Animotion
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Animotion is a 1980s U.S. New Wave
/synthpop
band from Los Angeles
, California
best known for their songs "Obsession
" (written by Michael Des Barres
and Holly Knight
), "Let Him Go", "I Engineer" and "Room to Move
". Formed in 1983 from the remnants of a retro science-fiction band called Red Zone, they signed a record deal with Polygram Records
in 1984 and made three albums.
Paul Antonelli
, bassist
Charles Ottavio, and drummer
David "Frenchy" O'Brien) had originally been members of the band Red Zone. After the demise of that band, the four aforementioned members set about creating a new group. Lead singer/guitarist
Bill Wadhams joined soon thereafter to co-front the new band with Plane. After the formation of Animotion around this nucleus, lead guitarist Don Kirkpatrick was brought on board, completing the line-up. They released their self-titled debut album in 1984
. The following year, a single from this album, "Obsession" had a worldwide success and became the band's first Billboard Hot 100
Top Ten
single. The follow-up single from this album, "Let Him Go" also cracked the U.S. Top 40.
Session keyboardist
Greg Smith, who had played on the band's debut, became an official member of the band prior to the recording of the follow-up album, Strange Behavior (1986), which also saw Jim Blair replacing O'Brien on the drum kit
. While several singles were released from this album, its success in the U.S. paled in comparison to the debut, whereas the band became very famous in Germany
, Austria
, Switzerland
and South Africa
, thanks to the LP's single "I Engineer", which reached the Top 20 (and sometimes the Top 5) in those countries. During 1986 and 1987, Animotion toured extensively, appearing alongside performers such as Phil Collins
, Depeche Mode
, Eurythmics
, Genesis
, Howard Jones
, INXS
, and Simply Red
.
In the midst of recording their third album, Animotion went through personnel changes, as all three of the remaining founding members (Bill Wadhams, Astrid Plane and Charles Ottavio) departed. Following their departure, Ottavio and Plane married. Actress/dancer/singer Cynthia Rhodes
, known for her performance as the character "Penny Johnson" in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing
, replaced Plane as female lead singer, and former solo artist/Device
member Paul Engemann
replaced Wadhams as the male lead for Animotion's second self-titled album, informally known as "Room to Move" (due to the success of this song) to distinguish it from their first LP
. By the time of this album's release, only Kirkpatrick and Smith remained officially in the "band" backing Rhodes and Engemann, and other session musicians were used during its recording. The single "Room to Move," is a remake of the 1988 song by the group Climie Fisher
and was aided by its inclusion in the movie My Stepmother is an Alien
, became a radio hit in April 1989, and their second Top 10 hit in the U.S., after "Obsession" in 1985; but the album itself failed to chart and Animotion broke up after that.
The members reunited for the first on February 8, 2001 with a sold out crowd in response to a request from Alex Hart and 94.7 NRK Radio Station in Portland, Oregon
. In the summer of 2005, founding members Wadhams, Plane and Ottavio appeared as "Animotion" in the American
version of the TV show Hit Me Baby One More Time
, performing their hit "Obsession" and a cover of Dirty Vegas
' "Days Go By".
As of 2008
, Animotion have again reunited in a line-up including original members Wadhams, Plane, Ottavio, and Kirkpatrick; veteran keyboardist Greg Smith; and drummer Kevin Rankin for a few touring dates along the West Coast.
In 2009 Animotion was thrust into pop culture again as it was featured on VH-1's Top 100 One Hit Wonders of the 80s (in spite of the fact that Animotion are technically not one-hit wonders, as their song "Room to Move" cracked the top ten in 1989, albeit with an almost entirely different line-up). Animotion came in at #12 with the hit "Obsession." Both Astrid Plane and Bill Wadhams were interviewed and featured.
"Obsession" was also featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
.
Animotion performed a cover of Dancing in the Street
which featured in the 1985 film Girls Just Want to Have Fun (film)
.
UK based specialist reissue label Cherry Red Records will be re-releasing both the Animotion (1984) and Strange Behavior (1986) albums via its Cherry Pop imprint on 17 August 2009 (UK) and a week later in the US (according to Amazon.com). Sleeve notes are by long-time fan Steve Thorpe, and the remastering has been carried out by Tim Turan in Oxford, UK. The CDs will each include several bonus tracks including 7" remixes and 12" remixes gathered from various singles released between 1984 and 1986 in Europe and the United States.
resident, has three sons, and one daughter. Two of his sons, Charlie and Chris Wadhams have formed their own band in Los Angeles
, Rex Aquarium, and his daughter, Natalie is a singer and violin
ist. His youngest son, Will is a drummer with a talent for illustration.
.
and Columbia Recording artists Craving Theo. Rankin also owns a successful Web design agency, Silver Lining Media, LLC based in Portland, Oregon
, has been married to his junior high school sweetheart Jennifer Seeley Rankin since 1992, and has two sons, Kaleb and Nolan.
, who left the band sometime in the mid-1980s, began composing and directing music for various TV series programs. Immediately after leaving Animotion, Antonelli had played in the band Radio Werewolf
. While he does not currently participate in Animotion reunion tours, he has attended some of the band's recent performances. Antonelli currently composes the music for As The World Turns, a daytime drama on CBS.
New Wave music
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/synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
band from Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, California
California
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best known for their songs "Obsession
Obsession (song)
"Obsession" is a 1983 song covered in 1984 by the Synthpop-New Wave group Animotion. The song hit number six in the United States, and number five in the United Kingdom in early 1985, helped by a distinctive video that received heavy rotation on MTV....
" (written by Michael Des Barres
Michael Des Barres
Lord Michael Philip Des Barres is a British actor and rock singer. He is known for playing the recurring role of Murdoc on the television show MacGyver and for replacing the late Robert Palmer in the band Power Station, fronting the band at the 1985 Live Aid concert...
and Holly Knight
Holly Knight
Holly Knight is a songwriter, vocalist and musician of pop and rock music.- Biography :She was born in New York City and started playing classical piano as a young child. She soon became interested in rock music, and left home at about sixteen to pursue her dreams...
), "Let Him Go", "I Engineer" and "Room to Move
Room to Move
"Room to Move" is pop song written by Simon Climie, Rob Fisher and Dennis Morgan. It first appeared on Climie Fisher's debut album Everything, released in 1987....
". Formed in 1983 from the remnants of a retro science-fiction band called Red Zone, they signed a record deal with Polygram Records
PolyGram
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in 1984 and made three albums.
Biography
Animotion originally had six members, four of whom (lead singer Astrid Plane, keyboardistKeyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
Paul Antonelli
Paul Antonelli
Paul F. Antonelli is an American composer, musician, music director, and music supervisor. He began his career in the entertainment world as a keyboardist and founding member of the 1980s synth pop band, Animotion, which had evolved out of his previous band, Red Zone...
, bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
Charles Ottavio, and drummer
Drummer
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David "Frenchy" O'Brien) had originally been members of the band Red Zone. After the demise of that band, the four aforementioned members set about creating a new group. Lead singer/guitarist
Guitarist
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Bill Wadhams joined soon thereafter to co-front the new band with Plane. After the formation of Animotion around this nucleus, lead guitarist Don Kirkpatrick was brought on board, completing the line-up. They released their self-titled debut album in 1984
1984 in music
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. The following year, a single from this album, "Obsession" had a worldwide success and became the band's first Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
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Top Ten
Top Forty
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single. The follow-up single from this album, "Let Him Go" also cracked the U.S. Top 40.
Session keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
Greg Smith, who had played on the band's debut, became an official member of the band prior to the recording of the follow-up album, Strange Behavior (1986), which also saw Jim Blair replacing O'Brien on the drum kit
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
. While several singles were released from this album, its success in the U.S. paled in comparison to the debut, whereas the band became very famous in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Austria
Austria
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, Switzerland
Switzerland
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and South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, thanks to the LP's single "I Engineer", which reached the Top 20 (and sometimes the Top 5) in those countries. During 1986 and 1987, Animotion toured extensively, appearing alongside performers such as Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
, Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
, Eurythmics
Eurythmics
Eurythmics were a British pop rock duo, formed in 1980, currently disbanded, but known to reunite from time to time. Consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A...
, Genesis
Genesis (band)
Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...
, Howard Jones
Howard Jones (musician)
Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
, INXS
INXS
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, and Simply Red
Simply Red
Simply Red were a British soul band that sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career. Their style drew influences from blue-eyed soul, new romantic, rock, reggae and jazz...
.
In the midst of recording their third album, Animotion went through personnel changes, as all three of the remaining founding members (Bill Wadhams, Astrid Plane and Charles Ottavio) departed. Following their departure, Ottavio and Plane married. Actress/dancer/singer Cynthia Rhodes
Cynthia Rhodes
Cynthia Rhodes is an American actress, singer and dancer most noted for her roles in Dirty Dancing, Flashdance and Staying Alive.- Career :...
, known for her performance as the character "Penny Johnson" in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic film. Written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino, the film features Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles, as well as Cynthia Rhodes and Jerry Orbach...
, replaced Plane as female lead singer, and former solo artist/Device
Device (band)
Device was a short-lived American pop-rock trio formed by keyboardist, bassist and vocalist Holly Knight, vocalist Paul Engemann and guitarist Gene Black....
member Paul Engemann
Paul Engemann
Paul Robert Engemann is a 1980s pop musician best known for his 1983 song "Scarface ". The song featured prominently in the film Scarface, which was released in the same year....
replaced Wadhams as the male lead for Animotion's second self-titled album, informally known as "Room to Move" (due to the success of this song) to distinguish it from their first LP
Gramophone record
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. By the time of this album's release, only Kirkpatrick and Smith remained officially in the "band" backing Rhodes and Engemann, and other session musicians were used during its recording. The single "Room to Move," is a remake of the 1988 song by the group Climie Fisher
Climie Fisher
Climie Fisher were a UK pop duo formed by vocalist Simon Climie and former Naked Eyes keyboardist Rob Fisher...
and was aided by its inclusion in the movie My Stepmother is an Alien
My Stepmother Is an Alien
My Stepmother Is An Alien is a 1988 comedy science fiction film produced by the Weintraub Entertainment Group for release through Columbia Pictures, directed by Richard Benjamin and starring Kim Basinger and Dan Aykroyd, with featured performances by Jon Lovitz and Alyson Hannigan.-Plot:Celeste is...
, became a radio hit in April 1989, and their second Top 10 hit in the U.S., after "Obsession" in 1985; but the album itself failed to chart and Animotion broke up after that.
The members reunited for the first on February 8, 2001 with a sold out crowd in response to a request from Alex Hart and 94.7 NRK Radio Station in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. In the summer of 2005, founding members Wadhams, Plane and Ottavio appeared as "Animotion" in the American
United States
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version of the TV show Hit Me Baby One More Time
Hit Me Baby One More Time
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, performing their hit "Obsession" and a cover of Dirty Vegas
Dirty Vegas
Dirty Vegas is a Grammy Award-winning British house music trio made up of Ben Harris and Paul Harris on instruments and production and Steve Smith on vocals...
' "Days Go By".
As of 2008
2008 in music
2008 was a huge year in music history with the emergence of pop superstars Lady Gaga and Katy Perry into the mainstream. Also, this is the year that is widely agreed upon by critics as the start of the fall of hip hop from the mainstream and the rise of Synthpop into the mainstream due to acts such...
, Animotion have again reunited in a line-up including original members Wadhams, Plane, Ottavio, and Kirkpatrick; veteran keyboardist Greg Smith; and drummer Kevin Rankin for a few touring dates along the West Coast.
In 2009 Animotion was thrust into pop culture again as it was featured on VH-1's Top 100 One Hit Wonders of the 80s (in spite of the fact that Animotion are technically not one-hit wonders, as their song "Room to Move" cracked the top ten in 1989, albeit with an almost entirely different line-up). Animotion came in at #12 with the hit "Obsession." Both Astrid Plane and Bill Wadhams were interviewed and featured.
"Obsession" was also featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is a 2002 open world action computer and video game developed by British games developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the second 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise and sixth original title overall...
.
Animotion performed a cover of Dancing in the Street
Dancing in the Street
"Dancing in the Street" is a 1964 song first recorded by Martha and the Vandellas. It is one of Motown's signature songs and is the group's premier signature song.-Martha and the Vandellas original:...
which featured in the 1985 film Girls Just Want to Have Fun (film)
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (film)
Girls Just Want to Have Fun is a 1985 dance film starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt, directed by Alan Metter.It resembles the style of Footloose and Flashdance. For many years, Comedy Central, Lifetime, USA Network, Lifetime Movie Network and ABC Family have aired the film...
.
UK based specialist reissue label Cherry Red Records will be re-releasing both the Animotion (1984) and Strange Behavior (1986) albums via its Cherry Pop imprint on 17 August 2009 (UK) and a week later in the US (according to Amazon.com). Sleeve notes are by long-time fan Steve Thorpe, and the remastering has been carried out by Tim Turan in Oxford, UK. The CDs will each include several bonus tracks including 7" remixes and 12" remixes gathered from various singles released between 1984 and 1986 in Europe and the United States.
Bill Wadhams
Original frontman Bill Wadhams worked as a graphic designer at NBC, BBD&O, Wieden & Kennedy. He's kept a hand in music composition and production, and currently manages Animotion. Wadhams, a Portland, OregonPortland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
resident, has three sons, and one daughter. Two of his sons, Charlie and Chris Wadhams have formed their own band in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, Rex Aquarium, and his daughter, Natalie is a singer and violin
Violin
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ist. His youngest son, Will is a drummer with a talent for illustration.
Astrid Plane & Charles Ottavio
Original frontwoman Astrid Plane married bassist Charles Ottavio shortly after they both left Animotion in the latter half of the 1980s. They are currently living on the West Coast, raising their daughter Victoria. When not playing with Animotion, Astrid is still involved in the music business, having recently released her album, If I Was Magic. She also gives voice lessons at The Voice Shop in Fresno. She also has a MySpace page.Don Kirkpatrick
According to Animotion's MySpace page, original lead guitarist Don Kirkpatrick also currently tours with Rod StewartRod Stewart
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
.
Kevin Rankin
Full-time Animotion drummer since 2002, Kevin Rankin (drummer) has been a member in a series of other successful bands, including guitar phenom Jennifer BattenJennifer Batten
Jennifer Batten is an American guitarist, who has worked as both a session musician and solo artist. She has released three studio albums: her 1992 debut, Above Below and Beyond, was produced by former Stevie Wonder guitarist Michael Sembello. In 1997, she released the worldbeat-influenced Jennifer...
and Columbia Recording artists Craving Theo. Rankin also owns a successful Web design agency, Silver Lining Media, LLC based in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, has been married to his junior high school sweetheart Jennifer Seeley Rankin since 1992, and has two sons, Kaleb and Nolan.
Paul Antonelli
Original keyboardist Paul AntonelliPaul Antonelli
Paul F. Antonelli is an American composer, musician, music director, and music supervisor. He began his career in the entertainment world as a keyboardist and founding member of the 1980s synth pop band, Animotion, which had evolved out of his previous band, Red Zone...
, who left the band sometime in the mid-1980s, began composing and directing music for various TV series programs. Immediately after leaving Animotion, Antonelli had played in the band Radio Werewolf
Radio Werewolf
Radio Werewolf was an deathrock band formed in 1984 in Los Angeles. The band split in the early 90s, and Nikolas Schreck and Zeena Lavey continued making music.-History:...
. While he does not currently participate in Animotion reunion tours, he has attended some of the band's recent performances. Antonelli currently composes the music for As The World Turns, a daytime drama on CBS.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
SWI Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
||
| 1984 | Animotion
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28 | — |
| 1986 | Strange Behavior
Casablanca Records Casablanca Records was an American record label started by Neil Bogart, who partnered with Cecil Holmes, Larry Harris, and Buck Reingold in 1973, and based in Los Angeles. The label was formed after all of them had left Buddah Records and secured financing by Warner Bros. Records to start the venture... |
71 | 21 |
| 1989 | Animotion (Room to Move)
Polydor Records Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone... |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1996 | Obsession: The Best of Animotion
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| 2006 | 20th Century Masters: The Best of Animotion
Universal Records Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:... |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales threshold) |
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| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US Dan |
CAN Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.... |
AUT Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
NZ |
SWI Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 1984 | "Obsession Obsession (song) "Obsession" is a 1983 song covered in 1984 by the Synthpop-New Wave group Animotion. The song hit number six in the United States, and number five in the United Kingdom in early 1985, helped by a distinctive video that received heavy rotation on MTV.... " |
6 | 35 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 10 | — | 5 |
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Animotion | |||
| 1985 | "Let Him Go" | 39 | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | 78 | |||||
| 1986 | "I Engineer I Engineer "I Engineer" is a 1986 song by the American new wave band Animotion.In the song, the protagonist says to his enemy in the form of the lyrical ego, that he will win.... " |
76 | 27 | — | 19 | 2 | — | 6 | — | Strange Behavior | ||||
| 1987 | "I Want You" | 84 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1989 | "Room to Move Room to Move "Room to Move" is pop song written by Simon Climie, Rob Fisher and Dennis Morgan. It first appeared on Climie Fisher's debut album Everything, released in 1987.... " |
9 | — | 11 | — | — | 34 | — | 87 | Animotion (Room to Move) | ||||
| 1990 | "Calling It Love" | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||