"Name and Number" (stylised on the single as "Name & No.") is a song by English band

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. Released as a

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on 4 September 1989, the song peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart.

Background

"Name and Number" was recorded at

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s just after Christmas 1988 and mixed at Rak Studios in January 1989. Along with the four band members, the session was augmented by

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and Molly Duncan (ex-

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) on saxophone. The song was produced and mixed by Glenn Skinner with engineering by Glenn Skinner, Ren Swan, and Neil Brockbank.

Track listings

7-inch, cassette, and mini-CD single # "Name and Number" – 3:59 # "Keep On Trying" – 4:08 12-inch single # "Name and Number" (extended mix) – 5:32 # "Name and Number" (A Schizo version) – 4:26 # "Name and Number" (Club Sandwich mix) – 4:21 # "Keep On Trying" – 4:38 CD single # "Name and Number" # "Name and Number" (Hanging On Person to Person) # "Keep On Trying" # "Name and Number" (Jazzy Dub version)

Charts

Release history

Samples

* "Name and Number" was widely sampled in the chorus of "

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's 2013 single " How Ya Doin?" is heavily based on it, with almost the same chorus and only changing the verses.

References

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