Read My Lips (Alex Party song)

"Read My Lips"
Single by Alex Party
from the album Alex Party
B-side"Remix"
Released
  • 1994
  • October 7, 1996
Genre
Length
  • 3:42 (1994)
  • 4:10 (1996)
LabelSystematic
Songwriter(s)
  • Paolo Visnadi
  • Alex Natale
  • Shanie Campbell
Producer(s)
  • Visnadi
  • Alex Natale
Alex Party singles chronology
"Wrap Me Up"
(1995) 		"Read My Lips"
(1994) 		"Simple Things"
(1997)
Music video
"Read My Lips" on YouTube

"Read My Lips" is a song recorded by Italian dance music act Alex Party. It was first released as "Read My Lips/Saturday Night Party" on 18 December 1993, where it entered at number 49 in the UK Singles Chart. It remained in the top 100 for 6 weeks before it was re-released on 28 May 1994. This time "Read My Lips" peaked at number 29. It spent 5 weeks in the top 100.

In 1996, the song was released with vocals by singer 'Shanie' Campbell. This version peaked at number 28 on the UK Singles Chart, number 15 on the UK Dance Chart and number 32 in Scotland.[1] On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached 52. Outside Europe the '96 version peaked at number 51 in Australia.

Critical reception

On the 1993 release as "Saturday Night Party", Andy Beevers from Music Week stated, "It kicks off in fine style with an irrepressibly upbeat house track gleaned from the Italian UMM label."[2] James Hamilton from the RM Dance Update described it as a ""tonight it's party time" and "read my lips" prodded, synth stabbed jauntily plinking Italo leaper".[3] On the 1996 version, Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented, "Some of those catchy Italo tunes are just irresistible. After one play you can't get them out of your head and this is definitely one. Originally made by Italian producers, and now remixed by the Dutch BT&T-production-team, this single contains two excellent radio edits."[4]

Track listing

  • CD single, UK (1994)
  1. "Read My Lips" (Camp Fridge Party) – 2:55
  2. "Read My Lips" (Saturday Night Party) – 3:42
  3. "Read My Lips" (Sunday Afternoon Party) – 4:48
  4. "Read My Lips" (Rhyme Time Party) – 7:15
  • CD single, UK (1996)
  1. "Read My Lips" (Radio Edit) – 4:10
  2. "Read My Lips" (Camp Fridge Party) – 2:55
  3. "Read My Lips" (Sunday Night Party) – 4:57
  4. "Read My Lips" (Ken's Snoop Doggy Doh Mix) – 7:28
  5. "Read My Lips" (Extended Classic) – 5:04

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) 49
UK Dance (Music Week)[5] 1
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[6] 7
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 90
UK Singles (OCC) 29
UK Dance (Music Week)[8] 4
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 51
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[10] 52
Netherlands (Dutch Single Tip)[11] 10
Scotland (OCC)[12] 32
UK Singles (OCC) 28
UK Dance (OCC)[13] 15

References

  1. ^ "Alex Party - Read My Lips". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  2. ^ Beevers, Andy (1993-11-20). "Market Preview: Dance" (PDF). Music Week. p. 14. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  3. ^ Hamilton, James (1993-11-27). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  4. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 1996-09-21. p. 10. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  5. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1993-12-18. p. 22. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  6. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 1993-11-20. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  7. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 1994-06-11. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  8. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1994-05-28. p. 26. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  9. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 11.
  10. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 1996-10-26. p. 17. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  11. ^ "Dutch Single Tip 28/09/1996" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  12. ^ "Alex Party - Read My Lips". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  13. ^ "UK Dance Singles Chart Top 40 13 October 1996 - 19 October 1996". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2018-01-17.