Temptation (Heaven 17 song)

"Temptation"
Single by Heaven 17
from the album The Luxury Gap
B-side
  • "We Live So Fast",
  • "Who'll Stop the Rain"
Released8 April 1983[1]
Recorded1983
Genre
Length
  • 3:34 (album version)
  • 3:08 (7-inch version)
  • 4:37 (12-inch version)
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Heaven 17 singles chronology
"Let Me Go"
(1982) 		"Temptation"
(1983) 		"Who'll Stop The Rain"
(1983)
Music video
"Temptation" on YouTube
Alternative cover
1992 re-release: Brothers in Rhythm Remix

"Temptation" is a single by British band Heaven 17 featuring Carol Kenyon, originally released in April 1983 by Virgin Records, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart.[5] This was the second single to be taken from their second album, The Luxury Gap (1983), after "Let Me Go" in November 1982. It was written by Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware, and produced by B.E.F. and Greg Walsh. The music video for the song was directed by Steve Barron. "Temptation" was certified silver by the BPI in May 1983,[1] for sales exceeding 250,000 copies, subsequently listed by the Official Charts Company as the 34th best-selling single of 1983 in the UK.[6]

  1. ^ a b "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for Heaven 17". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  2. ^ Sheffield, Rob (24 February 2023). "The 100 Best Songs of 1983, the Year Pop Went Crazy". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 September 2023. They went on to form the equally brilliant Heaven 17, who crafted synth-pop classics like "Temptation," "Let Me Go," and "We Live So Fast.
  3. ^ Owen, Tom (30 April 2024). "The top 25 greatest 1980s synthpop songs ever". Smooth Radio. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  4. ^ Evans, Richard (6 August 2024). "1983.4". Listening to the Music the Machines Make: Inventing Electronic Pop 1978-1983. Omnibus Press. p. 450. ISBN 978-1-915841-45-2.
  5. ^ "Official Charts > Heaven 17". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Official Top 40 Best Selling Singles of 1983". UK Official Charts.com. The Official UK Charts Company. 19 March 2021.