"I See Red" | ||||
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Single by Frida | ||||
from the album Something's Going On | ||||
B-side | "I Got Something" | |||
Released | December 1982 | |||
Recorded | Polar, Stockholm, Sweden | |||
Length | 4:32 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Jim Rafferty | |||
Producer(s) | Phil Collins | |||
Frida singles chronology | ||||
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"I See Red" is a song written by Gerry Rafferty's brother, Jim Rafferty. "I See Red" was first recorded by Anni-Frid Lyngstad of ABBA, under the name "Frida" for her first English-language studio album, Something's Going On . Lyngstad's version wasn't released as a single aside from South Africa where it didn't chart, although subsequent cover versions by other artists such as the Irish folk group, Clannad, included on their album, Magical Ring , resulted in a moderate success. Clannad's version was the follow-up single to their breakthrough hit "Theme from Harry's Game". Gerry Rafferty himself also recorded a version on his 1992 album, On a Wing and a Prayer .
This song was released as a single in South Africa in December 1982, where 4 months earlier, Frida's hit single "I Know There's Something Going On" was released in the same territory. [1] The single was coupled with "I Got Something", written by Tomas Ledin. In the sales-based charts, Lyngstad's version did not fare well. However, on the 702 Radio Top 20 charts, "I See Red" rose up to #15 in South Africa. [1]
Alongside with "I Know There's Something Going On", "To Turn The Stone" and "Here We'll Stay", "I See Red" had a music video directed to promote her album Something's Going On. The promotional video features Lyngstad lip-syncing to a montage between pinball machines, a group of acrobats dancing, and balls in a contemporary-styled stage. [2] Stuart Orme directed the music video for Lyngstad's version. [3]
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"I See Red" | ||||
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Single by Clannad | ||||
from the album Magical Ring | ||||
B-side | "Tá Mé 'Mo Shuí" | |||
Released | February 1983 | |||
Recorded | Windmill Studios, Dublin, Ireland | |||
Genre | New-age | |||
Length | 3:45 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jim Rafferty | |||
Producer(s) | Richard Dodd | |||
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In February 1983, Clannad released the song as a single which later appeared on their album Magical Ring . Clannad's version charted at No. 81 in the UK Charts. [4]
In 1983 the song was covered by Estonian singer Velly Joonas under the title "Stopp, seisku aeg" ("Stop The Time"). It was not until it was released in 2015 as a single, gaining a surprise global cult popularity.[ citation needed ]
In 1992, Gerry Rafferty covered "I See Red" for his album, On a Wing and a Prayer .