Certain Things Are Likely
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"Certain Things Are Likely" is a 1987 single by British synthpop
group Kissing the Pink
. The single was the most successful of three dance chart entries, hitting number one for three weeks. The song also made the Hot 100
, peaking at #97.
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
group Kissing the Pink
Kissing the Pink
Kissing the Pink are a British dance/synth pop group from London, England. Members included Nick Whitecross, John Hall, George Stewart, Josephine Wells, Pete Barnett, Sylvia Griffin, Steve Cusack, and Simon Aldridge.-Career:...
. The single was the most successful of three dance chart entries, hitting number one for three weeks. The song also made the Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, peaking at #97.
In film
- "Certain Things Are Likely" can be heard in the 1987 film, Can't Buy Me LoveCan't Buy Me Love (film)Can't Buy Me Love is a 1987 teen comedy feature film starring Patrick Dempsey and Amanda Peterson in a story about a nerd at a high school in Tucson, Arizona who gives a cheerleader $1,000 to pretend to be his girlfriend for a month. The film was directed by Steve Rash.-Plot:Ronald Miller is a...
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