Louise (The Human League song)

"Louise"
Single by the Human League
from the album Hysteria
B-side"The Sign"
Released5 November 1984
Recorded1983–1984
StudioAIR
Length4:54
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Human League singles chronology
"Life on Your Own"
(1984)
"Louise"
(1984)
"Human"
(1986)
Music video
"Louise" on YouTube

"Louise" is a song by English synth-pop band the Human League. It was released as a single in the UK on 5 November 1984[1] and peaked at number thirteen in the UK Singles Chart. It was written jointly by lead singer Philip Oakey with fellow band members Jo Callis and Philip Adrian Wright. The song features a lead vocal by Oakey and female vocals by Susan Ann Sulley and Joanne Catherall, analogue synthesizers by Philip Oakey, Jo Callis, Philip Adrian Wright and Ian Burden. The producers were Chris Thomas and Hugh Padgham. Although enjoying modest success when released as a single, it appeared on Melody Maker’s list of 50 top singles of 1984.

  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 48.