Dirty Talk (Klein + M.B.O. song)

"Dirty Talk"
Single by Klein + M.B.O. featuring Rossana Casale
from the album First
Genre	Italo disco
Label	Zanza, 25 West
Writer(s)	Mario Boncaldo, Tony Carrasco
Klein + M.B.O. singles chronology
"Dirty Talk" (1982) "More Dirty Talk" (1982)

"Dirty Talk" is a song by Klein + M.B.O. released as the first single from their debut studio album First.

Critical reception

Slant Magazine placed "Dirty Talk" at number thirty-seven on its 100 Greatest Dance Songs, commenting, "That the lack of effective sex banter doesn't at all hinder 1982's 'Dirty Talk' is a testament to the wonderfully nonsensical charms of Italo disco. [...] The percolating rhythms, though, were nothing to laugh at—that tubular bassline sounds suspiciously like a 303, and even if it wasn't, 'Dirty Talk' provided more than a few footsteps to house."^[1]

Pitchfork Media included the song on The Pitchfork 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present.

Cover versions

French recording duo Miss Kittin & The Hacker covered "Dirty Talk" for their 1998 EP Champagne,^[2] and also included the song as a b-side for their single "1982".^[3]

Cultural impact

The song's arrangement was later used in the 1983 song "Blue Monday" by New Order. In 2005, "Dirty Talk" was included on the compilation album Back to Mine: Pet Shop Boys by the Pet Shop Boys. In 2007, "Dirty Talk" was included on the compilation album Back to Mine: Röyksopp by Röyksopp,^[4] which charted at number twenty-four on the Norwegian Albums Chart.^[5] Timbaland used an uncredited sample of the song "Dirty Talk" on the song "Bounce" from his album Shock Value.^[6]

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak Position
U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs[7]	14

References

1. ^ "100 Greatest Dance Songs". Slant Magazine. 2006-01-30. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/100-greatest-dance-songs/206/page_7. Retrieved 2011-03-29. 
2. ^ "Miss Kittin And The Hacker* - Champagne! E.P.". Discogs. Zinc Media, Inc. http://www.discogs.com/Miss-Kittin-And-The-Hacker-Champagne-EP/master/38663. Retrieved 2011-03-29. 
3. ^ "Miss Kittin And The Hacker* - 1982 (Champagne! Single) – German EP". Discogs. Zinc Media, Inc. http://www.discogs.com/Miss-Kittin-And-The-Hacker-1982-Champagne-Single/release/635153. Retrieved 2012-03-30. 
4. ^ "RA Reviews: Röyksopp - Back to Mine (Album)". Resident Advisor. http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=4580. Retrieved 2011-03-29. 
5. ^ "Ultratop.be - Röyksopp - Back to Mine" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=R%F6yksopp&titel=Back+To+Mine&cat=a. Retrieved 2012-03-29. 
6. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (2007-03-28). "Timbaland: Timbaland Presents: Shock Value". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/timbaland-timbaland-presents-shock-value/1077. Retrieved 2011-03-29. 
7. ^ "Klein + M.B.O. - Billboard charts". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p355214/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-03-29.