Valentine (T'Pau song)

"Valentine"
Single by T'Pau
from the album Bridge of Spies
B-side"Giving My Love Away"
Released18 January 1988[1]
Recorded1987
GenrePop rock
Length3:53
LabelSiren Records, Virgin Records
Songwriter(s)Ronnie Rogers, Carol Decker
Producer(s)Roy Thomas Baker
T'Pau singles chronology
"Bridge of Spies"
(1988) 		"Valentine"
(1988) 		"Sex Talk (Live)"
(1988)

"Valentine" is a song by British band T'Pau, which was released in 1988 as the fifth single from their debut studio album Bridge of Spies. It was written by Ronnie Rogers and Carol Decker, and produced by Roy Thomas Baker.[2] It reached No. 9 in the UK and remained on the charts for eight weeks.[3]

A promotional video was filmed to promote the single, directed by Brian Grant.[4][5] The single's B-side, "Giving My Love Away", was exclusive to the single.[6] For the 12" vinyl and CD versions of the single, a bonus cover version of "I'm a Believer" was included, which featured Rogers on lead vocal.[7]

Speaking to Songfacts in 2015, Decker revealed of the song: "I wrote it about an ex of mine. We would bump into each other after we split and he'd moved on and had a nice girlfriend. We'd smile and say "Hi," but I was still crazy about him so I always had to hide how I felt, and be cool and casual."[8]

In 1993, the song re-entered the charts and reached No. 53 when it was re-issued to promote the compilation Heart and Soul – The Very Best of T'Pau.[3]

When the parent album, Bridge of Spies, was released in 1987, the inner sleeve incorrectly contained the lyrics to the substantially different demo of "Valentine", instead of the eventual recorded version included on the album and released as a single.

  1. ^ "Releases". Record Mirror. 9 January 1988. p. 12.
  2. ^ "T'Pau – Valentine / Giving My Love Away – Siren – UK – SRN 69". 45cat. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b "T'PAU | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  4. ^ "T'Pau – "Valentine"". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. ^ "T'Pau – Valentine". 1 September 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2018 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ "T'Pau – Valentine (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  7. ^ "T'Pau – Valentine (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. 29 October 1987. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  8. ^ "Carol Decker of T'Pau : Songwriter Interviews". Songfacts. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2018.