| Never Trust a Stranger | |
| Cover: | Never trust a Stranger - Kim Wilde.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Kim Wilde |
| Album: | Close |
| B-Side: | Wotcha Gonna Do |
| Released: | 19 September 1988[1] |
| Genre: | |
| Length: | 4:05 |
| Label: | MCA - KIM 9 |
| Producer: | Ricki Wilde |
| Prev Title: | You Came |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Next Title: | Four Letter Word |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
"Never Trust a Stranger" is a song by English singer-songwriter Kim Wilde, released as the third single from her sixth album, Close (1988). Remixed from the original album track by her brother, producer Ricki Wilde, it was released in the autumn of 1988 by MCA and KIM 9 following the best-selling hit "You Came" and several European tour dates supporting Michael Jackson. It became another big hit in Europe, peaking within the top 10 in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland and United Kingdom. An extended version of the single remix was released on the 12" and CD-single formats, and a different remix ('Sanjazz") was released in the UK on an alternative 12" single.
Jack Barron from NME wrote, "Kim Wilde, meanwhile, has done the unthinkable and cross-fertilised Blondie with Ultravox thus producing an empty Box and spoiling her run of sparkling singles."[2]
Note: Also available in gatefold sleeve (MCA / KIMSG9)
Note: Also available on CD (MCA / DKIM9)
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Denmark (IFPI)[3] | 2 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] | 4 |
| Chart (1988) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[5] | 97 | |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] | 80 | |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] | 80 |
Spanish singer Mónica Naranjo released a Spanish language version titled "Hoy No (Never Trust a Stranger)" on her 2020 EP Mes Excentricités Vol. 2: Les Quatre Saisons.