Primitive (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Primitive


Artist = Cyndi Lauper
from Album = A Night to Remember
B-side =
Released = 1990
Format =
Recorded = 1990
Genre = Pop
Length =
Label = Epic Records
Writer = Cyndi Lauper, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
Producer = Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = A Night to Remember
This single = Primitive
Next single = Unconditional Love

Primitive, a song written and performed by singer Cyndi Lauper, appeared on her third album "A Night to Remember" (1989). Lyrically it describes the physical reaction the body has to sexual tension or physical attraction to someone: "My heart starts pounding like a fist/I see you there and I just can't resist/You make me tremble like a jellyfish".

Dutch 3-track 12", includes Girls Just Wanna Have Fun & Insecurious. It was only released for a brief time in The Netherlands and is considered a rare collectors item that is often sold over the internet for over one-hundred dollars.

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Other Songs With This Name

An earlier song by 1960s garage rock band The Groupies was included on the Nuggets box set on Rhino Records as well as the Ear-Piercing Punk compilation LP. This song was also covered by The Cramps on their album Psychedelic Jungle on IRS Records from 1981.