Take Care of Yourself explained

Take Care of Yourself
Cover:Take care of yourself cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Level 42
Album:Level Best
Released:16 October 1989
Genre:Jazz-funk
Label:Polydor
Producer:Level 42
Prev Title:Tracie
Prev Year:1989
Next Title:Guaranteed
Next Year:1991

"Take Care of Yourself" is a song by English jazz-funk band Level 42, released on the compilation album Level Best in 1989. It was the last song recorded with guitarist Alan Murphy, who died on 19 October 1989, three days after the single was issued. The music video is a retrospective of rock styles from the 1960s through to the '80s, and features (for that time) state-of-the-art animation. In some ways it is reminiscent of the video "We Close Our Eyes" by Go West. Mike Lindup, Gary Husband and Mark King appear several times dressed as hippies, punks and heavy metal musicians. Murphy did not appear in this video, but does appear in a video alongside King, Lindup and Husband recorded for RTL Veronique a few days before his death.

Track listing

  1. "Take Care of Yourself" – 4:35
    Producer – Level 42
    Writer – M. King
  2. "Silence" (live) – 5:00
    Producer – Julian Mendelsohn, Level 42, Wally Badarou
    Writer – M. Lindup
  3. "Man" (live) – 7:07
    Producer – Julian Mendelsohn, Level 42, Wally Badarou
    Writer – R. Gould, M. King, W. Badarou

Personnel