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For other uses see Respectable (disambiguation)
Respectable (disambiguation)

Respectable may refer to*Having significant social status*Respectable , 1978 single*Respectable , 1987 single*Respectable , by The Isley Brothers...
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"Respectable" was a UK number one single for one week in March 1987 for Mel and Kim
Mel and Kim

Mel and Kim were an British people musical act that achieved success in the late 1980s....
. Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman

Stock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a United Kingdom songwriter and record producer trio who had great success during the mid-late 1980s and early 1990s with many of their productions....
 it was the team's second number one. It was also number one in New Zealand
List of Number 1 singles in 1987 (NZ)

This is a list of Number 1 hit single in 1987 in New Zealand, starting with the first chart dated, 16 January 1987....
 for five weeks spanning July and August, and in Germany, Switzerland, and The Netherlands. The song was sampled in Pop Will Eat Itself
Pop Will Eat Itself

Pop Will Eat Itself were an England band formed in Stourbridge, with band members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country....
's song, "Hit the Hi-Tech Groove" on their 1987 album Box Frenzy
Box Frenzy

Box Frenzy is the debut album of the industrial group Pop Will Eat Itself. It was released in 1987 by Chapter 22 Records in the UK and Rough Trade Records in the US, and re-released in 2003 with bonus tracks by Castle Records....
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A memorable feature of the song is the electronically-created "stutter" on the first line of the chorus, "Tay-tay-tay-ay-tay-ay, T-t-t-t-t-tay-ay-ta-ay, Take or leave us...".

ingle
  1. "Respectable" — 3:21
  2. "Respectable" (instrumental) — 4:05
12" maxi
  1. "Respectable" (the tabloid mix) — 7:53
  2. "Respectable" (7" version) — 3:20
  3. "Respectable" (extra beats version) — 8:08


Other 12" versions were subtitled "Club Mix" and "Shop Mix", each of which had the same 7" and extra beats versions on their respective B sides.






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For other uses see Respectable (disambiguation)
Respectable (disambiguation)

Respectable may refer to*Having significant social status*Respectable , 1978 single*Respectable , 1987 single*Respectable , by The Isley Brothers...
.


"Respectable" was a UK number one single for one week in March 1987 for Mel and Kim
Mel and Kim

Mel and Kim were an British people musical act that achieved success in the late 1980s....
. Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman

Stock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a United Kingdom songwriter and record producer trio who had great success during the mid-late 1980s and early 1990s with many of their productions....
 it was the team's second number one. It was also number one in New Zealand
List of Number 1 singles in 1987 (NZ)

This is a list of Number 1 hit single in 1987 in New Zealand, starting with the first chart dated, 16 January 1987....
 for five weeks spanning July and August, and in Germany, Switzerland, and The Netherlands. The song was sampled in Pop Will Eat Itself
Pop Will Eat Itself

Pop Will Eat Itself were an England band formed in Stourbridge, with band members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country....
's song, "Hit the Hi-Tech Groove" on their 1987 album Box Frenzy
Box Frenzy

Box Frenzy is the debut album of the industrial group Pop Will Eat Itself. It was released in 1987 by Chapter 22 Records in the UK and Rough Trade Records in the US, and re-released in 2003 with bonus tracks by Castle Records....
.

A memorable feature of the song is the electronically-created "stutter" on the first line of the chorus, "Tay-tay-tay-ay-tay-ay, T-t-t-t-t-tay-ay-ta-ay, Take or leave us...".

Track listings

7" single
  1. "Respectable" — 3:21
  2. "Respectable" (instrumental) — 4:05
12" maxi
  1. "Respectable" (the tabloid mix) — 7:53
  2. "Respectable" (7" version) — 3:20
  3. "Respectable" (extra beats version) — 8:08


Other 12" versions were subtitled "Club Mix" and "Shop Mix", each of which had the same 7" and extra beats versions on their respective B sides. The "tabloid mix" focused not on the familiar "Tay tay" hook but on repeating the line "give us the the music".

Cover version

Girlband Girls@Play
Girls@Play

Girls@Play were a United Kingdom five-piece girl group, consisting of Vicky Dowdall, Lisa-Jayne White, Rita Simons, Lynsey Shaw and Shelley Nash....
 released a version of "Respectable" which reached the UK singles chart at number 28.

Certifications

CountryCertificationDateSales certified
NetherlandsGold198740,000
UKGoldApril 1, 1987400,000


Charts

Chart (1987)Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart1
Austrian Singles Chart7
Dutch Singles Chart1
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles1
French SNEP Singles Chart14
German Singles Chart1
Irish Singles Chart2
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart1
Norwegian Singles Chart2
Swedish Singles Chart5
Swiss Singles Chart1
UK Singles Chart1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play1
End of year chart (1987)Position
Swiss Singles Chart15