Hysteria (The Human League album)

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Hysteria
The Human League - Hysteria.png
Studio album by
the Human League
Released7 May 1984 (1984-05-07)
Studio Air and Townhouse (both London)
Genre Synth-pop
Length39:59
Label Virgin
Producer
The Human League chronology
Fascination!
(1983)		Hysteria
(1984)		 Crash
(1986)
Singles from Hysteria
  1. "The Lebanon"
    Released: 24 April 1984
  2. "Life on Your Own"
    Released: 18 June 1984
  3. "Louise"
    Released: 5 November 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Calgary Herald E [2]
Number One 4/5 [3]
The Philadelphia Inquirer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Smash Hits 5/10 [8]
The Village Voice C [9]
Windsor Star C+ [10]

Hysteria is the fourth studio album by the English synth-pop band the Human League, released on 7 May 1984 by Virgin Records. [11] Following the worldwide success of their previous studio album Dare (1981), the band struggled to make a successful follow-up and the sessions for Hysteria were fraught with problems. The album title itself is taken from the problematic recording period. [12] Producers Martin Rushent and Chris Thomas both left the project which would eventually be finished by producer Hugh Padgham.

Contents

Hysteria attained relatively lacklustre success in comparison to its multi-platinum predecessor. Three singles from the album reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart, and "The Lebanon" was the only single to chart in the United States, peaking at number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), denoting shipments in excess of 100,000 copies.

In 2005, Hysteria was remastered and reissued with B-sides and extended mixes as bonus tracks.

The song "Rock Me Again and Again and Again and Again and Again and Again (Six Times)" is a cover version of a 1973 song by Lyn Collins and James Brown. "I Love You Too Much" is a substantially remixed version from the EP Fascination! (1983) and "Don't You Know I Want You" is a reworked version of the instrumental B-side "Total Panic!" that appeared on the "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" single in 1983.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "I'm Coming Back" (Philip Oakey, Philip Adrian Wright) – 4:07
  2. "I Love You Too Much" (Ian C. Burden, Jo Callis, Wright) – 3:26
  3. "Rock Me Again and Again and Again and Again and Again and Again (Six Times)" (Lee Austin, James Brown) – 3:32
  4. "Louise" (Callis, Oakey, Wright) – 4:55
  5. "The Lebanon" (Callis, Oakey) – 5:03

Side two

  2. "Betrayed" (Oakey, Wright) – 4:02
  3. "The Sign" (Burden, Callis, Oakey) – 3:46
  4. "So Hurt" (Burden, Oakey) – 3:53
  5. "Life on Your Own" (Callis, Oakey, Wright) – 4:06
  6. "Don't You Know I Want You" (Burden, Callis, Oakey) – 3:09

2005 CD bonus tracks

  2. "Thirteen" (from "The Lebanon" 12-inch single, and 7" B-side)
  3. "The World Tonight" (from "Life on Your Own" 12-inch single, and 7" B-side)
  4. "The Lebanon" (extended version)
  5. "Life on Your Own" (extended version)
  6. "The Sign" (extended version)

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Hysteria. [13]

Musicians

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Hysteria
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [25] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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