| "Searchin' (I Gotta Find a Man)" | ||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Searchin%27_by_Hazell_Dean.jpg) UK & French picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by Hazell Dean | ||||
| from the album Heart First | ||||
| Released | 20 June 1983 20 April 1984 (reissue) | |||
| Recorded | February 1983 | |||
| Studio | Scorpio Sound | |||
| Genre | Hi-NRG[1] | |||
| Length | 3:38 | |||
| Label | Proto | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ian Anthony Stephens | |||
| Producer(s) | Ian Anthony Stephens | |||
| Hazell Dean singles chronology | ||||
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| Hazell Dean singles chronology | ||||
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"Searchin' (I Gotta Find a Man)" is a song written and produced by Ian Anthony Stephens and recorded by British singer Hazell Dean in 1983. It became a top-ten hit on the UK Singles Chart and US Dance Club Songs chart. It was covered in 2007 by Australian girl group Young Divas.
The single was initially released in 1983 and peaked at number seventy-six in the UK Singles Chart. The song became a popular dance track, particularly so in gay clubs. After hitting the U.S. Dance charts, where it peaked at number eight,[2] it was re-issued in the UK in 1984 and managed to reach number six in the UK Singles Chart, becoming one of her most successful singles to date.[3] The song was later included on her album Heart First.
- ^ Arena, James (2013). First Ladies of Disco: 32 Stars Discuss the Era and Their Singing Careers. McFarland. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-7864-7581-0.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 24.
- ^ polyhex.com UK Singles Chart runs Retrieved 24 February 2007