Temptation (Heaven 17 song)

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"Temptation"
Heaven 17 Temptation single cover.jpg
Single by Heaven 17
from the album The Luxury Gap
B-side
  • "We Live So Fast",
  • "Who'll Stop the Rain"
Released8 April 1983 [1]
Recorded1983
Genre
Length
  • 3:34 (album version)
  • 3:08 (7-inch version)
  • 4:37 (12-inch version)
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Heaven 17 singles chronology
"Let Me Go"
(1982)
"Temptation"
(1983)
"Who'll Stop The Rain"
(1983)
Music video
"Temptation" on YouTube