Choose Me (Rescue Me)

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"Choose Me (Rescue Me)"
Single by Loose Ends
from the album A Little Spice [1]
B-side "Choose Me (Rescue Me) (Dub Mix)"
ReleasedJune 1984 (UK) [2]
Recorded1984
Genre R&B
Length3:35
Label Virgin Records
Songwriter(s) Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene, Steve Nichol
Producer(s) Nick Martinelli
Loose Ends singles chronology
"Emergency (Dial 999)"
(1984)
"Choose Me (Rescue Me)"
(1984)
"Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)"
(1985)

"Choose Me (Rescue Me)" is the sixth single by the English R&B band, Loose Ends from their first studio album, A Little Spice , and was released in 1984 by Virgin Records. The song reached number 59 in the UK Charts. [2] [3]

Contents

Track listing

7” Single: VS697

  1. "Choose Me (Rescue Me)" 3.35
  2. "Choose Me (Rescue Me) (Dub Mix)" 4.35

12” Single: VS697-12

  1. "Choose Me (Rescue Me) (Extended Remix)" 5.56 *
  2. "Choose Me (Rescue Me) (Dub Mix)" 5.30

2nd 12” Single: VS697-12 - limited edition with bonus 12"

  1. "Choose Me (Rescue Me) (Extended Remix)" 5.56
  2. "Choose Me (Rescue Me) (Dub Mix)" 5.30
  3. "In The Sky (Remix)"
  4. "Mastermind Turntable Mix" - mixed by Nick Martinelli containing a medley of the tracks 'Tell Me What You Want' and 'Emergency (Dial 999)'.

Chart performance

Chart (1984–85)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart [2] 59
US "Billboard" Hot Dance Disco-Club Play [4] 25
US Billboard Hot Black Singles [5] 47

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