In Demand (song)

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"In Demand"
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Single by Texas
from the album The Greatest Hits
B-side
  • "Early Hours"
  • "Like Lovers (Holding On)"
Released25 September 2000 (2000-09-25)
Length4:26
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Dallas Austin
Texas singles chronology
"When We Are Together"
(1999)		"In Demand"
(2000)		"Inner Smile"
(2001)

"In Demand" is a song by Scottish band Texas, written by Dallas Austin with band members Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri. The song was released in Europe on 25 September 2000 and in the United Kingdom on 2 October 2000 as the first single from their compilation album The Greatest Hits , reaching number six on the UK Singles Chart and number 10 in Spain.

Contents

Music video

The single was accompanied by a music video, which stars English actor Alan Rickman alongside Sharleen Spiteri. [1] In it, Spiteri is seen wrapped up in a parka jacket being driven through the night in the back of a chauffeured Bentley Azure. A suited Rickman strokes and comforts her while helicopters and motorbikes photograph them. When the car pulls in for petrol, Rickman pulls off Spiteri's parka jacket to reveal an evening dress underneath and they dance a tango together on the station forecourt. The petrol forecourt scene was filmed at the Shell petrol station in Bordon, Hampshire.

In the early morning, the car drives them into the seaside town Brighton and parks up outside a run-down apartment block called Embassy Court on the Kings Road where Rickman hauls a shabby backpack out of the boot and enters the building, Spiteri is driven away by her chauffeur.

Track listings

Personnel

Personnel are lifted from The Greatest Hits album booklet. [7]

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Europe25 September 2000CD Mercury [15]
United Kingdom2 October 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
 [18]
6 November 200012-inch vinyl [19]

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References

  1. ↑ Masterton, James (8 October 2000). "Week Ending October 14th 2000". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  2. ↑ In Demand (UK & European CD1 liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 2000. MERCD 528, 562 979-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ In Demand (UK & European CD2 liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 2000. MERDD 528, 562 980-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ In Demand (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Texas. Mercury Records. 2000. MERX 528, 572 713-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ In Demand (UK cassette single sleeve). Texas. Mercury Records. 2000. MERMC 528, 562 979-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ In Demand (European & Australasian maxi-CD single liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 2000. 562 981-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ The Greatest Hits (UK CD album booklet). Texas. Mercury Records. 2000. 548 264-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  9. ↑ "Texas – In Demand" (in French). Ultratip.
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  19. ↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting November 6, 2000: Singles". Music Week. 4 November 2000. p. 29.
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