"Read My Lips" is a song recorded by Italian dance music act

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. It was first released as "Read My Lips/Saturday Night Party" on 18 December 1993, where it entered at number 49 in the UK Singles Chart. It remained in the top 100 for 6 weeks before it was re-released on 28 May 1994. This time "Read My Lips" peaked at number 29. It spent 5 weeks in the top 100. In 1996, the song was released with vocals by singer 'Shanie' Campbell. This version peaked at number 28 on the UK Singles Chart, number 15 on the

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and number 32 in Scotland. On the

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, it reached 52. Outside Europe the '96 version peaked at number 51 in Australia.

Critical reception

On the 1993 release as "Saturday Night Party", Andy Beevers from ''

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'' stated, "It kicks off in fine style with an irrepressibly upbeat

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track gleaned from the Italian UMM label."

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from the '' RM'' Dance Update described it as a ""tonight it's party time" and "read my lips" prodded, synth stabbed jauntily plinking Italo leaper". On the 1996 version, Pan-European magazine ''

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'' commented, "Some of those catchy Italo tunes are just irresistible. After one play you can't get them out of your head and this is definitely one. Originally made by Italian producers, and now remixed by the Dutch BT&T-production-team, this single contains two excellent radio edits."

Track listing

* CD single, UK (1994) #"Read My Lips" (Camp Fridge Party) – 2:55 #"Read My Lips" (Saturday Night Party) – 3:42 #"Read My Lips" (Sunday Afternoon Party) – 4:48 #"Read My Lips" (Rhyme Time Party) – 7:15 * CD single, UK (1996) #"Read My Lips" (Radio Edit) – 4:10 #"Read My Lips" (Camp Fridge Party) – 2:55 #"Read My Lips" (Sunday Night Party) – 4:57 #"Read My Lips" (Ken's Snoop Doggy Doh Mix) – 7:28 #"Read My Lips" (Extended Classic) – 5:04

Charts

References

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