Read My Lips (Alex Party song) explained

Read My Lips
Cover:Read_My_Lips_(Alex_Party_song).jpg
Type:single
Artist:Alex Party
Album:Alex Party
B-Side:Remix
Released:
  • 1994
  • October 7, 1996
Genre:
Length:
  • 3:42
  • 4:10
Label:Systematic
Producer:
  • Visnadi
  • Alex Natale
Prev Title:Wrap Me Up
Prev Year:1995
Next Title:Simple Things
Next Year:1997

"Read My Lips" is a song recorded by Italian dance music act Alex Party. It was first released as "Read My Lips/Saturday Night Party" on 18 December 1993, where it entered at number 49 in the UK Singles Chart. It remained in the top 100 for 6 weeks before it was re-released on 28 May 1994. This time "Read My Lips" peaked at number 29. It spent 5 weeks in the top 100.

In 1996, the song was released with vocals by singer 'Shanie' Campbell. This version peaked at number 28 on the UK Singles Chart, number 15 on the UK Dance Chart and number 32 in Scotland.[1] On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached 52. Outside Europe the '96 version peaked at number 51 in Australia.

Critical reception

On the 1993 release as "Saturday Night Party", Andy Beevers from Music Week stated, "It kicks off in fine style with an irrepressibly upbeat house track gleaned from the Italian UMM label."[2] James Hamilton from the RM Dance Update described it as a ""tonight it's party time" and "read my lips" prodded, synth stabbed jauntily plinking Italo leaper".[3] On the 1996 version, Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented, "Some of those catchy Italo tunes are just irresistible. After one play you can't get them out of your head and this is definitely one. Originally made by Italian producers, and now remixed by the Dutch BT&T-production-team, this single contains two excellent radio edits."[4]

Track listing

  1. "Read My Lips" (Camp Fridge Party) – 2:55
  2. "Read My Lips" (Saturday Night Party) – 3:42
  3. "Read My Lips" (Sunday Afternoon Party) – 4:48
  4. "Read My Lips" (Rhyme Time Party) – 7:15
  1. "Read My Lips" (Radio Edit) – 4:10
  2. "Read My Lips" (Camp Fridge Party) – 2:55
  3. "Read My Lips" (Sunday Night Party) – 4:57
  4. "Read My Lips" (Ken's Snoop Doggy Doh Mix) – 7:28
  5. "Read My Lips" (Extended Classic) – 5:04

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)49
UK Dance (Music Week)[5] 1
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[6] 7
Chart (1994)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 90
UK Singles (OCC)29
UK Dance (Music Week)[8] 4
Chart (1996)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 51
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[10] 52
Netherlands (Dutch Single Tip)[11] 10
Scotland (OCC)[12] 32
UK Singles (OCC)28
UK Dance (OCC)[13] 15

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alex Party - Read My Lips . Official Charts Company . 2017-04-18.
  2. Andy . Beevers . Market Preview: Dance . . 1993-11-20 . 14 . 2021-04-04 .
  3. James . Hamilton . Dj directory . Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) . 1993-11-27 . 7 . 2021-04-04 . James Hamilton (DJ and journalist).
  4. New Releases: Singles. Music & Media. 1996-09-21. 10. 2018-02-28.
  5. Dance Singles . . 1993-12-18 . 22 . 2021-04-09.
  6. The RM Club Chart. Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 1993-11-20. 4. 2023-05-13.
  7. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 1994-06-11. 12. 2018-03-31.
  8. Dance Singles . . 1994-05-28 . 26 . 2021-04-25.
  9. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. pdf. 11.
  10. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 1996-10-26. 17. 2018-02-28.
  11. Web site: Dutch Single Tip 28/09/1996. Dutch. dutchcharts.nl. 2018-03-31.
  12. Web site: Alex Party - Read My Lips . . 2017-04-18.
  13. Web site: UK Dance Singles Chart Top 40 13 October 1996 - 19 October 1996. . 2018-01-17.

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