Look Who's Talking (song)

"Look Who's Talking!"
Single by Dr. Alban
from the album Look Who's Talking
B-side "Look Who's Talking" (remix)
Released February 1994
Format
Recorded 1993
Genre
Length
  • 3:13
  • 5:22
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • The Menace
  • Kristian Lundin
Dr. Alban singles chronology
"Sing Hallelujah"
(1993)		 "Look Who's Talking!"
(1994)		 "Away from Home"
(1994)
Music video
"Look Who's Talking" on YouTube
Alternative cover
CD maxi - Remix

"Look Who's Talking!" is a song recorded by the Sweden-based musician and producer Dr. Alban, featuring vocals from Nana Hedin.

Release

It was released in February 1994 as the first single from his third studio album Look Who's Talking. The dance song was released in 1994 and became a hit reaching the top 10 in almost all European countries, except in France and UK. It entered the Eurochart Hot 100 on March 12, 1994 at number 61 and went on to peak at the second position four weeks later.

A CD maxi containing four remixes was also released, particularly devoted to the dance floors.

Critical reception

Music & Media wrote about the song: "His instantly recognisable coffee brown rap sets the bush doctor apart from the rest in the Euro dance field with standard synth riffs and one-line choruses sung by anonymous ladies."[1]

Airplay

"Look Who's Talking" entered the European airplay chart Border Breakers at number 9 on March 12, 1994 due to crossover airplay in West Central-, North West-, North- and South-Europe. It peaked at number 4 on March 26.[2]

Music video

The music video of "Look Who's Talking" was directed by Matt Broadley.[3] It features Asian shadow theatre figures.

Track listings

CD single
  1. "Look Who's Talking" (short) — 3:13
  2. "Look Who's Talking" (long) — 5:22
CD maxi
  1. "Look Who's Talking" (short) — 3:13
  2. "Look Who's Talking" (long) — 5:22
  3. "Look Who's Talking" (stone's clubmix) — 7:14
  4. "Look Who's Talking" (stone's eurodub) — 6:16
CD maxi - Remix
  1. "Look Who's Talking" (lucky version) — 5:50
  2. "Look Who's Talking" (lucky edit) — 3:29
  3. "Look Who's Talking" (attitude version) — 10:40
  4. "Look Who's Talking" (rascal instrumental) — 6:52
CD maxi - UK release
  1. "Look Who's Talking" (short) — 3:13
  2. "Look Who's Talking" (Stone's Radio) — 4:14
  3. "Look Who's Talking" (Long) — 5:22
  4. "Look Who's Talking" (Stone's Club Mix) — 7:14
  5. "It's My Life" (Album Version) - 4:00

Charts

Chart (1993-1994) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 3
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[5] 4
Denmark (IFPI)[6] 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 3
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 1
France (SNEP)[4] 17
Germany (Media Control Charts)[4] 3
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[8] 23
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 17
Italy (FIMI)[10] 13
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 4
Norway (VG-lista)[4] 4
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[13] 47
Spain (AFYVE)[14] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 6
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[15] 55
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[16] 11
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[16] 50
Zimbabwe (ZIMA)[17] 10
End of year chart (1994) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[18] 17
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 27
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 29

References

  1. ↑ "Music & Media: New Releases" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  2. ↑ "Border Breakers: Monitoring The Impact Of Euro Talent" (PDF). Music & Media. November 19, 1994. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Credits - Matt Broadley". mattbroadley.com. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Look Who's Talking", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 11, 2008)
  5. ↑ Belgian peak Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ Billboard April 30, 1994. Billboard. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
  7. ↑ Billboard: Hits of the World, March 26, 1994
  8. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 14.04.1994 - 20.04.1994" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  9. ↑ Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved August 23, 2008)
  10. ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: D". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  11. 1 2 "Single top 100 over 1994" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  12. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Dr. Alban – Look Who's Talking" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 (27 March 1994-02 April 1994)". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  14. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  15. ↑ "Look Who's Talking", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved August 23, 2008)
  16. 1 2 Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved August 23, 2008)
  17. ↑
    • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  18. ↑ 1994 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved August 23, 2008)
  19. ↑ 1994 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved August 23, 2008)
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