| "Obsession" | ||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Obsession_Animotion.jpg) U.S. 7-inch vinyl | ||||
| Single by Animotion | ||||
| from the album Animotion | ||||
| B-side | "Turn Around" | |||
| Released | October 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 5:34 (album version) 3:58 (single/video version) | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | John Ryan | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Obsession" on YouTube | ||||
"Obsession" is a 1983 song by Holly Knight and Michael Des Barres, covered in 1984 by American synth-pop band Animotion. The song hit number six in the United States, and number five in the United Kingdom in June 1985, helped by a distinctive video that MTV played frequently. "Obsession" also hit the top 40 on the US dance chart, twice: once in 1984 (the single reached No. 35 the week ending November 24);[4] then in 1986, as a double-sided hit, along with the track "I Engineer".
- ^ "Synthpop, hip-hop and 'dude rock': A brief history of Canadian campaign songs". Cbc.ca. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "80's New Wave: New Wave Dance - Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via AllMusic.
- ^ The 12-inch single entered the Billboard Dance charts the week ending October 27, 1984.