Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)
"Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)" | ||||
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Single by Sheena Easton | ||||
from the album Best Kept Secret | ||||
B-side | "Wish You Were Here Tonight" | |||
Released | 22 August 1983 [1] | |||
Format | 7", cassette single | |||
Recorded | 1983 | |||
Genre | Dance-pop, new wave, synthpop | |||
Length | 3:44 | |||
Label | EMI America | |||
Songwriter(s) | Greg Mathieson, Trevor Veitch | |||
Producer(s) | Greg Mathieson, Trevor Veitch | |||
Sheena Easton singles chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
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"Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)" is a dance/pop single recorded by Scottish singer Sheena Easton, the first single released from her fourth album, 1983's Best Kept Secret. In November 1984 Easton added "Telefono" to her Spanish album "Todo Me Recuerda A Ti" for the Latin markets. The song was Grammy nominated in 1983 for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
The song was most successful in the US, where it became Easton's fourth top 10 hit, peaking at number nine for two weeks in October and November 1983. The song was less successful in Easton's native UK where it reached number eighty-four[2][3].
The music video, shot in black & white, featured Easton in a haunted house and a cemetery, being pursued by Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and the Hunchback of Notre Dame before being rescued by King Kong.
In Mexico, the popular teen group Timbiriche released the same Spanish version. In the 2012 South Korean film Dancing Queen Uhm Jung-hwa sang a cover of the song titled as "Call My Name".
Charts
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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Canada Singles Chart | 8 |
UK Singles Chart | 84 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
U.S. Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay Chart[4] | 9 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play | 9 |
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 15 |
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