Songoftheday 10/17/17 - You burden me with your questions you'd have me tell no lies, you're always asking what it's all about now listen to my replies...
from the album Schubert Dip (1991)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1 (one week)
Weeks in the Top-40: 16
Today's song of the day comes from the British alternative rock band EMF, who came together in the western county of Gloucestershire bordering Wales in the late 1980's. Fronted by lead singer James Atkin, the group, whose initialed name suggested the term "Ecstasy Mother Fuckers!" (though publicly they insisted it was "Epsom Mad Funkers"), was one of the first prototypes of what would evolve into "Britpop" later in the decade. They released their first album Schubert Dip in 1991, with the catchy lead single "Unbelievable". Written by Atkin with bandmates Derran Brownson, Mark Decloedt, Ian Dench, and Zac Foley, was most memorable for the samples in it, including one from comedian Andrew Dice Clay and the "What the Fuck" uncensored but barely discernable...
"Unbelievable" climbed all the way to the top of the American pop Hot 100 list in July of 1991. The single also made it to #3 on Billboard's Modern Rock radio chart for two weeks. The remixes on the 12" vinyl/CD single helped the song reach #9 on their Dance Club Play list as well. Internationally, the record reached the top ten in their native Britain (#3) as well as Switzerland (#3), Canada (#4), Belgium (#4), Ireland (#5), the Netherlands (#6), Australia (#8), Norway (#8), Germany (#9), and Sweden (#9).
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Here's the remix from Ralph Jezzard (the "Cin City Remix") that helped the track get into the dance chart's top ten...
And the band performing for the MTV Music Awards...
Back to another mix, the "House Music Version" done by Afrika Bambaataa...
Finally it's EMF teaming up with pop legend Tom Jones, who had covered the song, for a live gig...
Up tomorrow: Soul singer feels romantic strength. Twice.
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