Taken In

"Taken In"
Single by Mike + The Mechanics
from the album Mike + The Mechanics
B-side"A Call to Arms"
ReleasedJune 1986[1]
Recorded1985–1986
GenreSoft rock[2]
Length4:17
LabelAtlanticAtlantic 89404
Songwriter(s)Mike Rutherford, Christopher Neil
Producer(s)Christopher Neil
Mike + The Mechanics singles chronology
"All I Need Is a Miracle"
(1986)
"Taken In"
(1986)
"Nobody's Perfect"
(1988)

"Taken In" is a song performed by Mike + The Mechanics. Written by guitarist Mike Rutherford and producer Christopher Neil, it was the third single released in June 1986 from their 1985 self-titled debut album, and the third to become a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[3]

  1. ^ "Great rock discography". p. 324.
  2. ^ "Not Fade Away: Re-evaluating Genesis' 'Invisible Touch' 30 Years Later".
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). Billboard Books. p. 425. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.