Sex (I'm A...)
"Sex (I'm A...)" | ||||
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File:Berlin Sex (I'm A...).jpg | ||||
Single by Berlin | ||||
from the album Pleasure Victim | ||||
B-side | "Tell Me Why" | |||
Released | February 1983 | |||
Recorded | 1982, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Post-disco[1] | |||
Length | 3:30 | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Daniel R. Van Patten | |||
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"Sex (I'm A...)" is a song by American new wave band Berlin from their second studio album, Pleasure Victim (1982). The song was co-written by group members John Crawford, Terri Nunn and David Diamond and sung as a duet by Crawford and Nunn.
Released as the album's second single in February 1983,[2] the single, influenced by Donna Summer's seminal "I Feel Love", became a cult hit on American radio and brought the group into the mainstream. Despite the significant attention, the song's racy lyrics resulted in its being banned from several radio stations.[3] The single peaked at No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in late March and early April 1983.[4][5] The song was also the first single release from the band's new label, Geffen Records.
According to disc jockey Richard Blade, the song's lyrics referenced his relationship with Nunn.[6] Her mother Joy made an appearance in the music video.[7]
Cover versions
Canadian electroclash musician Peaches covered the song as a bonus track for her albums The Teaches of Peaches and Fatherfucker.[citation needed]
Australian producer/DJ Mike Felks released a cover of the song in 2009, featuring Annemarie.[8]
Lovage released a cover in 2001 on their album Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By[9]
Track listing
- "Sex (I'm A...)" - 5:08
- "Tell Me Why" - 3:50
Charts
Weekly charts
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References
- ^ "Berlin Radio - Listen to Berlin, Free on Pandora Internet Radio". Pandora.com. 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ^ "Berlin - Sex (I'm A...) / Tell Me Why - Geffen - USA - 7-29747". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ^ "Berlin Radio - Listen to Berlin, Free on Pandora Internet Radio". Pandora.com. 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ^ "Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. 1983-03-26. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ^ "Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. 1983-04-02. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ^ "Richard Blade's New Book Is a Trip Through KROQ's '80s Glory Days". LA Weekly. 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
- ^ Berlin: Intimate DVD (2003). Quote -
Terri Nunn: "...made an appearance in Berlin's Sex video ...my mother, Joy." (see mv: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vczkEKWiwKg&t=3m24s) - ^ "Sex I'm A, Mike Felks featuring Annemarie". Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "365 Days of Mike Patton: "Sex (I'm A)," Lovage (2001)". 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6281." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ "Berlin – Sex (I'm A...)". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- ^ "Berlin Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "Berlin Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "Berlin Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "The Top Singles of 1983". RPM. Vol. 39, no. 17. December 24, 1983. p. 10. ISSN 0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "Talent Almanac 1984 – Top Dance/Disco Singles/Albums" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 52. December 24, 1983. p. TA-26. ISSN 0006-2510 – via World Radio History.
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