Tell Me When

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"Tell Me When"
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Single by the Human League
from the album Octopus
B-side "The Bus to Crookes"
Released26 December 1994 (1994-12-26)
Length4:42
Label East West
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Ian Stanley
The Human League singles chronology
"Soundtrack to a Generation"
(1990)		"Tell Me When"
(1994)		"One Man in My Heart"
(1995)
Audio sample

A music video was produced to promote the single, and was shot entirely on location in Prague [ citation needed ] in the Czech Republic. It is directed by British director Andy Morahan. [26] It uses reverse motion in several scenes. In the video, well-known sites in the city can be seen, as Wenceslas Square, Prague Castle and Wallenstein Garden. [27] It opens with Catherall and Sulley in the Wallenstein Gardens, where leaves are blowing upwards instead of downwards. In some city scenes, Oakey walks in the streets, while other people are walking backwards. [28] The band then performs in the main hall of the Wallenstein Palace, surrounded by lit candles and candelabras. In the outside scenes, Catherall wears a black dress while Sulley wears a white dress. In the indoor scenes, they both wear black dresses with hat and a veil on their faces.

Track listing

  1. "Tell Me When" (7-inch edit) – 4:42
  2. "Tell Me When" (Mix 1) – 5:09 (remix by Utah Saints)
  3. "Kimi Ni Mune Kyun (YMO Vs The Human League)" – 4:55
  4. "The Bus to Crookes" – 4:52
  1. "Tell Me When" (Mix 2) – 6:11 (remix by Utah Saints)
  2. "Tell Me When" (Red Jerry Remix) – 7:36
  3. "Tell Me When" (Strictly Blind Dub) – 5:51 (remix by Development Corporation)
  4. "Tell Me When" (Overworld Mix) – 6:26 (remix by Development Corporation)
  5. "Tell Me When" (Mix 1) – 5:09 (remix by Utah Saints)
  1. "Tell Me When" (Utah Saints Mix 2*) – 6:12
  2. "Tell Me When" (Red Jerry Mix) – 7:36
  3. "Tell Me When" (Strictly Blind Dub) – 5:51 (remix by Development Corporation)
  4. "Tell Me When" (Edit Version Overworld Mix) – 5:25 (remix by Development Corporation)
  5. "Tell Me When" (Utah Saints Mix 1*) – 5:09
    • (*) identical to the UK mixes

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