"Eat You Up" is a song by British singer-songwriter

Angie Gold Angie Gold (born Angelina Fiorina Kyte) is a British singer whose song " Eat You Up" was a dance hit in 1985. Biography Born into a musical and artistic Italian family, at the age of eight she was already performing in clubs on weekends. At 17 ...

, released in 1985 by Passion Records. It was written by her and Anthony Baker, and produced by Les Hunt. The song spent six weeks on US ''

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''s Hot Dance/Disco Club Play chart in July–August 1985, but found more success in Japan, when covered in Japanese by

Yōko Oginome , married name , is a former pop idol, actress and voice actress, who gained popularity in the mid-1980s. Her fans often call her Oginome-chan. Her husband is Ryuso Tsujino. Career Oginome spent most of her elementary and junior high years ...

towards the end of the year. The original by Angie Gold was also popular there – it was released in Japan under the title and spent four consecutive weeks at No. 1 on

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's international singles chart in early 1986. The song was also adapted in several languages by other artists in Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea. Gold later re-recorded the song with producer

Ian Levine Ian Geoffrey Levine (born 22 June 1953) is a British songwriter, producer, DJ, and prominent Doctor Who fan. A populariser of Northern soul music in the UK, and a developer of the style of hi-NRG, he has co-written and co-produced records with sa ...

for her 1995 compilation album ''The Best of Angie Gold: Eat You Up''.

Track listing

Charts

Cover versions

covered the song in Japanese as her seventh single "

Dancing Hero (Eat You Up) is the seventh single by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome, released on November 21, 1985 by Victor Entertainment. It is a Japanese-language cover of the 1985 song " Eat You Up" by British singer-songwriter Angie Gold. Background and release "Danci ...

", from her 1985 compilation ''The Best''. This version peaked at No. 5 on Oricon's singles chart and has since become her most popular song. * Yumi Yano covered the song in Japanese in her 1985 EP ''Makin' It''. The lyrics are completely different from Oginome's version. * Priscila Chan covered the song in Cantonese as "Tiu3 Mou5 Gaai1" ( zh, 跳舞街; lit. "Dancing Street") in 1986, based mainly on Oginome's version. The song topped the Hong Kong charts and was awarded the 1986 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Award for Most Popular Disco Song ( zh, 最受歡迎Disco歌曲). "Tiu3 Mou5 Gaai1" is regarded as one of the pinnacles of Chan's career. * Lee Eun-ha covered the song in Korean as "Salanghaeyo" (; lit. "I Love You") in 1986. * In the 1990s, Sandeep Sapkota's Nepali version, "Dance Tonight", received constant replay on Nepal's national television. The song, modeled on Oginome's version in musical structure, was released on Sapkota's album ''Ayaam''. * (born 1970) covered the song in Korean as "Hwalyeohan Single" (; lit. "Gorgeous Single") in 2003. *

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covered the song in his 2007 cover album ''Girls Rock Hakurai''. His cover incorporates the lyrics of Oginome's version.

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* * {{authority control 1985 songs 1985 singles Oricon International Singles Chart number-one singles Song recordings produced by Ian Levine