Doctor in Distress (song)
| "Doctor in Distress" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Who Cares? | |
| B-side | "Doctor in Distress" (Instrumental) |
| Released | March 1985 |
| Genre | Pop, hi-NRG |
| Label | Record Shack |
| Songwriter(s) | Fiachra Trench, Ian Levine |
| Producer(s) | Fiachra Trench, Ian Levine |
"Doctor in Distress" is a pop song related to the BBC television programme Doctor Who. It was released as an ensemble charity single in 1985.
Background
In 1985, when the production of the series was suspended for eighteen months and it looked as if it faced cancellation, a charity single was produced and released in March. It was written by the
It was intended that proceeds from the single should go to the charity Cancer Research. However, sales were so poor that it failed to recover expenses. No money went to the charity.
The single, which was released on Friday, 15 March 1985, was universally panned. The single failed to chart in the UK.[2] The BBC refused to broadcast the song on the grounds of its poor quality.[1] Levine himself later told The Guardian, "It was an absolute balls-up fiasco. It was pathetic and bad and stupid. It tried to tell the Doctor Who history in an awful high-energy song. It almost ruined me."[3]
An accompanying video was also released. This was directed by Keith Barnfather of
Personnel
In addition to the four Doctor Who regulars mentioned above, the recording session, and the accompanying video, included the following:[1]
- Earlene Bentley
- Faith Brown (comedian)
- Miquel Brown
- Warren Cann from Ultravox
- Hazell Dean
- Floid Pearce from Hot Gossip
- Bucks Fizz
- Jona Lewie
- Hans Zimmer[4]
- Phyllis Nelson
- Richie Pitts from the cast of the stage musical Starlight Express
- John Rocca from Freeez
- Sally Thomsett (actress)
- Dollar
- Members of Danny White)
- Members of the Moody Blues (Justin Hayward and John Lodge)
- Members of Tight Fit (Steven Grant and Julie Harris)
- Members of Time UK (Rick Buckler, Ronnie Ball, Fletcher Christian, Jimmy Edwards, Ray Simone and Nick Smith)
References
- ^ a b c d David Howe, Mark Stammers & Stephen Walker, Doctor Who: The Handbook - The Sixth Doctor, pp 200-201.
- ^ Official Charts. "Searchable UK Chart database". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ^ McGurk, Stuart (22 October 2005). "Shows of support". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 November 2006.
- ^ Single credits at Discogs, retrieved 03 January 2023
External links
- More in-depth information/review, including lyrics and video. Archived 2 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
