(Keep Feeling) Fascination
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"(Keep Feeling) Fascination" | ||||
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Single by the Human League | ||||
from the album Fascination! | ||||
B-side | "Total Panic" | |||
Released | 15 April 1983[1][2] | |||
Studio | Genetic | |||
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Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Martin Rushent | |||
The Human League singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"(Keep Feeling) Fascination" on YouTube |
"(Keep Feeling) Fascination" is a song by English synth-pop band the Human League. It was composed by Jo Callis and Philip Oakey, and produced by Martin Rushent (which would be the last song he produced for the band for seven years).
The song features vocals from four of the band members, including lead singer Philip Oakey, female co-vocalists Susan Ann Sulley and Joanne Catherall, and a rare vocal role from keyboardist and guitarist Jo Callis.
The single was designated 'Red' on the Human League's short-lived, self-imposed labelling system of 'Blue' for pop songs and 'Red' for dance tracks.[5]
Chart performance and certifications
The single was released in the UK on 15 April 1983
The EP Fascination! contained two versions of "(Keep Feeling) Fascination"; the extended mix and an improvisation, both different from the single version. These were also the tracks featured on the 12-inch issue in the UK. The 7-inch issue featured a new instrumental track on the B-side, "Total Panic".
Music video
The video for "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" was filmed in a semi-derelict area of
Unusually for Human League videos to this point, the band are all seen playing instruments as if it were a live performance. Philip Oakey said in 1983:
"The aim of the video is to show that we're a group who play music together ... This should help us in America where they believe we are a manufactured item mainly because we've never been live on TV there."[6]
Both the house (which was First Avenue, London E13 8AP) and surrounding area (Junction of 1st Avenue and 3rd Avenue) encompassed by the orange dot were completely painted orange, including a nearby
Track listings
7-inch vinyl (Virgin – VS 569)
- "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" – 3:39
- "Total Panic" – 3:23
12-inch vinyl (Virgin – VS569-12)
- "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" (extended version) – 5:00
- "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" (improvisation) – 6:15
Mini-CD (Virgin – CDT24)
- "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" (extended 12-inch version) – 5:00
- "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" (improvisation 12-inch dub) – 6:15
- "Total Panic" – 3:23
- CD released in 1988
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[30] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] | Silver | 250,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
In popular culture
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