I Melt with You

For the upcoming American film, see I Melt with You (film).

"I Melt with You"
Single by Modern English
from the album After the Snow
Released	1982, 1990
Format	CD Single
Recorded	1982, 1990
Genre	New Wave
Length	4:10 (full album version) 3:52 (single version)
Label	4AD Records (1982-1990) TVT Records (1990-)
Writer(s)	Modern English
Producer	Hugh Jones
Modern English singles chronology
"Life in the Gladhouse" (1982) "I Melt with You" (1982) "Someone's Calling" (1983)

"I Melt with You" is a song by the British post-punk and New Wave band Modern English. The song, produced by Hugh Jones, was a single from the 1982 album After the Snow, and is about a couple making love as nuclear bombs fall.^[1] It reached #7 on Billboard's Top Tracks chart and #78 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1983. The song gained popularity due to its airplay on MTV in early 1983 and its inclusion during the closing credits in the movie Valley Girl. The band re-recorded it in 1990 for their album Pillow Lips, the re-released version peaking at #76 on the Billboard Hot 100. The reformed original line up of the band re-recorded it again in 2010 in a completely reworked style for inclusion in the movie 'I Melt With You'. This 'film version' can be downloaded for free from the bands official website (see link below)

It is ranked #39 on VH1's 100 greatest songs of the 80's and #7 on VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s.

Notable covers

• Good Riddance covered it on their 2002 album Cover Ups, also included in Before You Were Punk compilation.
• Mest covered it for the 2001 film Not Another Teen Movie.
• Jason Mraz performed a cover for the film 50 First Dates.
• Nouvelle Vague recorded a bossa nova cover on their 2004 self-titled debut.
• Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine covered it on their 2006 Christmas album Silent Nightclub.
• Saves the Day covered it on their I'm Sorry I'm Leaving EP in 1999.
• Stretch Arm Strong included their cover as a hidden track on their 1999 album, Rituals of Life.
• Sugarcult covered it for the 2005 cover compilation album entitled Punk Goes 80's.
• Bob Forrest covered it on his solo album Modern Folk and Blues Wednesday in 2006.
• Bowling for Soup covered the song for the Sky High soundtrack.
• Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit covered the song during Limp Bizkit's hiatus.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Official Web Site
• Download I Melt With You (2011 film version)

References

1. ^ Interview with vocalist Robbie Grey on Valley Girl 20th anniversary DVD special features, MGM Home Entertainment, 2003.