So Many Men – So Little Time Explained

So Many Men, So Little Time
Cover:SoManyMen.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Miquel Brown
Album:Manpower
B-Side:So Many Men, So Little Time (Instrumental)
Genre:Hi-NRG
Length:3:57
8:12 (12" and album version)
Label:Polydor Records
Producer:Ian Levine, Fiachra Trench

"So Many Men – So Little Time",[1] or "So Many Men, So Little Time",[2] is a song by Canadian singer Miquel Brown, which was a hit in 1983.

Lyrics

It is a song about "a woman sleeping with countless men and waking in the morning unaware of the name of the person sharing her bed".[3]

History

Ian Levine and Fiachra Trench wrote this song specifically for the London gay club Heaven, where Levine worked as a DJ.[4]

Levine remembers:The song, along with Evelyn Thomas' "High Energy", played an important role in the evolution of disco into hi-NRG.[5] [6]

Cover

In 1999, the Danish musical duo Me & My covered the song in their second album Let the Love Go On.[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1983)Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[8] 94
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 8
France (IFOP)[10] 51
Paraguay (La Opinion)[11] 2

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jörg Amtage. Matthias Müller. Jörg Amtage und Matthias Müller präsentieren Alle Hits aus Deutschlands Charts 1954-2003. 2003. Pro Business. 978-3-937343-20-4.
  2. Book: Joel Whitburn's Music Yearbook. 1983. Record Research Incorporated. 978-0-89820-052-2.
  3. Book: Tom Bower. Sweet Revenge: Updated Edition. 10 September 2012. Faber & Faber. 978-0-571-29938-6. 34–.
  4. Book: Peter Shapiro. Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco. 23 June 2015. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 978-1-4668-9412-9. 101–.
  5. Book: James Arena. First Ladies of Disco: 32 Stars Discuss the Era and Their Singing Careers. 5 July 2013. McFarland. 978-1-4766-0332-2. 72–.
  6. Book: Bob Stanley. Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. 13 September 2013. Faber & Faber. 978-0-571-28198-5. 574–.
  7. https://www.discogs.com/release/635652-Me-My-Let-The-Love-Go-On
  8. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

    . David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 46.

  9. Book: Pennanen, Timo. Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021. 2021. Miguel Brown. 39. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. Helsinki. 13 June 2024. Finnish.
  10. Web site: InfoDisc : Accès direct à ces Artistes > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste . fr . PHP . infodisc.fr . 13 June 2024.
  11. News: Éxitos mundiales de actualidad. La Opinión (Los Angeles). es. 13 June 2024. 30 September 1983. 15.
  12. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1983. Ultratop. 29 July 2021.