Cuddly Toy (song)

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"Cuddly Toy"
Single by Roachford
from the album Roachford
B-side"Lions Den"
ReleasedMay 1988
StudioCBS Recording (London, England)
Length3:45
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)Andrew Roachford
Producer(s)
  • Michael H. Brauer
  • Andrew Roachford
  • Fayney
Roachford singles chronology
"Family Man"
(1988) 		"Cuddly Toy"
(1988) 		"Find Me Another Love"
(1988)
Music video
"Cuddly Toy" on YouTube

"Cuddly Toy" is a song by British band Roachford. It was the second single taken from their self-titled debut studio album, and was their first chart hit single. It was recorded at CBS Recording Studios, Whitfield Street, London over a three-day period between Saturday 19 March and Monday 21 March 1988. The drums were recorded in Studio 1, with the rest of the instruments recorded in Studio 2. The studio engineer was Richard Hollywood. The song was produced by Michael H. Brauer, Andrew Roachford and Fayney. It was mixed at a later date by Michael H. Brauer.

Background

Roachford hadn't initially intended to record or release "Cuddly Toy"; the lyrics and song were considered a band in-joke. Roachford's record label, however, had noticed the song and asked the band if they would record it for their upcoming album.[1] In an interview, Andrew Roachford recalled:

...my album was already finished, and [the label] said "What's this song you keep playing at the end of the set?"... and I remember the A&R guy saying "We love this song, but you can't seriously call it 'Cuddly Toy', and I went "Well if I can't call it that, I would never want to record it, because that's part of what it is", and in the end they kind of went "OK, you can call it that, but now it's never going to be a hit", and they were wrong."[1]

Chart performance

"Cuddly Toy" was first released in May 1988 and peaked inside the UK Singles Chart at number 61, spending four weeks inside the UK top 75. In January 1989, the song was re-released and became the band's biggest hit, peaking at number four and spending a further nine weeks inside the top 75.[2] The song was also the group's biggest hit in the United States, where it was re-titled "Cuddly Toy (Feel for Me)", peaking at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1989.[3] In Australia, "Cuddly Toy" peaked at number 73 on the ARIA Singles Chart in December 1988.[4]

Formats and track listings

Original release (CBS ROA 2)

CD single[5][6]

  1. "Cuddly Toy" - 3:45
  2. "Cuddly Toy" (Extended Mix) - 5:50
  3. "Cuddly Toy" (The Feel For Me Mix) - 4:14
  4. "Lions Den" - 3:37

7-inch vinyl[7]

  1. "Cuddly Toy" - 3:45
  2. "Lions Den" - 3:37

12-inch vinyl[8]

  1. "Cuddly Toy" (Extended Mix) - 5:50
  2. "Lions Den" - 3:37
  3. "Cuddly Toy" (Live at Strathclyde University 27.2.88) - 7:06

Remix 12-inch vinyl[9]

  1. "Cuddly Toy" (X-Rated Acid Toy Mix) - 7:21
  2. "Cuddly Toy" - 3:45
  3. "Lions Den" - 3:37

Re-release (CBS ROA 4)

7-inch vinyl[10]

  1. "Cuddly Toy" - 3:45
  2. "Lions Den" - 3:37

12-inch vinyl[11]

  1. "Cuddly Toy" - 3:45
  2. "Lions Den" - 3:37
  3. "Nobody But You" (Live) - 5:12
  4. "Family Man" (Live)

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Beverley Knight version

"Cuddly Toy"
Single by Beverley Knight
from the album Soul UK
Released28 August 2011
Length
  • 3:56 (album version)
  • 2:50 (radio version)
LabelHurricane
Songwriter(s)Andrew Roachford
Producer(s)Martin Terefe
Beverley Knight singles chronology
"Mama Used to Say"
(2011) 		"Cuddly Toy"
(2011) 		"One More Try"
(2011)

British singer Beverley Knight covered "Cuddly Toy" and released it as the second single release from her seventh studio album Soul UK, a tribute to UK soul artists. It was released in the UK on 28 August 2011. The B-side is a radio edit of Knight's cover of "Apparently Nothin'", the original of which also appears on Soul UK.

Knight's version of "Cuddly Toy" was added to the Radio 2 Playlist, entering the B-list, one list higher than previous single "Mama Used to Say".[22] Knight gave her first television performance of "Cuddly Toy" on The Rob Brydon Show on 29 July 2011.[23]

Background

Knight said of "Cuddly Toy" that "Roachford showed a cynical British media that British soul could also be fused with a rockier sound and not only work, but be a global hit. This, as well as many of his songs, influenced my own writing style." She also spoke of the B-side "Apparently Nothin'" by saying "This was one of those moments when the clubs successfully educated radio on what they should be championing, and the public "got" it, and it was a smash. I was one of that buying public. Lyrically this is sheer brilliance and relevant for every generation."[24]

Track listing

Digital download[25]

  1. "Cuddly Toy" (Radio Version) - 2:50
  2. "Apparently Nothin'" (featuring Glen Scott) (Radio Version) - 3:13
  3. "Apparently Nothin'" (Neil Thompson's Regrooved Mix) - 7:15
  4. "Cuddly Toy" (eSquire Club Mix) - 6:09

iTunes digital download[26]

  1. "Cuddly Toy" (Radio Version) - 2:50
  2. "Apparently Nothin'" (featuring Glen Scott) (Radio Version) - 3:13
  3. "Cuddly Toy" (Cutmore Club Mix) - 7:16
  4. "Cuddly Toy" (Dave Doyle Club Mix) - 6:09
  5. "Cuddly Toy" (Dave Doyle Radio Edit) - 3:04

Release history

Region Date Format
United Kingdom 28 August 2011 Digital download

Other versions

Gary Barlow recorded a cover of the song for the B-side of his 1997 single "Love Won't Wait".

References

  1. ^ a b "Episode 178 – Roachford". Sodajerker. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. 10 June 1989. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b "The ARIA Report issue 223, week ending 22nd May, 1994: Chartifacts column". ARIA. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  5. ^ discogs (1988). "Roachford - Cuddly Toy (CD) at Discogs". discogs. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  6. ^ discogs (1988). "Images for Roachford - Cuddly Toy". discogs. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  7. ^ discogs (1988). "Roachford - Cuddly Toy (7" Vinyl) at Discogs". discogs. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  8. ^ discogs (1988). "Roachford - Cuddly Toy (12" Vinyl) at Discogs". discogs. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  9. ^ discogs (1988). "Roachford - Cuddly Toy (X-Rated Acid Toy Mix) (Vinyl) at Discogs". discogs. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  10. ^ discogs (1989). "Roachford - Cuddly Toy (7" Vinyl) at Discogs". discogs. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  11. ^ discogs (1989). "Roachford - Cuddly Toy (X-Rated Acid Toy Mix) (Vinyl) at Discogs". discogs. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  12. ^ "Roachford – Cuddly Toy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6367." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 6. 11 February 1989. p. 18.
  15. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Cuddly Toy". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 11, 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Roachford – Cuddly Toy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. 17 June 1989. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Roachford – Cuddly Toy" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Year End Singles". Record Mirror. 27 January 1990. p. 44.
  21. ^ "British single certifications – Roachford – Cuddly Toy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  22. ^ BBC Radio 2 (6 August 2011). "BBC Radio 2 Playlist". BBC. Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  23. ^ "BBC - BBC Two Programmes - The Rob Brydon Show, Series 2, Episode 2". BBC. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  24. ^ BeverleyKnight.com (24 May 2011). "Biog – Beverley Knight". Hurricane Records. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  25. ^ Amazon.co.uk (28 August 2011). "Cuddly Toy: Beverley Knight: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  26. ^ iTunes UK (28 August 2011). "Cuddly Toy (Remixes) - EP by Beverley Knight - EP on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 28 August 2011.

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