"Absolute" is the eighth single released by the British pop band

Scritti Politti Scritti Politti are a British band formed in 1977 in Leeds by singer-songwriter Green Gartside, who is the sole remaining member of the original band. Initially formed as a punk culture, punk-aligned underground act influenced by leftist poli ...

, released on 29 May 1984 by

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in the UK. It later appeared on the studio album '' Cupid & Psyche 85'' (released in June 1985) and was produced by

Arif Mardin Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 – June 25, 2006) was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco and country. He worked at Atlantic Records for ov ...

. Following on from their breakthrough hit " Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)", "Absolute" peaked at No. 17 on the UK Singles Chart. It also peaked at No. 10 on the

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. The

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was directed by John Scarlett-Davis.

Track listing

7" single : A: "Absolute" – 3:52
: B: "Absolute" (Version) – 5:08 (an edit of the "Version" which appears on the 12") 12" single : A: "Absolute" – 4:16
: B: "Absolute" (Version) – 6:10

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Absolute (Song) Scritti Politti songs Songs written by Green Gartside 1984 songs Virgin Records singles Warner Records singles 1984 singles Song recordings produced by Arif Mardin