"8-3-1" is a song recorded by British singer

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for her 2001 album, '' Face Up''. It was written by Stansfield, her husband Ian Devaney,

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. "8-3-1" was produced by Devaney and received favorable reviews from music critics who called it the best track on the album and also the set's most obvious hit, the breezy, disco-laced anthem. The numbers come from the chorus, which goes: "8 letters, 3 words, 1 meaning," referring to the phrase "I love you" and the song also starts off with a classic cinema line from

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, "Oh I love you."

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created CD singles for "8-3-1" and set the European release date for 17 September 2001. However, the single which included previously unreleased track "Can't Wait to," was withdrawn at the last minute. In 2003, "8-3-1" (

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Club Mix Long Intro) was included on the 2CD limited European edition of '' Biography: The Greatest Hits''. Stansfield also performed "8-3-1" during her 2002 concert at

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which was released on DVD, '' Live at Ronnie Scott's'' in 2005. In 2014, three previously unreleased remixes by David Morales were included on the deluxe 2CD + DVD re-release of ''Face Up''. Remixes of "8-3-1" and "Can't Wait To" were also released on ''

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'' in 2014.

Track listings

UK CD single #"8-3-1" (Radio Edit) – 3:29 #"Can't Wait To" – 4:25 #"

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" (Live) – 5:38 European CD maxi-single #"8-3-1" (Radio Edit) – 3:29 #"8-3-1" (Album Version) – 4:29 #"8-3-1" (Ian Devaney Remix) – 6:02 #"Can't Wait To" – 4:25 #"Change" (Live) – 5:38 2010 UK 7" single #"Eight Three One" – 3:42 Other remixes #"8-3-1" (

Club Mix Long Intro) – 8:28 #"8-3-1" (Morales Alternative Club Mix) – 9:34 #"8-3-1" (Morales Dub) – 8:12 #"8-3-1" (Morales Radio Mix) – 3:23

References

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