Misfit (Curiosity Killed the Cat song)

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"Misfit"
1987 reissue vinyl cover
Single by Curiosity Killed the Cat
from the album Keep Your Distance
B-side"Man"
Released8 August 1986 (1986-08-08)[1]
June 1987 (1987-06) (reissue)
GenreSophisti-pop
Length4:02
7:02 (12")
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
  • Curiosity Killed the Cat
  • Toby Andersen
Producer(s)Stewart Levine
Curiosity Killed the Cat singles chronology
"Misfit"
(1986) 		"Down to Earth"
(1986)

"Misfit" is the debut single by English band

UK Singles Chart.[2] However, the following year, after the success of "Down to Earth" and "Ordinary Day", "Misfit" was re-released in June 1987, upon which it was much more successful, peaking at number 7 in the UK.[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Andy Warhol and also features a cameo appearance by him. It was also one of his last assignments before his death the following year. The band met Warhol at an exhibition in Mayfair and he took a shine to bass player Nick Thorp. He then invited the band to a banquet he was having later at the Café Royal and said he was interested in hearing some of their music. After listening to "Misfit", Warhol said he'd 'love to do a video for you boys' after Phonogram had said they weren't going to make a video for it. The video was then shot in New York in a week.[4]

Track listings

7": Mercury / MER 226 (UK, 1986) / CAT 4 (UK, 1987)

  1. "Misfit" – 4:02
  2. "Man" – 3:49

12": Mercury / MERX 226 (UK, 1986)

  1. "Misfit" (Extended Mix) – 7:02
  2. "Man" – 3:49
  3. "Corruption" (Dub) – 5:26

12": Mercury / MERXR 226 (UK, 1986)

  1. "Misfit" (Scratch Mix)
  2. "Misfit" (Dub Mix)
  3. "Misfit" (John Morales Extended Mix)

12"/Cassette: Mercury / CATX 4 / CATXM 4 (UK, 1987)

  1. "Misfit" (Extended Mix)
  2. "Man"
  3. "Misfit" (7" Version)

CDV: Mercury / 080 112-2 (UK, 1987)

  1. "Misfit" (12" Version) – 7:01
  2. Red Lights – 5:32
  3. Shallow Memory – 4:29
  4. "Misfit" (Video) – 4:04

Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[2]
 76
Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 97
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 53
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 8
Italy (Musica e dischi)[8] 16
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 35
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 48
UK Singles (OCC)[3]
 7
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 42
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[11] 39

References

  1. ^ "News Digest" (PDF). Record Mirror. 2 August 1986. p. 46. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot talks Curiosity Killed The Cat, hits and Andy Warhol | superdeluxeedition". Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  5. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
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  6. ^ "Curiosity Killed the Cat – Misfit" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Misfit". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. ^ "M&D: Classifiche". musicaedischi.it. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  9. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Curiosity Killed the Cat" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Curiosity Killed the Cat – Misfit" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Curiosity Killed the Cat Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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