The Second Time

For the 1995 Italian film, see The Second Time (film).
"The Second Time"
Single by Kim Wilde
from the album Teases & Dares
B-side"Lovers on a Beach"
Released1 October 1984 (1984-10-01)[1]
Recorded1984
StudioSelect Sound Studios (Knebworth, England)
GenreHi-NRG[2]
Length3:54
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ricki Wilde
Kim Wilde singles chronology
"House of Salome"
(1984) 		"The Second Time"
(1984) 		"The Touch"
(1984)
Music video
"The Second Time" on YouTube

"The Second Time" is the first single from Kim Wilde's fourth studio album Teases & Dares (1984). In North America, it was re-named "Go for It". The track was Wilde's first release on the MCA record label. Her last few releases on her original label had failed to make an impact commercially, but this one returned her to the charts of several European countries, peaking at number 29 in the United Kingdom. It also marked her second chart entry in the US, where it peaked at number 65.

The B-side, "Lovers on a Beach" (an exclusive non-album track), was also extended for the 12-inch single in some nations.

Critical reception

In ironic review in September of 1984 Vici MacDonald of Smash Hits noticed that Ricky and Marty Wilde "always manage to build a classic little pop song around Kim's vulnerable falsetto" but bearing in mind the secondary nature of such material she summarised "I’ve got most of her singles, but it’s a sad fact that they were all found in bargain bins."[3]

Charts

Chart (1984–1985) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 15
Europe (European Top 100 Singles)[5] 13
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 24
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 23
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 7
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 29
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 65
US Hot Dance/Disco (Billboard)[11] 31
West Germany (GfK)[12] 9

Track listings

All tracks written by Ricki Wilde and Marty Wilde

7" vinyl

  • UK: MCA Records/KIM1
  • Germany: WEA/259 281-7
  • US: MCA Records/MCA-52513 (special limited edition poster sleeve)
  1. "The Second Time" (US title: "Go for It") – 3:45
  2. "Lovers On a Beach" – 3:50

12" vinyl

  • UK: MCA Records/KIM1T
  • Germany: MCA Records/259 281-0
  1. "The Second Time" (extended version) – 6:30
  2. "Lovers On a Beach" (extended version) – 7:45

US 12" vinyl

  • US: MCA Records MCA-23533 (January 14, 1985)
  1. "Go for It" (extended dance version) – 7:17
  2. "Go for It" (Dub version) – 9:32

References

  1. ^ "News". Record Mirror. 29 September 1984. p. 4. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. ^ "Pop Profile: Kim Wilde". M Magazine. PRS for Music. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  3. ^ MacDonald, Vici (27 September – 10 October 1984). "Kim Wilde: "The Second Time"" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 6, no. 19. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 23. ISSN 0260-3004. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ "Kim Wilde – The Second Time" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  5. ^ "European Top 100 Singles". Eurotipsheet. Vol. 1, no. 32. 5 November 1984. p. 14.
  6. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 44, 1984" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Kim Wilde – The Second Time" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Kim Wilde – The Second Time". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. 9 February 1985. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. 9 March 1985. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kim Wilde – The Second Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
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