Sign Your Name

"Sign Your Name"
Single by Terence Trent D'Arby
from the album Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
B-side"Greasy Chicken"
ReleasedDecember 28, 1987 (UK)[1]
May 1988 (US)[2]
Recorded1987
GenreSoul
Length4:37
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Terence Trent D'Arby
Producer(s)Martyn Ware, Terence Trent D'Arby, Howard Gray
Terence Trent D'Arby singles chronology
"Dance Little Sister"
(1987)
"Sign Your Name"
(1987)
"Rain"
(1988)
Music video
"Sign Your Name" on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Number One[3]

"Sign Your Name" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Terence Trent D'Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya), released as the fourth single (third in the US) from his debut album, Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby (1987). The song was an international success, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart in early 1988 and number four on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was remixed by Lee "Scratch" Perry for some European releases. The music video was directed by Vaughan Arnell and was premiered in January 1988.[4] The music video features model Kelly Brennan.[5]

  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 10.
  2. ^ "Great Rock Discography". p. 201.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference numberonemagazine was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Terence Trent d'Arby – "Sign your name"". www.mvdbase.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2005. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Sign your name - Terence Trent D'Arby - 80sneverend". www.80sneverend.com. Retrieved 1 September 2022.