Under Your Thumb

For the song by the Vaccines, see What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?

"Under Your Thumb"
Single by Godley & Creme
from the album Ismism
B-side	"Power Behind the Throne"
Released	31 August 1981
Recorded	1980
Studio	Lymehouse Studio (Leatherhead, Surrey)
Genre	Synth-pop new wave
Length	3:40
Label	Polydor
Songwriter	Godley & Creme
Producer	Godley & Creme
Godley & Creme singles chronology
"Wide Boy" (1980) "Under Your Thumb" (1981) "Wedding Bells" (1981)

"Under Your Thumb" is a song written and recorded by the English duo Godley & Creme, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Ismism (1981). The song tells the story of a man who boards a dirty, run-down train carriage to get out of the rain, and is followed on board by a woman who repeatedly cries "Don't wanna be under your thumb forever." To distract himself from her voice, the man picks up an old newspaper that he finds, only to see her photograph beneath the headline, "Woman throws herself from speeding train, identity unknown".

The single, edited from the album version, peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart in October 1981. ^[1] The single features the non-album track "Power Behind the Throne" as its B-side.

Charts

Chart	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [2]	94
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [3]	32
Ireland (IRMA) [4]	7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [5]	13
UK Singles (OCC) [6]	3

References

1. "Godley & Creme | Artist". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2013-09-29.
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. p. 127. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
3. "Godley & Creme - Under Your Thumb – {{{song}}}" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
4. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Under Your Thumb". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
5. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Godley & Creme" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
6. "Godley & Creme: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

External links

• " Under Your Thumb " at Discogs (list of releases)