"Tenderness" is a song by English new wave band General Public, released as a single in May 1984 from their debut studio album All the Rage (1984) by I.R.S. Records.
| "Tenderness" | ||||
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| Single by General Public | ||||
| from the album All the Rage | ||||
| Released | May 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
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| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | I.R.S. | |||
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| "Tenderness" on YouTube | ||||
Content edit
The song's lyrics tell about a man who really needs tenderness to feel like a man. It was one of the band's first singles. The single cover of the extended versions has a sentence reading "words like conviction can turn into a sentence".
Charts edit
| Chart (1984–1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 50 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 11 |
| UK Singles Chart[4] | 95 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 27 |
| US Billboard Dance/Disco[6] | 15 |
| US Billboard Top Rock Tracks | 39 |
Popular culture edit
- This song was featured in the 1995 film Clueless during the bouquet-catching scene at the end of the movie.
- It was also used in the John Hughes films Sixteen Candles
- The song was heard in the film, Weird Science.
- It has also been featured in the US TV show The Goldbergs.
- The song is heard during a New Year's Eve party scene in the episode "The Camera Loves You" of The Deuce
References edit
- ^ "Oberhofer Talks Totally Tubular Covers of Cars, Cyndi Lauper, Wang Chung for 'Table 19' Soundtrack"."...a mixtape of classic 1980s new wave tunes from Cyndi Lauper, A Flock of Seagulls, General Public and Modern English"
- ^ Rolling Stone Staff (September 17, 2014). "100 Best Singles of 1984: Pop's Greatest Year". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
...the track not only laid out the funny-cry-happy appeal of early modern rock, it set the table for similarly quasi-triumphant tracks...
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 333.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 109.
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