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"'''Our Lips Are Sealed'''" is a song co-written by ], guitarist of ], and ], singer of ] and ]. |
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"'''Our Lips Are Sealed'''" is a song co-written by ], guitarist of ], and ], singer of ] and ]. |
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It was first recorded by the Go-Go's as the opening track on their album '']'' (1981) and was their debut American single in June 1981. The single eventually reached the top 5 in Australia and Canada, and the top 20 in the United States. Although originally written and performed with three verses,<ref name="Totally Go-Go's">See video "Totally Go-Go's" recorded live on December 4, 1981, at Palos Verdes High School</ref> an abbreviated version of the song appears on ''Beauty and the Beat''. Although most of the song's lead vocals are performed by usual lead |
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It was first recorded by the Go-Go's as the opening track on their album '']'' (1981) and was their debut American single in June 1981. The single eventually reached the top 5 in Australia and Canada, and the top 20 in the United States. Originally written and performed with three verses,<ref name="Totally Go-Go's">See video "Totally Go-Go's" recorded live on December 4, 1981, at Palos Verdes High School</ref> the song appears in an abbreviated version on ''Beauty and the Beat''. Most of the song's vocals are performed by lead singer ], with co-writer Wiedlin singing the bridge. |
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singer ], co-writer Wiedlin sings the bridge. |
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In 1983, Hall's band, Fun Boy Three, released their version of "Our Lips Are Sealed". Issued as a single, the track became a top ten hit in the United Kingdom and remains the best known version of the song in that country. The recording by the Go-Go's, while a bigger hit elsewhere, only made No. 47 in the UK. |
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In 1983, Hall's band Fun Boy Three released their version of "Our Lips Are Sealed". Issued as a single, the track became a top-ten hit in the United Kingdom, besting the recording by the Go-Go's which only made it to No. 47 in the UK. |
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'']'' described the song as being as "innocent and infectious as pop music can be", with a "steady, pulsating dance beat" and "candy-coated keyboard riffs".<ref name=rw>{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=July 4, 1981|page=20|accessdate=2023-02-28|title=Single Picks|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/80s/81/RW-1981-07-04.pdf}}</ref> |
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In 2000, '']'' named "Our Lips Are Sealed" one of the 100 Greatest Pop Songs of all time. In 2021, it was listed at No. 477 on "Top 500 Songs of All Time".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-15 |title=The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/ |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> The band performed the song, along with "]" and "]", during the 2021 ] Induction Ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |last=Zaleski |first=Annie |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/go-gos-rock-hall-induction-1250966/ |title=The Go-Go's Break Out Hits, 'Rock Star' Poses for Long Overdue Rock Hall Induction |work=Rolling Stone |date=October 30, 2021}}</ref> |
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In 2000, '']'' & ] put the Go-Go's' original version of "Our Lips Are Sealed" at No. 57 on a list of 100 Greatest Pop Songs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-03-30 |title=Rock On The Net: Rolling Stone & MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs: 51-100 |url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2000/rsmtv100a.htm |access-date=2022-12-20 |website=Rock On The Net}}</ref> In 2021, their version was also listed at No. 477 on Rolling Stone's ].<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2021-09-15 |title=The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/ |access-date=2022-07-03 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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The song was later included in the ] '']'' that debuted on ] in 2018. The Go-Go's also performed the song, along with "]" and "]", during the 2021 ] Induction Ceremony.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Zaleski |first=Annie |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/go-gos-rock-hall-induction-1250966/ |title=The Go-Go's Break Out Hits, 'Rock Star' Poses for Long Overdue Rock Hall Induction |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=October 30, 2021}}</ref> |
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==Origins== |
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] supported ] on the latter's 1980 'Seaside' tour of England. According to ], she and ] had a brief affair despite the fact he was in a relationship with another woman at the time. After Wiedlin returned to the United States, Hall mailed her some lyrics, and this led to their co-writing the song. The Go-Go's version is significantly more upbeat than Fun Boy Three's, which Wiedlin describes as "great" but also "gloomier".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/jane_wiedlin_from_the_go-go_s/ |title=Jane Wiedlin from the Go-Go's: Songwriter Interviews |website=Songfacts.com |date=2007-10-22 |access-date=2016-10-23}}</ref> |
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] supported ] on the latter's 1980 Seaside Tour of England. According to ], she and ] had a brief affair despite him being in a relationship with another woman at the time. After Wiedlin returned to the United States, Hall mailed her some lyrics, and this led to their co-writing the song. The Go-Go's version is significantly more upbeat than ]'s, which Wiedlin describes as "great" but also "gloomier".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/jane_wiedlin_from_the_go-go_s/ |title=Jane Wiedlin from the Go-Go's: Songwriter Interviews |website=Songfacts.com |date=2007-10-22 |access-date=2016-10-23}}</ref> |
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==Music video== |
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The official ] for the song features sequences of the band members in carefree tableaux (riding around ] in a 1960 ] convertible, stopping at a ] shop, and splashing around in a fountain) interspersed with footage of the band playing at a club. |
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The official ] for the song features sequences of the band members in carefree tableaux (riding around ] in a 1960 ] convertible, stopping at a ] shop, and splashing around in a fountain) interspersed with footage of the band playing at a club. |
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] says the band was initially unenthusiastic when ], president of their label, ], told them they would be doing the video. "We were totally bratty", she recalls. The video was financed with unused funds from ]'s video budget.<ref name="I Want My MTV">{{cite book |last=Marks |first=Craig |title=I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution |year=2011 |publisher=Dutton |location=New York, NY |isbn=978-0-525-95230-5 |pages= |author2=Tannenbaum, Rob |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/iwantmymtvuncens00mark/page/92}}</ref> |
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Jane Wiedlin says the band was initially unenthusiastic when ], president of their label, ], told them they would be doing the video. "We were totally bratty", she recalls. The video was financed with unused funds from ]'s video budget.<ref name="I Want My MTV">{{cite book |last=Marks |first=Craig |title=I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution |year=2011 |publisher=Dutton |location=New York, NY |isbn=978-0-525-95230-5 |pages= |author2=Tannenbaum, Rob |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/iwantmymtvuncens00mark/page/92}}</ref> |
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The group wanted an older-style ], and found a red 1960 ] at ].{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} After riding around ], at some point, they stop at the famous ] store located at ]. The girls go into the shop, but Jane Wiedlin remains in the car to sing the bridge of the song (although Carlisle can be seen in the driver's seat trying to hide). The day of shooting was very hot so it was the band's idea to end the video by jumping into the fountain on the corner of ] and ]. Wiedlin later said "I thought, at any minute the cops are gonna come. This is gonna be so cool."<ref name="I Want My MTV" /> |
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The group wanted an older-style ], and found a red 1960 ] at ].{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} After riding around ], at some point, they stop at the famous ] store located at ]. The girls go into the shop, but Wiedlin remains in the car to sing the bridge of the song (although ] can be seen in the driver's seat trying to hide). The day of shooting was very hot so it was the band's idea to end the video by jumping into the ] on the corner of ] and ]. Wiedlin later said "I thought, at any minute the cops are gonna come. This is gonna be so cool."<ref name="I Want My MTV" /> |
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Wiedlin looks back on the video experience fondly. "I have horrible '80s poodle hair in it", she recalled in a 2011 history of MTV. "But there's a simplicity and innocence to the video that appeals to me."<ref name="I Want My MTV 104">''I Want My MTV'', 104.</ref> In the sequence where Belinda can be seen trying to hide into the car at the lingerie shop, she later admitted this was deliberate, as she thought the whole idea of this music video was ridiculous and unlikely to catch on.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} |
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Wiedlin looks back on the video experience fondly. "I have horrible '80s poodle hair in it", she recalled in a 2011 history of MTV. "But there's a simplicity and innocence to the video that appeals to me."<ref name="I Want My MTV 104">''I Want My MTV'', 104.</ref> |
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The music video received heavy airplay on MTV. |
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The music video received heavy airplay on the fledgling MTV. |
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==Chart performance== |
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The original version peaked at number 20 on the '']'' ] chart, and 15 on the ''Billboard'' ] chart. On the dance chart, the song peaked at number 10.<ref>{{cite book |title=Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=111}}</ref> A song of unusual longevity as a hit, it remained on the ''Billboard'' charts until March 1982, long after its peak, ultimately charting for 30 weeks.<ref>''Top Pop Singles 1955-1999'' by Joel Whitburn</ref> |
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The original version peaked at number 20 on the '']'' ] chart, and 15 on the '']'' ] chart. On the dance chart, the song peaked at number 10.<ref>{{cite book |title=Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=111}}</ref> A song of unusual longevity as a hit, it remained on the ''Billboard'' charts until March 1982, long after its peak, ultimately charting for 30 weeks.<ref>''Top Pop Singles 1955-1999'' by Joel Whitburn</ref> |
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Sisters ] and ] covered the song for the ] of the 2004 film '']'', in which Hilary starred. The cover, which was released on June 5, 2004, was produced by ] and Spider. The Duff sisters said in an interview that they had wanted to record together, and Hilary chose "Our Lips Are Sealed" because the "secretive" theme of the song relates to the film ''A Cinderella Story''.<ref name=MTVNews-May2004>Moss, Corey. . ]. May 20, 2004.</ref> As of July 27, 2014, the song had sold 161,000 copies in the United States.<ref name="Nielsen Soundscan sales figures">{{cite web|url=http://billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6189519/ask-billboard-how-has-enrique-iglesias-bailando-become-such-a?page=0%2C2|title=Ask Billboard: How Has Enrique Iglesias' 'Bailando' Become Such A Big Hit?|date=July 27, 2014|work=Billboard|access-date=July 27, 2014}}</ref> It was released in Australia on August 30, 2004. It was released on June 3 and received medium airplay on ] in Canada and ] in the U.S. Though the video was popular on the MTV video chart show '']'', the single failed to chart on the US Hot 100. In Australia it reached number eight. |
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Sisters ] and ] covered the song for the ] of the 2004 film '']'', in which Hilary starred. The cover, which was released on June 5, 2004, was produced by ] and Spider. The Duff sisters said in an interview that they had wanted to record together, and Hilary chose "Our Lips Are Sealed" because the "secretive" theme of the song relates to the film ''A Cinderella Story''.<ref name=MTVNews-May2004>Moss, Corey. . ]. May 20, 2004.</ref> As of July 27, 2014, the song had sold 161,000 copies in the United States.<ref name="Nielsen Soundscan sales figures">{{cite magazine|url=http://billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6189519/ask-billboard-how-has-enrique-iglesias-bailando-become-such-a?page=0%2C2|title=Ask Billboard: How Has Enrique Iglesias' 'Bailando' Become Such A Big Hit?|date=July 27, 2014|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 27, 2014}}</ref> It was released on June 3 and received medium airplay on ] in Canada and MTV in the U.S. Though the video was popular on the MTV video chart show '']'', the single failed to chart on the US Hot 100. In Australia it was released on August 30, 2004 and reached number eight. |
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The single's ] was directed by Chris Applebaum and filmed in ], Canada, in May 2004.<ref name=MTVNews-May2004/> Similar to the video for the Go-Go's single, it depicts the Duff sisters driving around town in a car and goofing about, and is interspersed with footage from ''A Cinderella Story''. A second version of the video, which had new scenes and is not interspersed with scenes from ''A Cinderella Story'', was included on the '']'' deluxe edition DVD. The song was included on Duff's compilation album, '']'' (2005) and the Japanese and Australian editions of ]'s second compilation album '']''. |
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In 1983, Hall's band Fun Boy Three released their version of "Our Lips Are Sealed". Issued as a single, the track became a top-ten hit in the United Kingdom, besting the recording by the Go-Go's which only made it to No. 47 in the UK.
Wiedlin looks back on the video experience fondly. "I have horrible '80s poodle hair in it", she recalled in a 2011 history of MTV. "But there's a simplicity and innocence to the video that appeals to me."
The following year, co-writer Terry Hall re-recorded the song with his own band, Fun Boy Three. It was included on their second album Waiting and reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart, and was the last single to chart in the UK before their split later in 1983. Backing vocals were provided by Mo-dettes drummer June Miles-Kingston, who also played drums on the single and the Waiting LP.
