Satisfied (Richard Marx song)

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"Satisfied"
Richard Marx - Satisfied.jpeg
Single by Richard Marx
from the album Repeat Offender
B-side "Should've Known Better" (live)
ReleasedApril 1989
Genre Pop rock [1]
Length
  • 4:12 (album version)
  • 3:58 (single version)
Label EMI USA
Songwriter(s) Richard Marx
Producer(s)
Richard Marx singles chronology
"Hold On to the Nights"
(1988)
"Satisfied"
(1989)
"Right Here Waiting"
(1989)

"Satisfied" is a song by American singer-songwriter Richard Marx, released as the lead single from his second album, Repeat Offender (1989). It was Marx's second of three consecutive number-one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and became a top-20 hit in Australia and Canada.

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Critical reception

In an ironic review on June 10, 1989, Betty Page, observer of British music newspaper Record Mirror , wondered along with readers why Richard Marx, with all the traits and skills of Bryan Adams, did not become as popular. [2]

Chart performance

"Satisfied" served as the lead single from Richard Marx's second album, Repeat Offender . Heavy radio, video and retail attention led to the single's number-39 debut on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart during the week of May 6, 1989. The single steadily climbed to the top, reaching number one on the week of June 24, 1989.

Track listing

All songs were written by Richard Marx.

US 7-inch and cassette single [3] [4]

  1. "Satisfied" (LP version) – 3:58
  2. "Should've Known Better" (live) – 4:57

Personnel

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesApril 1989
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • cassette
EMI USA
JapanApril 26, 1989Mini-CD [18]
United KingdomJune 5, 1989
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
[19]

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