A Little Respect

"A Little Respect"
Single by Erasure
from the album The Innocents
B-side
  • "Like Zsa Zsa Zsa Gabor"
  • "Love Is Colder Than Death"
Released19 September 1988 (1988-09-19)[1]
StudioBlackwing, Swanyard (London, England)[2]
Genre
Length3:32
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stephen Hague
Erasure singles chronology
"Chains of Love"
(1988) 		"A Little Respect"
(1988) 		"Stop!"
(1988)
Erasure singles chronology
"Phantom Bride" (2009 Remaster)
(2009) 		"A Little Respect" (HMI Redux)
(2010) 		"When I Start To (Break It All Down)"
(2011)
Music video
"A Little Respect" on YouTube

"A Little Respect" is a song written and recorded by British synth-pop duo Erasure, released in September 1988 by Mute. It was written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell. The lyrics are a plea to a lover to show compassion and respect. The heavily synthesized instrumentation is accentuated by acoustic guitar and Bell's vocal falsetto in the chorus. It was their tenth single and was taken from their third studio album, The Innocents (1988). Known as one of their signature songs, the single reached number four on the UK Singles Chart and was Erasure's second consecutive top-20 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it made number 14, and reached number two on the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart.

There are several remixes of the song. It was originally mixed by Mark Saunders and Phil Legg on the 1988 UK singles, and Justin Strauss for the original US release. In 2006 was remixed by Jadded Alliance for the Future Retro remix compilation sampling some elements of the Justin Strauss' remixes from 1988. In 2009 new remixes appeared; one on the Pop! Remixed UK EP, and one more on the Phantom Bride EP celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Innocents by Wayne G and Alan Allder, the same year, on Erasure's official web site two more mixes appeared for download: one by Glenn Nichols and a dub mix of the Wayne G and Alan Allder mix.

An acoustic version of appears on the Moon & the Sky Plus EP in the UK. And another country acoustic version on the live album On the Road to Nashville.

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