My Obsession (Icehouse song)

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"My Obsession"
Icehouse My Obsession 1987 single cover.jpg
Single by Icehouse
from the album Man of Colours
B-side "Your Confession"
Released1987
Length3:59
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) David Lord
Icehouse singles chronology
"Electric Blue"
(1987)		"My Obsession"
(1987)		"Man of Colours"
(1988)

"My Obsession" is a song by Australian rock band Icehouse, which was released in 1987 as the third single from their sixth studio album Man of Colours . The song was written by Iva Davies and Robert Kretschmer, and produced by David Lord. "My Obsession" peaked at No. 12 on Australia's Kent Music Report chart and No. 88 on the US Billboard Hot 100. [1] [2]

Contents

Music video

The song's music video was produced by Paul Flattery and directed by John Jopson. [3] It was filmed in Minneapolis on a sound stage which had the same name as the band. [4] The video achieved breakout rotation on MTV. [5]

Critical reception

On its release, Michael Wellham of The Canberra Times "Pop cliches tarted up with synthesisers. On the flip, 'Your Confession' is an instrumental. The title reveals as little imagination as the track." [6] In a review of the single's release in the US, Billboard described "My Obsession" as "commercially tailored pop for the under-25 crowd". [7] Cash Box praised the song as an "example of pop-rock record making at its best", adding that Davies "has a voice so crystalline, so precise that it grabs and holds you". [8]

Track listing

7–inch single (Australia 1987, US 1988) [9] [10]

  1. "My Obsession" – 3:59
  2. "Your Confession" – 4:12

Cassette single (US release) [11]

  1. "My Obsession" – 3:59
  2. "Your Confession" – 4:12

7–inch single (US promo) [12]

  1. "My Obsession" – 3:59
  2. "My Obsession" – 3:59

Personnel

Icehouse [13]

Production

Charts

Chart (1987–88)Peak
position
Australia Kent Music Report [14] 12
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [15] 84
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [16] 14
US Billboard Hot 100 [17] 88
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles [18] 86

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References

  1. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 147. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  2. ↑ "Icehouse - My Obsession". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  3. ↑ "The Clip List" (PDF). Billboard . July 30, 1988. pp. 45–46. Retrieved August 1, 2021– via World Radio History.
  4. ↑ "Good Times - For the Record". The Canberra Times . May 5, 1988. p. 8.
  5. ↑ "The Clip List" (PDF). Billboard . July 2, 1988. p. 44. Retrieved August 1, 2021– via World Radio History.
  6. ↑ Wellham, Michael (December 10, 1987). "Good Times - Big saccharin hit". The Canberra Times . p. 9.
  7. ↑ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard . June 18, 1988. p. 65. Retrieved August 1, 2021– via World Radio History.
  8. ↑ "Single Releases - Feature Picks" (PDF). Cash Box . June 18, 1988. p. 8. Retrieved August 1, 2021– via World Radio History.
  9. ↑ My Obsession (Australian 7-inch single). Icehouse. Regular Records. 1987. K-449.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ↑ My Obsession (US 7-inch single sleeve). Icehouse. Chrysalis Records. 1988. VS4 43240.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ↑ My Obsession (US cassette single sleeve). Icehouse. Chrysalis Records. 1988. VST 43240.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ↑ My Obsession (US 7-inch promo single). Icehouse. Chrysalis Records. 1988. VS4 43240.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ↑ Man of Colours (European CD album booklet). Icehouse. Chrysalis Records. 1987. 258562.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 147. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  15. ↑ "RPM 100 Singles" (PDF). RPM . July 30, 1988. p. 6. Retrieved August 1, 2021– via World Radio History.
  16. ↑ "Icehouse – My Obsession". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Icehouse Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  18. ↑ Downey, Pat; Albert, George; Hoffman, Frank (1994). Cash Box Pop Singles Charts, 1950-1993 . Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, Inc. p.  164. ISBN   1563083167 . Retrieved August 1, 2021.
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