charts.nz. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  9. "Thompson Twins – You Take Me Up". Billboard.com. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
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