This Is Mine
| "This Is Mine" | ||||
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| Single by Heaven 17 | ||||
| from the album How Men Are | ||||
| B-side | "Skin" | |||
| Released | 19 October 1984 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop, new wave | |||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | Virgin, Arista | |||
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| Heaven 17 singles chronology | ||||
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"This Is Mine" is a song by the British new wave and synth-pop band Heaven 17, released on 19 October 1984 as the second single from their third studio album, How Men Are (1984).[1] It was written by Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware, and produced by Marsh and Greg Walsh. The song reached No. 23 in the UK, remaining in the charts for seven weeks. It would be the band's last Top 30 single until 1992's "Temptation (Brothers In Rhythm Remix)"[2]
Music video
[edit]The accompanying music video for the track featured Gregory, Ware and Marsh plotting and robbing a bank. The video was filmed in Exmouth Market in London. The bank building that featured in the video is now a Caffe Nero coffee shop. The video ends with the trio throwing cash from a helicopter over London.
Critical reception
[edit]On its release, DJ Mark Hollis, writing for the Daily Mirror, praised "This Is Mine" as the band's "best single so far" and noted the "brass sound is tremendous". He predicted the song would reach the UK top five.[3] Frank Edmonds of the Bury Free Press gave it a 9 out of 10 rating and wrote, "This is an excellent piece of catchy pop. Bright and breezy brass, blaring trumpets and a superb melody make this one not to miss."[4] Paul Benbow of the Reading Evening Post described it as "brassy but a bit slow", and considered it a return to the sound of the band's 1981 debut album Penthouse and Pavement.[5]
Formats
[edit]7-inch single
- "This Is Mine" - 3:20
- "Skin" - 3:40
12-inch single
- "This Is Mine" (Filmix) - 7:18
- "This Is Mine" (Cinemix) - 8:55
- "Skin" - 3:40
12-inch single (UK release)
- "This Is Mine" (Extended version) - 5:39
- "Skin" - 3:39
- "Mine" - 5:04
12-inch single (US promo)
- "This Is Mine" (Filmix) - 7:18
- "This Is Mine" (Radio version) - 3:20
- "This Is Mine" (Cinemix) - 7:25
Personnel
[edit]Credits sourced from the original album liner notes
Heaven 17
- Glenn Gregory - lead and backing vocals
- Martyn Ware - Roland System 100 synthesizer (bass), LinnDrum programming, backing vocals, producer
- Ian Craig Marsh - Fairlight CMI and Roland System 100 synthesizers
Additional personnel
- Greg Walsh - Roland System 100 synthesizer (bass), Fairlight CMI programming, producer
- Don Myrick - saxophone (tenor solo)
- Michael Harris - flugelhorn
- The Phenix Horns - horns
- Mike Prior - photography
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Irish Singles Chart[6] | 25 |
| UK Singles Chart[2] | 23 |
| US Billboard Dance/Club Play Singles[7] | 28 |
References
[edit]- ^ "News". Record Mirror. 29 September 1984. p. 4. ISSN 0144-5804.
- ^ a b "HEAVEN 17 | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ Hollis, Mark (16 October 1984). "Mark Hollis's Top Tips". Daily Mirror. p. 21.
- ^ Edmonds, Frank (19 October 1984). "Soundscene". Bury Free Press. p. 10.
- ^ Benbow, Paul (3 November 1984). "Singles". Reading Evening Post. p. 4.
- ^ Jaclyn Ward. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ Heaven 17. "Heaven 17 - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
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