The Entertainer (The Belle Stars song)

"The Entertainer" is a 1983 song by English pop/new wave band The Belle Stars. It was the band's tenth single overall and their penultimate single as a seven-piece band. It reached #95 in the UK, making it the band's first single to miss the top 75 since "Iko Iko", their first charting single.

"The Entertainer"
Single by The Belle Stars
B-side"The Spider"
Released21 October 1983[1]
Recorded1983
GenrePop rock, dance-rock
Length3:39, 6:58 (Extended Version)
LabelStiff
Songwriter(s)Lesley Shone, Jennie Matthias, Miranda Joyce, Sarah-Jane Owen, Judy Parsons, Stella Barker, Clare Hirst
Producer(s)Pete Collins
The Belle Stars singles chronology
"Indian Summer"
(1983)
"The Entertainer"
(1983)
"80's Romance"
(1984)
Alternative cover
France cover

The music video features members of the band dancing badly with men and later dancing and performing in military outfits.

Track listings

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France Vinyl 7" Single (106009)

  1. "The Entertainer"
  2. "Ci Ya Ya"[2]

UK Vinyl 7" Single (BUY 187)

  1. "The Entertainer"
  2. "The Spider"

UK Vinyl 12" Single (S-BUY 187)

  1. "The Entertainer [Extended Version]"
  2. "The Spider"

References

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  1. ^ "News". Record Mirror: 8. 8 October 1983. Retrieved 15 December 2020 – via flickr.com.
  2. ^ "Belle Stars, The - The Entertainer." Discogs. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. <http://www.discogs.com/Belle-Stars-The-Entertainer/release/4098137>.