| Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough) | |
| Cover: | Jimmy Somerville-Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough).jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Jimmy Somerville |
| Album: | Read My Lips |
| Released: | 1989 |
| Genre: | Pop, synthpop |
| Label: | London Recordings |
| Producer: | Pascal Gabriel |
| Prev Title: | You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) |
| Prev Year: | 1990 |
| Next Title: | To Love Somebody |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
"Read My Lips" is a song written and performed by Scottish singer-songwriter Jimmy Somerville (formerly of the bands Bronski Beat and The Communards) from his 1989 début solo album Read My Lips. The song discusses the need for increased funding to fight HIV/AIDS.
Released in 1990 as Somerville's third solo single from the album Read My Lips, the song didn't chart as well as the previous single, "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)", a cover of the Sylvester original, which hit number 5 earlier the same year. However, it did chart inside the Top 40, peaking at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart, and was featured on Now That's What I Call Music! volume 17.[1]
David Giles, reviewer for Music Week magazine, deemed "Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)" was "a better bet for a single" than "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)", adding that the song has "lots of airy keyboard sounds drifting around and generally detracting from the dynamic Hi-NRG pulse of the original", but concluded that he has "still hit material though".[2] Tim Jeffery of Record Mirror stated it has "a subtle melody with right-on lyrics... Quite rousing in an offbeat way, but somehow it just doesn't quite hit the mark".[3]
| Chart (1990) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] | 38 | |
| Europe (European Airplay Top 50)[5] | 20 | |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] | 64 | |
| France (SNEP)[7] | 29 | |
| Ireland (IRMA)[8] | 13 | |
| UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 26 | |
| UK Dance (Music Week)[10] | 31 | |
| West Germany (Official German Charts)[11] | 57 |