Hypnotize Me (Wang Chung song)

"Hypnotize Me"
Single by Wang Chung
from the album Mosaic
B-side"Lullaby"
Released5 May 1987 (1987-05-05)
GenrePop rock
Length4:41
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Peter Wolf
Wang Chung singles chronology
"Let's Go!"
(1987) 		"Hypnotize Me"
(1987) 		"Praying to a New God"
(1989)
Music video
"Hypnotize Me" on YouTube

"Hypnotize Me" is a single by English new wave band Wang Chung, released on 5 May 1987 as the final single from their 1986 studio album, Mosaic. The single reached No. 36 on both US Billboard Hot 100 and the US Cashbox chart, their last US Top 40 to date.

The single's B-side, "Lullaby", was originally on the soundtrack to the film To Live and Die in L.A., which was recorded by the band.

Critical reception

Cash Box said that "Wang Chung's distinctive melodic and rhythmic instincts are on display here in this crafty, uptempo single."[1] Cash Box also said that the song "has a hypnotic dance beat coupled with a bright pop sound" and "a spanking, martinet percussion [that] drives the tune from start to finish."[2]

Track listing

  1. "Hypnotize Me" (Insomnia Mix)
  2. "Hypnotize Me" (Innerspace Mix)
  3. "Lullaby"

Music video

The music video for "Hypnotize Me" was directed by Oley Sassone and filmed in black and white. The video is mainly set on lead vocalist Jack Hues wandering around an area hypnotized while singing the song. Nick Feldman is also seen in the background singing.

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 36
US Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay Chart[4] 29
US Cashbox[5] 36

References

  1. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. 23 May 1987. p. 11. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. 30 May 1987. p. 9. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Wang Chung Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  4. ^ "wangchung". wweb.uta.edu. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996. Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN 978-0-898202-09-0.


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