Mad About You (Belinda Carlisle song)

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"Mad About You"
Belindacarlisle Mad About You.jpg
Single by Belinda Carlisle
from the album Belinda [1]
B-side "I Never Wanted a Rich Man"
ReleasedMay 5, 1986 (1986-05-05)
Genre New wave, synth-pop
Length3:30
Label I.R.S.
Songwriter(s)
  • Paula Jean Brown
  • James Whelan
  • Mitchel Young Evans
Producer(s) Michael Lloyd
Belinda Carlisle singles chronology
"Mad About You"
(1986)
"I Feel the Magic"
(1986)

"Mad About You" is the debut solo single by American singer Belinda Carlisle. It was written by Paula Jean Brown, James Whelan and Mitchel Young Evans, and produced by Michael Lloyd for Carlisle's debut solo album Belinda . The single was released in 1986 as a CD single (one of the first ever marketed), 7-inch single and a 12-inch single. It was her first hit after leaving the Go-Go's, peaking at number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (where it was on the chart for 21 weeks) and at number one on the Canadian Singles Chart.

Contents

Just over three weeks before the single was released, Carlisle married Morgan Mason, who appears with Belinda in the video for "Mad About You". The guitar solo on the song was performed by Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran), who also appears in the video.

Paula Jean Brown (who joined the Go-Go’s as bass guitarist following Jane Wiedlin’s departure) co-wrote the song with Jim Whelan, and Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffey sang back-up vocals. "Mad About You" was one of a few songs being considered for the fourth (unrecorded) Go-Go's album. The Go-Go's split, and "Mad About You" and two other songs co-written by Paula Jean Brown ended up on Belinda. [2]

The single's B-side, "I Never Wanted a Rich Man", was also featured on Carlisle's first long playing work (it closed Side 1 on the vinyl edition). The extended version of "Mad About You", originally on the A-side of the 12" single, was then included on the album compact disc re-release by Virgin in 2003.

Composition

The song is written in the key of A major [3] in common time with a tempo of 144 beats per minute. [4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Leslie Libman, and features Andy Taylor of Duran Duran, and Carlisle's husband Morgan Mason. During one scene she dances to a vinyl LP of Yma Sumac's Mambo! . The outdoor scenes are largely set in or near Palisades Park in Santa Monica, California.

Track listing

7-inch single
  1. "Mad About You" (single mix) 3:30
  2. "I Never Wanted a Rich Man" 4:12
12-inch single
  1. "Mad About You" (extended mix) 5:03
  2. "Mad About You" (single mix) 3:30
  3. "Mad About You" (instrumental mix) 3:30

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Mad About You"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [18] Gold50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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