Belinda (song) explained

Belinda
Cover:Eurythmics Belinda.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Eurythmics
Album:In The Garden
B-Side:Heartbeat, Heartbeat
Released:21 August 1981[1]
Recorded:1981
Genre:New wave
Length:3:58
Label:RCA Records
Producer:Conny Plank & Eurythmics
Prev Title:Never Gonna Cry Again
Prev Year:1981
Next Title:This Is the House
Next Year:1982

"Belinda" is a 1981 music recording by the British new wave duo Eurythmics. It was the band's second single, and the second of two singles to be taken from their debut album In the Garden. The song was co-produced by Conny Plank and featured Robert Görl of D.A.F. and members of Can.

Background

The single, which was released only in the UK, was not a commercial success and failed to chart. It received some airplay on BBC Radio 1 and Radio Luxembourg, and spent two weeks as a "breaker" on the Record Business Airplay Guide chart in August 1981.[2] [3] No music video was made for the single.

The B-side, "Heartbeat, Heartbeat" was exclusive to this single, though it was later included on the remastered version of In The Garden in 2005.

Critical reception

Tony Jasper of Music Week noted the song's "pleasurable atmosphere" and "rhythmic nature", which was propelled by a "strong drum propulsion".[4]

Track listing

UK 7"
  1. Belinda (LP Version) – 4:01
  2. Heartbeat Heartbeat (Non-LP Track) – 2:06

Personnel

"Belinda"

"Heartbeat, Heartbeat"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Music Week. 14.
  2. Airplay Guide . . 24 August 1981 . 4 . 23 . 15 . 0144-0691.
  3. Airplay Guide . . 31 August 1981 . 4 . 24 . 19 . 0144-0691.
  4. Jasper . Tony . 5 September 1981 . Select Singles . . 30. 20 September 2024.