Wrap Her Up
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"Wrap Her Up" | ||||
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Single by Elton John | ||||
from the album Ice on Fire | ||||
B-side | "The Man Who Never Died" | |||
Released | October 1985 | |||
Recorded | January 1985 | |||
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Producer(s) | Gus Dudgeon | |||
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"Wrap Her Up" on YouTube |
"Wrap Her Up" is a song by English musician Elton John, released as the second single from his 1985 album, Ice on Fire. George Michael provides backing vocals on the song. The single had limited success worldwide.
It reached number 12 in the
Background
George Michael was quoted at the time in
The song talks about fashion models as it was notable for the number of famous women's names dropped toward the end, including
"Wrap Her Up" has the longest credit of songwriters on a Elton John song.
Reception
Music video
A music video was recorded for the song, which was directed by Russell Mulcahy, and featured John and George Michael, as well as Kiki Dee (who gets a custard pie in the face from Elton) and John's backing band. The video was featured in the video compilation version of The Very Best of Elton John in 1990, but the song was not included on any formats of the audio release edition of the compilation. The music video version of the song is abridged, with a running time of 4 minutes 11 seconds, almost two minutes shorter than the album version.
Live performances
This song was heavily performed live during the 1985 leg of the Ice on Fire Tour. On the 1986 leg, John rarely performed this song on the concerts of the same tour.
Personnel
- Elton John – lead vocals
- George Michael – guest vocals
- Fred Mandel – keyboards, sequencing
- Davey Johnstone – electric guitar, backing vocals
- Paul Westwood – bass
- Charlie Morgan – drums
- Phil Todd – alto saxophone
- David Bitelli – baritone and tenor saxophones, horn arrangements
- Rick Taylor – trombone
- Raul D'Oliveira – trumpet
- Paul Spong – trumpet
- James Newton Howard – string arrangements
- Kiki Dee – backing vocals
- Katie Kissoon – backing vocals
- Pete Wingfield – backing vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1985–1986) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 22 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] | 26 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] | 54 |
Ireland (IRMA)[9] | 12 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] | 33 |
12 | |
US Billboard Hot 100[12] | 20 |
References
- ^ "Elton John – full Official Chart History – Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 Singles 1986". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 (12-07-1985)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. 26 October 1985. p. 11. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Reviews". Billboard. 26 October 1985. p. 79. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0614." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Elton John – Wrap Her Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Wrap Her Up". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Elton John – Wrap Her Up". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Elton John Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 June 2023.