Choose Me (Rescue Me)

"Choose Me (Rescue Me)"
Single by Loose Ends
from the album A Little Spice[2]
B-side"Choose Me (Rescue Me) (Dub Mix)"
ReleasedJune 1984 (UK)[1]
Recorded1984
GenreR&B
Length3:35
LabelVirgin Records
Songwriter(s)Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene, Steve Nichol
Producer(s)Nick Martinelli
Loose Ends singles chronology
"Emergency (Dial 999)"
(1984) 		"Choose Me (Rescue Me)"
(1984) 		"Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)"
(1985)

"Choose Me (Rescue Me)" is the sixth single by the English R&B band, Loose Ends from their first studio album, A Little Spice, and was released in 1984 by Virgin Records. The song reached number 59 in the UK Charts.[1][3]

Track listing

7” Single: VS697

  1. "Choose Me (Rescue Me)" 3.35
  2. "Choose Me (Rescue Me) (Dub Mix)" 4.35


12” Single: VS697-12

  1. "Choose Me (Rescue Me) (Extended Remix)" 5.56
  2. "Choose Me (Rescue Me) (Dub Mix)" 5.30


2nd 12” Single: VS697-12 - limited edition with bonus 12"

  1. "Choose Me (Rescue Me) (Extended Remix)" 5.56
  2. "Choose Me (Rescue Me) (Dub Mix)" 5.30
  3. "In The Sky (Remix)"
  4. "Mastermind Turntable Mix" - mixed by Nick Martinelli containing a medley of the tracks 'Tell Me What You Want' and 'Emergency (Dial 999)'.


U.S. only 12” Single: MCA23581 *

  1. "Choose Me (Rescue Me) (Dance Version)" 7.06
  2. "Choose Me (Rescue Me) (Dub Version)" 6.43
  • These two mixes are both exclusive to this U.S. release. They're different to the ones released in the UK and Europe.

Chart performance

Chart (1984–85) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[1] 59
US "Billboard" Hot Dance Disco-Club Play[4] 25
US Billboard Hot Black Singles[5] 47

References

  1. ^ a b c "LOOSE ENDS - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  3. ^ McAleer, Dave; Gregory, Andy; White, Matthew (November 15, 2010). The Virgin Book of British Hit Singles, Volume 2. Random House. p. 284. ISBN 9780753522455. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 158.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 359.