Satisfied (Richard Marx song)

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"Satisfied"
File:Richard Marx - Satisfied.jpeg
Single by Richard Marx
from the album Repeat Offender
B-side"Should've Known Better (Live)"
ReleasedApril 1989
GenreDance-rock
Length4:12 (album version)
3:58 (single version)
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Richard Marx
Producer(s)
Richard Marx singles chronology
"Have Mercy"
(1988) 		"Satisfied"
(1989) 		"Right Here Waiting"
(1989)

"Satisfied" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Richard Marx for his second album, Repeat Offender. It was Richard's second of three consecutive number-ones on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

Critical reception

In an ironic review on 10 June 1989, Betty Page, observer of British music newspaper Record Mirror, wondered along with readers why Richard Marx, with all the traits and skills of Bryan Adams, did not become as popular.[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Richard Marx.

  1. "Satisfied" – 3:58
  2. "Should've Known Better" [Live] – 4:57

Track 1 produced by Richard Marx and David Cole.
Track 2 produced by Humberto Gatica.

Charts

"Satisfied" was the lead single from Richard Marx's highly anticipated second album, Repeat Offender. Heavy radio, video and retail attention led to the single's #39 debut on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, during the week of May 6, 1989. The single steadily climbed to the top, reaching the #1 spot the week of June 24, 1989. "Satisfied" was the first of five Top 15 singles from Marx's second studio album, which kept the artist on the singles chart consecutively for well over a year during 1989 and 1990.

Weekly charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 20
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 25
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 52
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 1
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 5
West Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 42

Year-end charts

Chart (1989) Position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 64
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] 32
United States (Billboard)[10][11] 54

Credits

References

  1. ^ Page, Betty (10 June 1989). "Review: Richard Marx — Satisfied" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 30. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022 – via World Radio History.
  2. ^ "Richard Marx – Satisfied". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6367." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  4. ^ "Richard Marx – Satisfied" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  6. ^ "Richard Marx Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Richard Marx – Satisfied". GfK Entertainment charts.
  8. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 178.
  9. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 8, December 23, 1989". RPM. December 23, 1999. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  10. ^ "1989 The Year in Music: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 101 (51): Y-22. December 23, 1989.
  11. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1989".

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