Wheatus – A Little Respect

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Song

American band Wheatus released the song in July 2001 as their second single from their debut album. The single peaked at number three in the United Kingdom, while reaching number 19 in Austria and number 41 in New Zealand.

Critical reception

Ayhan Sahin of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the version is "surprisingly polished, paying serious homage to Brit synth popsters Andy Bell and Vince Clark." He goes on to say that the structure of the song stays "intact, as does that super-sticky chorus, with acoustic and electric guitars playing back and forth in place of the '80s electronic beats."

Music video

The music video was directed by The Malloys and was released in July 2001. It featured Shawn Hatosy and Brittany Murphy.

A Little Respect è una canzone del duo synth pop britannico Erasure, tratta dal loro terzo album del 1987 The Innocents e pubblicata come singolo nel 1988.

Considerato il singolo di maggior successo della band, debuttò al quarto posto nelle classifiche del Regno Unito, e raggiunse il quattordicesimo nella Billboard Hot 100.

Scritta e composta da entrambi i membri del gruppo, Vince Clarke e Andy Bell, la canzone è caratterizzata dalla presenza di una chitarra acustica che enfatizza, per contrasto, l'utilizzo del sintetizzatore, e dalla voce di Bell che sale in un alto falsetto durante il ritornello.

La canzone è stata omaggiata in molte cover; di queste la più celebre è il rifacimento in chiave punk rock effettuato dal gruppo statunitense Wheatus, contenuto nel loro album d'esordio Wheatus del 2001, e diventato a sua volta una hit.

Album

Wheatus is the self-titled debut album by American rock band Wheatus. The majority of the songs were written by vocalist/guitarist Brendan B. Brown. It was recorded in the basement of Brown's mother's house and was produced by Wheatus and Philip A. Jimenez. Bassist Rich Liegey left the band and was replaced by Mike McCabe in July 2000.

In the same month, "Teenage Dirtbag" was released as a single and peaked at number two in the UK and number seven in the US. The single was later certified platinum in the UK.

Artist

I Wheatus sono un gruppo musicale statunitense pop punk noti per il brano musicale del 2000 Teenage Dirtbag.