Mad About You (Belinda Carlisle song)

"Mad About You"
Single by Belinda Carlisle
from the album Belinda[1]
B-side"I Never Wanted a Rich Man"
ReleasedMay 5, 1986 (1986-05-05)
Recorded1985
GenreNew wave, synth-pop
Length3:30
LabelI.R.S.
Songwriter(s)
  • Paula Jean Brown
  • James Whelan
  • Mitchel Young Evans
Producer(s)Michael Lloyd
Belinda Carlisle singles chronology
"Mad About You"
(1986) 		"I Feel the Magic"
(1986)

"Mad About You" is the debut solo single by American singer Belinda Carlisle. It was written by Paula Jean Brown, James Whelan and Mitchel Young Evans, and produced by Michael Lloyd for Carlisle's debut solo album Belinda. The single was released in 1986 as a CD single (one of the first ever marketed), 7-inch single and a 12-inch single. It was her first hit after leaving the Go-Go's, peaking at number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (where it was on the chart for 21 weeks) and at number one on the Canadian Singles Chart.

Just over three weeks before the single was released, Carlisle married Morgan Mason, who appears with Belinda in the video for "Mad About You". The guitar solo on the song was performed by Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran), who also appears in the video.

Paula Jean Brown (who joined the Go-Go’s as bass guitarist following Jane Wiedlin’s departure) co-wrote the song with Jim Whelan, and Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffey sang back-up vocals. "Mad About You" was one of a few songs being considered for the fourth (unrecorded) Go-Go's album. The Go-Go's split, and "Mad About You" and two other songs co-written by Paula Jean Brown ended up on Belinda.[2]

The single's B-side, "I Never Wanted a Rich Man", was also featured on Carlisle's first long playing work (it closed Side 1 on the vinyl edition). The extended version of "Mad About You", originally on the A-side of the 12" single, was then included on the album compact disc re-release by Virgin in 2003.

The song was later included in the jukebox musical Head over Heels that used the Go-Go's music in addition to two of Carlisle's solo tracks. The musical debuted on Broadway in 2018.

Composition

The song is written in the key of A major[3] in common time with a tempo of 144 beats per minute.[4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Leslie Libman, and features Andy Taylor of Duran Duran, and Carlisle's husband Morgan Mason. During one scene she dances to a vinyl LP of Yma Sumac's Mambo!. The outdoor scenes are largely set in or near Palisades Park in Santa Monica, California.

Track listing

7-inch single
  1. "Mad About You" (single mix) — 3:30
  2. "I Never Wanted a Rich Man" — 4:12
12-inch single
  1. "Mad About You" (extended mix) — 5:03
  2. "Mad About You" (single mix) — 3:30
  3. "Mad About You" (instrumental mix) — 3:30

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Mad About You"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[18] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

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  3. ^ "Mad About You by Belinda Carlisle @ Song Key Finder". www.songkeyfinder.com. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "BPM for 'mad about you' by belinda carlisle | songbpm.com". songbpm.com. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 55. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0722." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
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  12. ^ "Belinda Carlisle Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending August 23, 1986". Cash Box. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  14. ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1986". Kent Music Report. December 29, 1986 – via Imgur.
  15. ^ "Top 100 Singles of '86". RPM. Vol. 45, no. 14. December 27, 1986. p. 5. ISSN 0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  16. ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  17. ^ "The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1986 – Top 100 Pop Singles". Cash Box. June 3, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  18. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Belinda Carlisle – Mad About You". Music Canada. September 23, 1986.