Never Trust a Stranger

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"Never Trust a Stranger"
Never trust a Stranger - Kim Wilde.jpg
Single by Kim Wilde
from the album Close
B-side "Wotcha Gonna Do"
Released19 September 1988 (1988-09-19)
Length4:05
Label MCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Ricki Wilde
Kim Wilde singles chronology
"You Came"
(1988)		"Never Trust a Stranger"
(1988)		"Four Letter Word"
(1988)
Music video
"Never Trust a Stranger" on YouTube

"Never Trust a Stranger" is a song by English singer-songwriter Kim Wilde, released as the third single from her sixth album, Close (1988). Remixed from the original album track by her brother, producer Ricki Wilde, it was released in September 1988 by MCA Records following several European tour dates supporting Michael Jackson. It became another big hit for Wilde in Europe, peaking within the top 10 in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland and United Kingdom. An extended version of the single remix is included on the 12-inch and CD-single formats, and a different remix ("Sanjazz") was released in the UK on an alternative 12-inch single.

Contents

Critical reception

Jack Barron from NME wrote, "Kim Wilde, meanwhile, has done the unthinkable and cross-fertilised Blondie with Ultravox thus producing an empty Box and spoiling her run of sparkling singles." [1]

Track listings

  1. "Never Trust a Stranger" - 4:07
  2. "Wotcha Gonna Do" - 4:07

Note: Also available in gatefold sleeve (MCA / KIMSG9)

  1. "Never Trust a Stranger" (Julian Mendelsohn Extended Version) - 6:02
  2. "You Came" (Shep Pettibone remix) - 7:37
  3. "Wotcha Gonna Do" - 4:00

Note: Also available on CD (MCA / DKIM9)

  1. "Never Trust a Stranger" (The Sanjazz mix) - 5:45
  2. "Wotcha Gonna Do" - 4:00
  3. "Never Trust a Stranger" (Julian Mendelsohn extended version) - 6:02

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
United Kingdom19 September 1988
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 MCA [17] [18]
3 October 1988
  • Limited-edition 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch remix vinyl
 [19]
Japan10 December 1988Mini-CD [20]

References

  1. ↑ Barron, Jack (24 September 1988). "Singles". NME . p. 16. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Kim Wilde – Never Trust a Stranger" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kim Wilde – Never Trust a Stranger" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Danish Singles Chart. 4 November 1988.
  5. ↑ "European Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 5, no. 47. 19 November 1988. p. 22. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  6. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Kim Wilde". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 282. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Kim Wilde – Never Trust a Stranger" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 52, 1988" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Kim Wilde – Never Trust a Stranger" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Kim Wilde – Never Trust a Stranger". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "Kim Wilde – Never Trust a Stranger". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Kim Wilde: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kim Wilde – Never Trust a Stranger" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  14. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1988" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1988" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1988". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  17. ↑ Smith, Robin (17 September 1988). "News: Releases". Record Mirror . p. 6. ISSN   0144-5804.
  18. ↑ "New Singles". Music Week . 17 September 1988. p. 40.
  19. ↑ "New Singles". Music Week. 1 October 1988. p. 31.
  20. ↑ "キム・ワイルド | ネバー・トラスト・ア・ストレンジャー" [Kim Wilde | Never Trust a Stranger] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 10 August 2025.
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