"Acceptable in the 80s" | ||||
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Single by Calvin Harris | ||||
from the album I Created Disco | ||||
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Released | 12 March 2007 [1] | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Calvin Harris | |||
Producer(s) | Calvin Harris | |||
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"Acceptable in the 80s" on YouTube |
"Acceptable in the 80s" is a song by the Scottish musician Calvin Harris, taken from his debut studio album I Created Disco . It was released as his debut single on 12 March 2007. The single peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.
The music video, directed by Woof Wan-Bau, features many references to the 1980s, including the stereotypical large hairstyles and bright DayGlo colours. It also features scientists dissecting a sock puppet of what appears to be a genet, the products of which are used by a hair stylist and a TV chef, and to heal a grazed knee. [4]
A remix of the song with additional lyrics (retitled "Love for You"), was included as a B-side to the single.[ citation needed ]
Duran Duran partially covered the song during their 2021–2023 live dates, mixing the song's chorus with the group's own 1981 single "Girls on Film".[ citation needed ]
In 2022, English comedy hip-hop group the Northern Boys sampled the song for their single "Nobody Likes Me". [5] Acts such as The Airport District, Pittsburgh Slim and Out of the Blue have also sampled the song. [6]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Acceptable in the 80s" | 5:33 |
2. | "This Is the Industry" | 3:36 |
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1. | "Acceptable in the 80s" (Tom Neville Remix) | 7:16 |
2. | "Acceptable in the 80s" | 5:33 |
3. | "Acceptable in the 80s" (Glimmers Remix) | 5:58 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Acceptable in the 80s" (Radio Edit) | 3:31 |
2. | "Love for You" | 3:49 |
3. | "Acceptable in the 80s" | 5:33 |
4. | "Acceptable in the 80s" (Tom Neville Remix) | 7:16 |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [17] | 2× Platinum | 140,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [18] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
...his first two singles, "Acceptable In The 80s" and "The Girls," in 2007, and both were top-10 UK hits. Both are thumping electro-house tracks with Harris' own goofy deadpan vocals.